Gerhard Rudolph Albrecht Sievers (Bach's Pupil)

Born: November 8, 1709 - Schleswig-Friedrichsberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died: unknown (after 1746 - St. Petersburg, Russia)

Gerhard Rudolph Albrecht Sievers was born the son of Father: Heinrich Sievers (Pastor in Schleswig-Friedrichsberg). From 1729 he attended the Akademischen Gymnasium in Hamburg; he studied in Kiel from 1730. From 1732/1733 he worked as court organist in Kiel. In 1739-1740 he studied at Universität Leipzig (enrollment on October 20, 1739) and was J.S. Bach's student there. Around 1746 stayed in St. Petersburg. Further whereabouts unknown.

Gerhard Rudolph Albrecht Sievers mentioned his music and composition lessons with J.S. Bach in two letters from 1740.

References: Koska: A-43

Source: Bernd Koska: Bachs Privatschüler in Bach-Jahrbuch 2019, English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2020)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2020)

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Bibliography

Sources: Beitrag von M. Lassen in diesem Bach-Jahrbuch 2019

Bach's Pupils: List of Bach's Pupils | Actual and Potential Non-Thomaner Singers and Players who participated in Bach’s Figural Music in Leipzig | Alumni of the Thomasschule in Leipzig during Bach's Tenure | List of Bach's Private Pupils | List of Bach's Copyists
Thomanerchor Leipzig: Short History | Members: 1729 | 1730 | 1731 | 1740-1741 | 1744-1745 | Modern Times
Bach’s Pupils Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2
Articles: Organizional Structure of the Thomasschule in Leipzig | The Rules Established for the Thomasschule by a Noble and Very Wise Leipzig City Council - Printed by Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf Leipzig, 1733 | Homage Works for Thomas School Rectors