Franz Lehrndorfer gave the world premiere of Bertold Hummel’s *Invocationes* for trumpet and organ, Op. 68a, in 1978. In 1987, the composer dedicated his *Phantasie* for organ, Op. 87c, to Franz Lehrndorfer, for which the dedicatee expressed his thanks in a letter.

Biography
Franz Lehrndorfer spent his youth in Kempten and received his basic musical training from his father, a choir director and musicologist. After completing his A-levels, he studied Catholic church music and organ at the Munich University of Music from 1948 to 1951, graduating in 1952 ‘with special distinction’ and receiving a masterclass diploma in organ. He had already begun his professional career a year earlier as a music teacher with the Regensburger Domspatzen; in 1962 he was appointed to the Munich University of Music, where he headed the Department of Catholic Church Music and Organ from 1969 until his retirement in 1993. Since 1969, he has also served as cathedral organist in Munich and, since 1998, as a visiting professor at the Catholic University of Porto (Portugal).

Lehrndorfer won first prize at the ARD International Music Competition in 1957. In recognition of his achievements as an artist and music educator, he received a number of awards and honours from both the state and the Church, including an honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Institute of Music in Rome and the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st Class. His artistic output is complemented by art songs and choral works, as well as arrangements and compositions for the organ. The great artist and teacher passed away in Munich on 10 January 2013