He founded and directed the Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, a pioneering ensemble for Monteverdi's music.
[2][3] Jürgens studied singing and choir direction with Konrad Lechner [de] at the Musikhochschule Freiburg.
[4][5][6] They recorded for Archiv Produktion, focussing on works of Claudio Monteverdi.
Later the choir became involved in the Telefunken/Teldec Bach cantatas project with the Leonhardt-Consort.
[3] He died in Hamburg[7] and was buried at the Ohlsdorf Cemetery.