Ronny Krippner is a German-born British organist, conductor, teacher and composer who currently serves as Director of Music at Ripon Cathedral.
[1] Krippner was born and educated in Marktredwitz, Germany, and studied organ with Alois Fischer (Waldsassen) and composition, harmony and counterpoint with Eberhard Kraus (Regensburg) and Wolfram Graf (Bayreuth).
In 2019, Krippner was awarded a PhD by Birmingham City University for a thesis entitled 'Organ Improvisation in the Anglican Cathedral Tradition: A Professional Portfolio with Critical and Contextual Comments'.
He also co-wrote and presented the documentary Ex Tempore – Organ Improvisation in England,[5] a film that sheds light on the development of English organ improvisation from 1500 to the present day – Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, Charles Villiers Stanford, Herbert Howells, William Mathias and Kenneth Leighton.
At the time of its release it was reviewed in the BBC Music Magazine as follows: “A phenomenal improviser… Ex Tempore is a fascinating insight into a neglected art."