Ado Schlier

Ado Schlier
Schlier in 2019
Born(1935-01-31)31 January 1935
Würzburg, Gau Main Franconia, Germany
Died14 January 2026(2026-01-14) (aged 90)
Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
OccupationRadio personality

Ado Schlier (31 January 1935 – 14 January 2026) was a German radio personality.

In 1963, Schlier organized the Münchner Jazztage, a jazz festival which lasted one week and sold out the congress hall in the Deutsches Museum. He was notably the director of the music festival Songs an einem Sommerabend [de] from 1987 to 2016. On the radio, he was a longtime personality for Radio Salzburg and Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Schlier died in Würzburg on 14 January 2026, at the age of 90.

References

  1. ↑ Flade, Roland (14 January 2026). "Würzburger Radio-Legende Ado Schlier gestorben: Er war der Erfinder von "Songs an einem Sommerabend"". Main-Post (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Jungermann, Jimmy (1 June 1963). "Munich's Jazz has Diwie Stomp". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Jahn, Thekla (19 August 2016). "Songs an einem Sommerabend - Die Kunst des Liedermachens". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Linder, Armin T. (15 January 2026). "Langjähriger Eurovision-Song-Contest-Kommentator ist tot: Er schrieb deutsche TV-Geschichte". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Behringer, Eva; Wobser, Jochen; Scherm, Christiane; Gläaser, Jürgen (15 January 2026). "Radio-Legende Ado Schlier mit 90 Jahren in Würzburg gestorben". Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2026.