Ulrich Krupp was born in Bendorf on the Rhine.
He studied school music, church music and mathematics in Frankfurt am Main.
He passed his church music A examination at the Frankfurt University of Music; his teachers included Prof Edgar Krapp (organ) and Prof Godehard Joppich (Gregorian chant). He attended organ masterclasses with Daniel Roth and Michael Radulescu.
As a senior teacher, he teaches mathematics and music at the Episcopal Angela Merici Secondary School in Trier, where he is the founder and director of the symphonic school orchestra.
He is a much sought-after and busy accompanist in the Trier area. Since September 2014, he has been assistant and permanent organ accompanist for the choirs at Trier Cathedral.