FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL

TONES OF SILESIA – 10 August 2023 at 7.00 P.M.

MARIUSZ WYCISK (Poland) Programme:  JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major BWV 564 Chorale Prelude „ Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele“ BWV 654   CAMILLE SAINT- SAËNS (1835-1921) Fantasia No. 1 in E flat major   MARCO ENRICO BOSSI (1861−1925) Elevation Op. 94 No. 1 Scherzo Op. 49 No. 2   […]

TOSCANY EVENING – 17 August 2023 at 7.00 P.M.

GIULIA BIAGETTI (Italy) Programme: Choir Organ   GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643) Ninth Toccata   UNKNOWN COMPOSER (Tuscany, 18th cent.) Messa Piana Offertorio – Elevazione – Postcommunio – Ite missa est   Great Organ   RENÉ LOUIS BECKER (1882-1956) Organ Sonata No. 1 in G minor Op. 40 Festive Prelude – Dialogue – Scherzo – Prayer – […]

AUSTRIAN ECHOES – 24 August 2023 at 7.00 P.M.

ERNST WALLY (Austria) Programme:  ROBERT FUCHS (1847-1927) Fantasia in C major Op. 87   ANTON HEILLER (1923-1979) Partita “Vater unser im Himmelreich” / „Our Father, who art in heaven“ I. Langsam – II. Bewegter – III. Noch etwas bewegter IV. Ruhig – V. Sehr ruhig – VI. Mit lebhaftem Schwung, doch nicht zu schnell   […]

PRAISE THE LORD – 31 August 2023 at 7.00 P.M.

IRENA CHŘIBKOVÁ (Czech Republic) Jana Sibera soprano Lenka Švehlíková mezzosoprano Programme: ALEXANDRE GUILMANT (1837-1911) Eighth Sonata in A major Op. 91 Introduction. Allegro risoluto Adagio con affetto Scherzo   BEDŘICH ANTONÍN WIEDERMANN (1883-1951) Sacred Songs, Series I We are rightly called sinners Praise the Lord Jesu, life of my soul Let me go there  O […]

THE VOICE OF THE FAR EAST – 7 September 2023 at 7.00 P.M.

YEWON CHOI (South Korea) Programme:  MILOSLAV KABELÁČ (1908-1979) Fantasia in D minor Op. 32 No. 1   JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Chorale Prelude Op. 122 No. 10 „Herzlich tut mich verlangen“ / ”I do desire dearly“   JOSEPH RHEINBERGER (1939-1901) Sonata No. 16 in G sharp minor Op. 175 II. Scandinavian: Andantino III. Introduction and Fugue […]

BETWEEN THE ALPS AND THE BALTIC SEA – 14 September 2023 at 7.00 P.M.

ONDŘEJ VALENTA (Czech Republic) Programme:  DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707) Te Deum BuxWV 218   WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Adagio and Fugue in C minor KV 546 (arrangement by J. Guillou)   GUSTAV ADOLF MERKEL (1827-1885) Variations on a Beethoven´s Theme Op. 45   MAX REGER (1873-1916) Fantasia on the Chorale „Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme“ / […]

THE FLYING PARISIAN – 21 September 2023 at 7.00 P.M.

BAPTISTE-FLORIAN MARLE-OUVRARD (France) Programme:  CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937) Allegro vivace from the 5th Symphony in  F minor Op.42/1 Andante sostenuto from the 9th Symphony “Gothic” in C minor Op.70   IMPROVISATION ON A GIVEN THEME   CÉSAR FRANCK (1822−1890) Chorale No. 2 in B minor   IMPROVISATION ON A BIBLICAL TEXT      In cooperation with […]

26th INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL – 5 August – 23 September at 7 p.m.

5 August The Colours of Paris SAMUEL LIÉGEON (France) Program: J. S. Bach,J. P. Leguay, J. Demessieux, Ch. Tournemire, G. Ligeti, improvizace   12 August Homage to Marcel Dupré KAREL MARTÍNEK (Czech Republic) Program: J. S. Bach, M. Dupré, Z. Gárdonyi,  improvisation   19 August Belgian Cantabile JOHAN HERMANS (Belgium) Program: D. Bédard, J. Stanley, […]

25th INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL – 6. 8. – 24. 9. 2020 AT 7 P.M.

  25. INTERNATIONALES ORGELFESTIVAL 25th INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL Basilika St. Jakob / St. James´ Basilica, Prager Altstadt, Malá Štupartská 6 8. – 24. 9. 2020 jeweils um 19.00 / at 7 p.m.  The festival is held under the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and the City of Prague, under the auspices of the […]

ALL-STAR PARIS – 6. 8. 2020 AT 7 P.M.

DAVID CASSAN (Frankreich / France) Programme: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685−1750) Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541   CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890) Chorale No. 2 in B minor   JEHAN ALAIN (1911-1940) Litanies JA 119   LOUIS VIERNE (1870-1937) Scherzo from 2nd Symphony in E minor Op. 20   JEAN GUILLOU (1930-2019) Toccata   IMPROVISATION […]

EVERYTHING TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF GOD – 13. 8. 2020 AT 7 P.M.

Zu Ehren von Jiří Ropek und Otto Novák / In honour of Jiří Ropek and Otta Novák PŘEMYSL KŠICA (Tschechische Republik / Czech Republic) Programme: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685−1750) Sinfonie from the Cantata „Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken“ BWV 29 (organ arrangement by M. Dupré)   JIŘÍ ROPEK (1922-2005) Variations on „Victimae paschali laudes“ […]