INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERT SERIES @ ST. MARK'S CHURCH 2015
In the year rich with anniversaries we are free to choose whether to put more emphasis on the 330th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, the 140th anniversary of the birth and the 50th anniversary of the death of Albert Schweitzer or the preparation for the 5th "birthday" of our new Eisenbarth organ in the Church of St. Mark in Zagreb... or maybe all three of them?! Actually, with the selection of music and artists invited this year, we will try to mark each one of them: to show the artistic potential of the new instrument in our church, to witness the eternal beauty of Bach's music, which was intensively present in the work of the great humanist and organist Albert Schweitzer, responsible for the promotion of Bach's organ works, as well as French and German organ music. With these thoughts, our concert series in 2015 will host three renowned French organists of the important tribunes of Parisian churches: Thomas Ospital, the recently appointed titular organist of the church of Saint-Eustache, Paris' „parish church“, Eric Lebrun, titular organist of the church Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts, and Gabriel Bestion de Camboulas, organist of the church Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis. Another honored guest from Bach's city of Leipzig, Stefan Engels – the world's prominent concert organist and professor at the Department of Organ in Leipzig and Dallas – will perform organ works of the great Leipzig organ tradition. Before the teacher, we will have a chance to hear a student from his Leipzig organ class, Hrvoje Trinki, another fine organist from Zagreb. Hommage à Bach is the topic of yet another interesting concert reflecting Bach anniversary which will be presented by Tomaž Sevšek, Slovenian concert organist; his recital gathers the organ transcriptions of Bach's compositions for other media, such as orchestra, harpsichord or violin, made by German composers of the late 19th century. A special moment of this year's festival is the seemingly "incompatible" encounter of guitar and organ, which will be provided by the skillful guitar master Petrit Çeku, accompanied with rich capabilities of new Eisenbarth organ, thus presenting a colourful selection of Spanish music and the inevitable Johann Sebastian Bach.
We are thankful for the continuous support which is this year provided by Parish of the Church of St. Mark, the Zagreb Tourist Board, HUZIP, City of Zagreb and the Ministry of Culture. Furthermore, we are honored that the quality of this year's concerts is recognized by the Rendez-vous, Festival of France in Croatia, which included the Organ of St. Mark 2015 in its rich cultural and musical menù. With this series of eight concerts we want to remind our fellow citizens, as well as all dear guests of Zagreb about the important fact in Croatian history: how this very church of St. Mark of the Upper Town bears earliest record of Croatian organists and organ itself, whose sound echoed these ancient church walls of the oldest parish church in Zagreb as early as 1359. With this in mind, let everyone share a moment rich with history and art in this year's selection of music - welcome to the 2nd St. Mark's International Organ Concert Series!
Read more:
MUSIC TRADITION IN ST. MARK'S CHURCH
CONCERT LIST
ORGAN DESCRIPTION
This page in Croatian version
Edition 2014
In the year rich with anniversaries we are free to choose whether to put more emphasis on the 330th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, the 140th anniversary of the birth and the 50th anniversary of the death of Albert Schweitzer or the preparation for the 5th "birthday" of our new Eisenbarth organ in the Church of St. Mark in Zagreb... or maybe all three of them?! Actually, with the selection of music and artists invited this year, we will try to mark each one of them: to show the artistic potential of the new instrument in our church, to witness the eternal beauty of Bach's music, which was intensively present in the work of the great humanist and organist Albert Schweitzer, responsible for the promotion of Bach's organ works, as well as French and German organ music. With these thoughts, our concert series in 2015 will host three renowned French organists of the important tribunes of Parisian churches: Thomas Ospital, the recently appointed titular organist of the church of Saint-Eustache, Paris' „parish church“, Eric Lebrun, titular organist of the church Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts, and Gabriel Bestion de Camboulas, organist of the church Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis. Another honored guest from Bach's city of Leipzig, Stefan Engels – the world's prominent concert organist and professor at the Department of Organ in Leipzig and Dallas – will perform organ works of the great Leipzig organ tradition. Before the teacher, we will have a chance to hear a student from his Leipzig organ class, Hrvoje Trinki, another fine organist from Zagreb. Hommage à Bach is the topic of yet another interesting concert reflecting Bach anniversary which will be presented by Tomaž Sevšek, Slovenian concert organist; his recital gathers the organ transcriptions of Bach's compositions for other media, such as orchestra, harpsichord or violin, made by German composers of the late 19th century. A special moment of this year's festival is the seemingly "incompatible" encounter of guitar and organ, which will be provided by the skillful guitar master Petrit Çeku, accompanied with rich capabilities of new Eisenbarth organ, thus presenting a colourful selection of Spanish music and the inevitable Johann Sebastian Bach.
We are thankful for the continuous support which is this year provided by Parish of the Church of St. Mark, the Zagreb Tourist Board, HUZIP, City of Zagreb and the Ministry of Culture. Furthermore, we are honored that the quality of this year's concerts is recognized by the Rendez-vous, Festival of France in Croatia, which included the Organ of St. Mark 2015 in its rich cultural and musical menù. With this series of eight concerts we want to remind our fellow citizens, as well as all dear guests of Zagreb about the important fact in Croatian history: how this very church of St. Mark of the Upper Town bears earliest record of Croatian organists and organ itself, whose sound echoed these ancient church walls of the oldest parish church in Zagreb as early as 1359. With this in mind, let everyone share a moment rich with history and art in this year's selection of music - welcome to the 2nd St. Mark's International Organ Concert Series!
Read more:
MUSIC TRADITION IN ST. MARK'S CHURCH
CONCERT LIST
ORGAN DESCRIPTION
This page in Croatian version
Edition 2014
