As part of the Bach Vermut cycle, the French organist, Olivier Latry, is giving a recital with pieces by Bach, Bartók, Tournemire and Duruflé on 17 January in the Symphony Hall at the National Music Auditorium.
Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) in 1962, Olivier Latry is an organist and has taught organ at the Paris Conservatory since 1995. He is the Resident Organist at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris and is considered to be one of the most distinguished organists in the world.
He began to study piano at the age of seven and the organ when he was twelve. He trained at the Academy of Music in St. Maur-des-Fossés and as soon as he completed his studies, he was appointed Resident Organist at Meaux Cathedral, a position he held between 1981 and 1985.
Afterwards, at the age of 23, he won the competition to become one of the four Resident Organists at Cathedral of Notre-Dame. He has also been distinguished as a great improviser, and although he has not wanted to specialise in the music of a certain period of time, he is renowned for his performance of contemporary composers.
He has performed in more than forty countries on the five continents and, throughout his career, he has been recognised with awards, such as the Prix del Duca from the French Institute - Academy of Fine Arts in 2000, the Honorary Fellowship 2006 from the North and Midlands School of Music (United Kingdom) and the Honorary Fellowship 2007 from the Royal College of Organists (United Kingdom).
Creative Team:
Venue: National Music Auditorium - Sala Sinfónica
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Chaconne from Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (1720, arr. H. Messerer)
- Choral 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude', from the cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,
- BWV 147 (1723, arr. M. Duruflé)
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) - From Romanian Popular Dances, Sz 56 (1915, arr. A. Isoir):
- I. Joc cu bât! (Cane Dance)
- II. Brâul (sash dance)
- IV. Buciumeana (horn dance)
- V. Poarg! româneasc! (Romanian polka)
- VI. M!runţel (fast dance)
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) - Petite rapsodie improvisée (1930-1931, arr. M. Duruflé)
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) - Suite for organ, op. 5 (1933)
Olivier Latry (1962) - Improvisation
