organ recital

Silent Movie Improvisation: David Briggs

Event Date: 
16/09/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Wednesday 16th September 2015 at 19.30

David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. With an extensive repertoire spanning five centuries, he is known across the globe for his brilliant organ transcriptions of symphonic music by composers such as Mahler, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach. Fascinated by the art of Improvisation since a child, David also frequently performs improvisations to silent films such as Phantom of the Opera,...

Organ Recital: Nathan Laube

Event Date: 
26/08/2015 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Wednesday 26th August 2015 at 19.30

A star among young classical musicians, concert organist Nathan Laube has quickly earned a place among the organ world's elite performers. In addition to his busy performing schedule, Mr. Laube serves as Assistant Professor of Organ at The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he teaches with distinguished professors David Higgs and Edoardo Bellotti.

For more information please visit www.nathanlaube.com

Ticket information

Adults £8, Students £3, Under 18s FREE Tickets from 01392 285983 or online (no...

Organ Recital: Peter King

Event Date: 
12/08/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

A former student of Dame Gillian Weir and Allan Wicks (Organ), and Ronald Smith (Piano), Peter King was appointed Director of Music at Bath Abbey in 1986. Under his direction the Abbey Choir has visited Germany, Holland and France, and has released eight CDs and broadcast on BBC TV and Radio 3. In 1997 Peter started a Girls' Choir at Bath Abbey; it quickly established itself as one of the finest of such choirs. Together with Nicolas Kynaston, Peter was responsible for the design and installation of the Abbey's Klais Organ. His 8 CDs with Bath Abbey Choir and his 12 CDs on the new...

Organ350 Recital: Thomas Heywood

Event Date: 
15/07/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

The internationally acclaimed organ virtuoso Thomas Heywood enjoys an outstanding reputation as one of the world's finest concert organists. As the only professional concert organist in Australian history, Heywood is celebrated as "an acknowledged master" for his unique ability to make the greatest music of all time come alive on the King of Instruments, with an ever-growing repertoire of over 5,000 works. Heywood has also become one of the world's most prolific organ recording artists, with over twenty popular sellout recordings receiving extraordinary critical acclaim...

Organ350 Recital: Heinrich Wimmer (Germany)

Event Date: 
17/06/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Wednesday 17th June 2015 at 19.30

Heinrich Wimmer was born in 1964 and studied with Prof. Klemens Schnorr at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Munich.

For over 20 years he has been organist at the church of St. Jacob to Burghausen, Salzach , where he initiated the construction of the church's Rieger organ.

He has given recitals across Europe and the Far East including all the major organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Max Reger.

Heinrich Wimmer's programme in Exeter include's Reubke's Sonata on the 94th...

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