Our principal organist Christian Schmitt

Date & Time

Sun, Feb 4, 2024, 17:00

Venue

Konzerthalle Bamberg, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal (Bamberg)

Alongside his celebrated concerts in other cultural temples worldwide, Christian Schmitt has been our trusted »Principal Organist« for many years now. He is not the only one on the podium this afternoon, but together with musicians from the ranks of our orchestra, he creates magnificent sound effects – such as a work composed in 1976 referring to Marc Chagall: This painter-poet designed famous glass windows in iridescent colours in many places. The fascinating composition »Okna« by the Czech Petr Eben... Read full text

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Musicians

Christian Schmitt	Organ
Markus Mester	Trumpet
Angelos Kritikos	Trombone
Gregor Moser	Percussion
Robert Cürlis	Timpani

Program

Präludium Es-Dur BWV 552 für Orgel	Johann Sebastian Bach
»Okna« \| »Fenster«, Vier Sätze für Trompete und Orgel nach Marc Chagall	Petr Eben
Fuge Es-Dur BWV 552 für Orgel	Johann Sebastian Bach
»Morceau symphonique« für Posaune und Orgel Es-Dur op. 88	Alexandre Guilmant
»Detto 1« Sonate für Orgel und Schlagzeug	Sofia Gubaidulina
»Poseidon« für Orgel und Schlagzeug (Bamberger Erstaufführung. Kompositionsauftrag der Kölner Philharmonie-KölnMusik, der Bamberger Symphoniker, der Philharmonie Luxembourg und des Wiener Konzerthauses)	Andrea Tarrodi

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