Concerts
Dances through the centuries at ORGEL-PUNKT 12
Cathedral organist emeritus Prof. Gerhard Gnann plays works by Muffat, Bach, Alain, Guy Bovet and William Albright.
The former Freiburg Cathedral organist Prof. Gerhard Gnann is one of the most distinguished German concert organists of his generation. His lively program under the motto "Dances through the Centuries" presents works by Muffat (Passacaglia in g), Bach (Gavotte from the Suite in D major), Jehan Alain (Joies from Trois Danses), Guy Bovet (Hamburger Totentanz) and William Albright (Sweet Sixteenth).
GERHARD GNANN was born in Bad Buchau in 1962 and studied organ, harpsichord and church music in Freiburg, Amsterdam and Basel. His teachers included Ludwig Doerr, Ton Koopman, Ewald Kooiman and Guy Bovet. He has won several prizes at international competitions, including the Bruges Organ Competition in 1988, the Swiss Organ Competition in 1992 and the "Dom zu Speyer" Grand Prize in 1993. From 1994-1997 he was District Cantor of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, based in Münstertal. In this capacity, he founded the series of concerts in St. Trudpert. In 1997, Gerhard Gnann was appointed professor of artistic organ playing at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. He is also head of the church music/organ department there. In 2003, he was awarded the Johannes Gutenberg University Prize for excellence in teaching. From 2012-2015, Gerhard Gnann was cathedral organist at Freiburg Minster and artistic director of the organ concerts at Freiburg Minster. He is in demand at home and abroad as a performing artist, juror at international competitions and as a teacher. He is a regular guest lecturer at master classes in Italy, Poland, Norway, Denmark, France and Switzerland. He has also attracted attention with CD recordings on labels such as audite, hänssler Classic, organum, coviello classic and others. Gnann has received several record awards - most recently the "ECHO Klassik" in 2013 and in 2015 for the CD "arranging bach" on the organs of Freiburg Cathedral.
ORGEL-PUNKT 12: Every Sat from 6 June to 26 September, at 12.00 noon on Saturdays after the midday chimes: 30 minutes of organ music, varied programs, internationally renowned concert organists - time to recharge your batteries, relax and be inspired: the thousand-year-old "Klangraum Münster" is popular with locals and tourists alike in this format. A colorful mixture of works by old masters, from Bach, Mozart and the Romantics to Messiaen and the avant-garde can be heard in 19 concerts on the largest and most versatile organ in the region. In addition to cathedral organist Andreas Liebig, illustrious guests from Germany and abroad will also be performing.
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GERHARD GNANN was born in Bad Buchau in 1962 and studied organ, harpsichord and church music in Freiburg, Amsterdam and Basel. His teachers included Ludwig Doerr, Ton Koopman, Ewald Kooiman and Guy Bovet. He has won several prizes at international competitions, including the Bruges Organ Competition in 1988, the Swiss Organ Competition in 1992 and the "Dom zu Speyer" Grand Prize in 1993. From 1994-1997 he was District Cantor of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, based in Münstertal. In this capacity, he founded the series of concerts in St. Trudpert. In 1997, Gerhard Gnann was appointed professor of artistic organ playing at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. He is also head of the church music/organ department there. In 2003, he was awarded the Johannes Gutenberg University Prize for excellence in teaching. From 2012-2015, Gerhard Gnann was cathedral organist at Freiburg Minster and artistic director of the organ concerts at Freiburg Minster. He is in demand at home and abroad as a performing artist, juror at international competitions and as a teacher. He is a regular guest lecturer at master classes in Italy, Poland, Norway, Denmark, France and Switzerland. He has also attracted attention with CD recordings on labels such as audite, hänssler Classic, organum, coviello classic and others. Gnann has received several record awards - most recently the "ECHO Klassik" in 2013 and in 2015 for the CD "arranging bach" on the organs of Freiburg Cathedral.
ORGEL-PUNKT 12: Every Sat from 6 June to 26 September, at 12.00 noon on Saturdays after the midday chimes: 30 minutes of organ music, varied programs, internationally renowned concert organists - time to recharge your batteries, relax and be inspired: the thousand-year-old "Klangraum Münster" is popular with locals and tourists alike in this format. A colorful mixture of works by old masters, from Bach, Mozart and the Romantics to Messiaen and the avant-garde can be heard in 19 concerts on the largest and most versatile organ in the region. In addition to cathedral organist Andreas Liebig, illustrious guests from Germany and abroad will also be performing.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.