Concerts
ORGAN POINT 12: Bach & Pachelbel
Gabriel Wolfer (Porrentruy) plays masterpieces by Pachelbel and Bach on the region's largest and most versatile organ in Basel Cathedral.
Event details
Noon Concerts - ORGAN POINT 12
Whitsun Saturdays through September 30, 2023, every Saturday at 12 noon after the noon bell: 30 minutes of organ music, varied programs, internationally renowned concert organists - time to recharge, relax and be inspired. At the largest and most versatile organ in the region, a colorful mixture of works by old masters, from Bach, Mozart and the Romantics to Olivier Messiaen, will be heard in 19 concerts until the end of September. In addition to cathedral organist Andreas Liebig, illustrious guests from Germany and abroad will be heard.
Gabriel Wolfer is titular organist at the historic French organ (1776) of the collegiate church of Saint-Ursanne. He began his organ studies with Paul Flückiger in Porrentruy, and later studied at the Conservatoire in Belfort in the organ class of Jean-Charles Ablitzer, as well as harpsichord and basso continuo with Michel Laizé. For 15 years he studied the works of Johann Sebastian Bach in courses given by Michael Radulescu, and since 1998 he has participated as continuo player in many major performances of the Bach Academy Porrentruy under the direction of Michael Radulescu. Since 2010, Gabriel Wolfer has been president of the Fondation Pro Musica Porrentruy and custodian of the Ahrend organ of the Jesuit Church, commissioned by the Canton of Jura. Under his direction, the festival "Tribunes baroques" takes place.
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Whitsun Saturdays through September 30, 2023, every Saturday at 12 noon after the noon bell: 30 minutes of organ music, varied programs, internationally renowned concert organists - time to recharge, relax and be inspired. At the largest and most versatile organ in the region, a colorful mixture of works by old masters, from Bach, Mozart and the Romantics to Olivier Messiaen, will be heard in 19 concerts until the end of September. In addition to cathedral organist Andreas Liebig, illustrious guests from Germany and abroad will be heard.
Gabriel Wolfer is titular organist at the historic French organ (1776) of the collegiate church of Saint-Ursanne. He began his organ studies with Paul Flückiger in Porrentruy, and later studied at the Conservatoire in Belfort in the organ class of Jean-Charles Ablitzer, as well as harpsichord and basso continuo with Michel Laizé. For 15 years he studied the works of Johann Sebastian Bach in courses given by Michael Radulescu, and since 1998 he has participated as continuo player in many major performances of the Bach Academy Porrentruy under the direction of Michael Radulescu. Since 2010, Gabriel Wolfer has been president of the Fondation Pro Musica Porrentruy and custodian of the Ahrend organ of the Jesuit Church, commissioned by the Canton of Jura. Under his direction, the festival "Tribunes baroques" takes place.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
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