300 JAHRE SILBERMANNORGEL IM DOM ST. MARIEN ZU FREIBERG | 2014 www.silbermann2014.de www.echo-organs.org 18 – 22 June 2014 SILBERMANN & EUROPE Concerts, Grand Prix d’ECHO, European Young Organists Camp Glueck Auf! Dear friends of ECHO, 2014 is the year in which we celebrate the 300th Alsace he learned how to build organs and with „birthday“ of the big Silbermann organ in the the organ of the Freiberg Cathedral he created an CONTENT Freiberg Cathedral (Church of our Lady) and we outstanding instrument that has no equal around 4 Grand Prix d’ECHO welcome the European Association of Cities with the world. During ECHO all four Freiberg Silber- Historic Organs. We are looking forward to mag- mann organs will sound through the play of alrea- 6 Organists and Jury nificent concerts and an exciting competition. dy well-known organists and the winners of four 14 Contestants European organ competitions. Together we want to preserve and communicate 20 Programme the precious heritage of the historic organs. ECHO I wish you and us a wonderful and inspiring time. 23 Young Organists Camp fulfills this demand in facilitating encounter – the Glueck auf! Freiberg Organ Camp will give the opportunity 24 Concert of the Awardees that young musicians get together with experi- 26 The GewandhausChoir enced organists and get to know our town. 28 Host / Tickets ECHO symbolizes the European idea – just like Bernd-Erwin Schramm, Bernd-Erwin Schramm Silbermann lived this idea 300 years ago. In the Mayor of Freiberg 2 3 Grand Prix d’ECHO European Cities of Historical Organs The European “World of Organ Music” comes (Norway).The best young talented organists together in Freiberg. From June 18th till June of four European competitions will compete 22nd, 2014, the members of the association at the 2nd Grand prix d’ECHO. The eleven par- “European Cities of Historical Organs” (ECHO) ticipants from seven countries were finalists will meet in the city of Silbermann, which of organ competitions in Alkmaar, Freiberg, celebrates the 300th anniversary of the big Innsbruck and Toulouse in 2013. In Freiberg Silbermann Organ in its cathedral. A high-class they will face off against each other at the his- organ competition, concerts with notable toric Baroque organs of St Petri Church and ECHO-organists and an international Young the Cathedral of Our Ladies. The winner will Organists Camp are on the agenda. At their receive the title “Young ECHO-organist of the annual conference the representatives of the year 2015” and is allowed to arrange the final eight ECHO-cities talk about the perspectives concert together with the GewandhausChoir of this European network: Alkmaar (Nether- Leipzig on the 22nd of June, 2014. The jury of lands), Brussels (Belgium), Freiberg (Germany), the competition consists of the artistic direc- Fribourg (Switzerland), Innsbruck (Austria), tors of the ECHO cities. Toulouse (France), Treviso (Italy) and Trondheim www.echo-organs.org 4 5 Organists and Jury Roberto Antonello Maurizio Croci Roberto Antonello, born in 1967, studied or- As a lecturer at numerous seminars and mas- Maurizio Croci, born in 1970, studied organ veral CDs, among others to the works of Fres- gan and organ composition at the University ter classes he taught at the Edinburgh Organ and cembalo at the Academies of Music in cobaldi, Kaufmann and Soler. Croci is a jury of Bologna, where he furthermore received a Academy, the International Organ Academy in Milan and Trento (Italy) as well as the Schola member at international competitions and doctor’s degree in musicology. He won sever- Gothenburg (Sweden), the Alkmaar Summer Cantorum in Basel (Switzerland). At the Uni- professor for organ at the Haute Ecole de Mu- al prizes at international organ competitions, Academy and he was member of the jury at versity of Fribourg he graduated in musicolo- sique Vaude Valais and the Academy of Music among others he was 2nd laureate at the international organ and other music compe- gy. In 1998 he was one of the awardees of the Fribourg. At the Civica Scuola di Musica Mi- Grand Prix de Chartres in 2000. His success- titions. Since 1994 he has been teaching as a international competition “Paul Hofhaimer” lan he works as a professor for cembalo and ful concerts led him to the most important professor for organ and organ composition at Innsbruck (Austria). Maurizio Croci gives as director of the Department of Early Music. organ festivals in Europe, South America and the Conservatory Pedrollo Vincenza, where he regular concerts in Europe and Japan and a He is organist at the Basilica of Bern and the Canada. He realizes CD productions and was furthermore works as director of the Depart- lot of them are broadcasted via radio. On the Collège St Michel Fribourg and artistic direc- e.g. the first Italian who recorded the comple- ment of Early Music. occasion of the 250th anniversary of Johann tor of the Académie d’ Orgue de Fribourg. te organ works of César Franck. In addition Sebastian Bach’s death he recorded his com- Treviso / Italy to that he works as a musicologist and editor. Concert: Music about Noon | June 18th, 2014 Fribourg / Switzerland plete organ work. In addition he produced se- Concert: Music about Noon | June 18th, 2014 6 7 Organists and Jury Pieter van Dijk Magne Harry Draagen Pieter van Dijk, born in 1958, studied organ, Covelens-Organ from 1511. His DVD “Alkmaar Magne Harry Draagen was born in 1974. After involves three cathedral cantors and five piano and church music at the University – the Organs of the Laurenskerk” was awar- his school leaving exams he studied church choirs. Being the organist at the Nidaros ca- of Music Arnheim (Netherlands). He won ded with the prize of the German Record Cri- music at the University of Music in Oslo from thedral he is in charge of the famous Baroque awards at the international organ compe- tics. He gives numerous concerts which led which he graduated with the diploma of a organ of the Silbermann-student Joachim titions in Deventer (1979) and Innsbruck him to many countries in Europe, Japan and solo organist. From 2003 till 2012 he worked Wagner from 1741 and the in 2014 refurbished (1986). He is professor for organ at the Uni- the USA. Pieter van Dijk is artistic director of as a cathedral cantor and cathedral organist Steinmeyer organ – one of the biggest church versity of Music and Theatre Hamburg and the Netherlands Organ Festival and regularly at the churches of Oslo and Stavanger. Above organs in Europe. Besides several CD produc- at the Academy of Arts in Amsterdam and works as a jury member at international or- that he was the conductor of the boys’ choir tions and regular concerts home and abroad taught at numerous European universities gan competitions. In addition to that he pub- at Oslo Cathedral. Since 2012 he has been Draagen is also composer and educator, e.g. as a guest professor. Van Dijk is town orga- lished articles about J.P. Sweelinck, J.S. Bach, the cathedral cantor and main organist of as lecturer for choral conducting at the Uni- nist of Alkmaar and organist of the Laurens M.Weckmann and Straube/Reger. Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim – national versity of Trondheim (NTNU). Church, where he is in charge of the Van sanctuary and main church of Norway. There / Norway Alkmaar / Netherlands Hagerbeer/Schnitger-Organ and the Van Concert: Serenade | June 19th, 2014 Trondheim he conducts the varied church music which Concert: Serenade | June 19th, 2014 8 9 Organists and Jury Jean Ferrard Jan Willem Jansen Jean Ferrard, born 1944 in Watermael-Boits- servation of old organs: he published an ex- Jan Willem Jansen was born in the Nether- and the Ensemble Baroque de Limoges. Jan fort (Belgium), studied organ at the Royal tensive and critical inventory of the organs lands and studied at the Royal Academy of Willem Jansen is organist at the Augustine academy of arts in Brussels and in Paris with in the Brabant-Wallonia region. He released Arts of La Haye – where he got his soloist Museum and the Basilika Notre-Dame de Marie-Claire Alain. At the Free University of early music for organs and made several diploma – and in Amsterdam. In Toulouse la Daurade in Toulouse. In 1996 he found- Brussels he graduated in musicology. Besi- television films. From 1982 till 2012 he was he became educational assistant of Xavier ed the international festival “Toulouse les des his employment as an organist he had professor for organ in Liège and since 1992 Darasse. Here he was one of the founders Orgues” together with Michel Bouvard. He been busy arranging a daily radio program lecturer at the Royal Academy for Music in of the Department of Early Music and re- recorded numerous CDs, such as the com- with information from the world of music Brussels. In addition he was jury member of sponsible for the new Department of Or- plete organ works of Nicolaus Bruhns. At for ten years. At the same time he was in international music competitions and was gan and Keyboard Instruments, together the historic organ of San Pablo in Sara- charge of the music program of the broad- appointed guest professor of the University with Michel Bouvard. Besides his lectures gossa he recorded works of Juan Cabanilles casting station RTBF3. Since 1985 he has McGill Montréal. he played with the best European Baroque in 1998. dedicated his time to teaching and practice ensembles, among others La Chapelle Ro- / Belgium Brussels of music and musicology as well as the pre- Concert: Music about Noon | June 18th, 2014 Toulouse / France yale de Paris, Le Collegium Vocale de Gand Concert: Music about Noon | June 18th, 2014 10 11 Organists and Jury Reinhard Jaud Albrecht Koch Reinhard Jaud was born in Innsbruck in 1947 times to be juror in national and internatio- Albrecht Koch, born in Dresden in 1976, comes thedral of Our Ladies he gives regular concerts and studied organ at the Universities of Vi- nal competitions.