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RCM musicians perform in the RCM Organ Interludes series, exploring a variety of works on the RCM’s majestic Flentrop Orgelbouw organ.

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Organ Interludes

Royal College of Music

Thomas Ospital opens his organ recital with the American national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. But what composer Dudley Buck does with it will take your breath away — there’s nothing remotely patriotic or martial about it. And that’s not the only sly twist. The fact that Ospital — a Frenchman born in Bayonne in 1990 and, since 2015, titular organist of Saint-Eustache in Paris — should become the “Voice of America” is enough to make you smile. Just as amusing is the observation that America, an earlier, unofficial U.S. national anthem varied by Charles Ives, is actually based on an English tune. But Ospital doesn’t stop at clever punchlines. He will also play a brilliant transcription of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s symphonic poem The Isle of the Dead as well as the Symphonie-Passion by the French organ master Marcel Dupré, who was inspired by the largest organ in the world, the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ in Philadelphia. The rousing “closer” is Iain Farrington’s Live Wire — a piece that sounds as if it were being played by a jazz band.

Thomas Ospital

KKL Luzern Concert Hall

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Join us for a special dedication recital from renowned faculty members Alan Morrison and Jeffrey Brillhart alongside Curtis organ students as we celebrate the completion of the new instrument in Field Concert Hall.

Following Curtis’ historic centennial celebration, the 100th instrument created by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders will inspire a new generation of organists for years to come.

Organ Dedication Recital

Curtis Institute of Music

The organists of the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris are among the superstars of their profession. Charles-Marie Widor held this post for 64 years, followed by the legendary Marcel Dupré, who shaped organ music in one of the world’s most famous churches for decades. Since February 2023, Karol Mossakowski has held the prestigious position of titular organist at Saint-Sulpice.

Organ matinee

Berliner Philharmoniker

Angela Metzger

Gewandhaus

We present you celebratory organ music to mark the end of the year at this organ gala – performed on the large Sauer organ in the Frankfurt Concert Hall, which has 4,000 pipes and 50 registers.

2nd Sunday Matinee – Organ Gala with Denny Wilke

Simon Lawford received his early musical training as a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral, and was organ scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford, under Dr Bernard Rose. He was Assistant Organist at Peterborough Cathedral and Christ Church, Oxford.

Binns Organ - Lunchtime Concert

Albert Hall Conference Centre

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Ravel’s Bolero are two signature works of the OSM’s repertoire. But have you ever heard them played on the organ?

Stravinsky and Ravel on the Organ

Place des Arts

Through the duration of the camp, students will experience a series of organ lessons, and will also tour various organs around the city and the surrounding area, including the Wanamaker organ at Macy’s.

Summer Organ Intensive

The British organist’s improvised tributes to Bernstein and Beethoven will amaze.

Wayne Marshall Performs Bernstein and Beethoven

Walt Disney Concert Hall

The combination of organ and brass has long been a favourite in the concert hall. Wayne Marshall, familiar to Berliner Philharmoniker audiences as both conductor and pianist, now appears at the Philharmonie organ. In this programme, he is joined by the orchestra’s brass players. Together, they perform music inspired by great choral works.

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Marcel Dupré

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 24, 2027

Organ matinee with Wayne Marshall · Berliner Philharmoniker

Past events

Oct 14, 2026

Organ Interludes · Royal College of Music

Sep 12, 2026

Thomas Ospital · Lucerne Festival

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