Internationale Orgelkonzerte im Freiburger Münster
For over 90 years, this organ concert series has been an integral part of the summer cultural life in Freiburg. The unique organ installation in the wonderful space of the Münster attracts outstanding international performers as well as organ enthusiasts from all over the world. The symbiosis of space and sound inspires and fascinates both performers and listeners alike – creating truly special sound experiences and thrilling concert moments.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582
Healey Willan (1880–1968)
Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Sonata in B minor S. 178
Arrangement: Nathan Laube
The American organist Nathan Laube has established himself as one of the most prominent artists on his instrument. Solo recitals have already taken Nathan Laube to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the concert halls in Vienna and Dortmund, the Royal Festival Hall in London, the Maison de la Radio in Paris, the Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, the concert hall in Gothenburg, the Musiikkitalo in Helsinki, the Sejong Center in Seoul, and last but not least, to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
Laube is a sought-after soloist around the globe and is often invited to inaugurate many significant organs: in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, in Graz Cathedral, in the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, in Canterbury Cathedral and York Minster, as well as in many other churches and concert halls in the USA and Europe. He is regularly invited as an artist and educator to the most important international festivals – Haarlem, Toulouse, Gothenburg, Smarano, Montreal, Berlin, Hamburg, Groningen, Dordrecht, etc. In 2017, he was honored as the first "Artist in Residence" at the famous Müller organ in St. Bavo in Haarlem. In August 2022, he gave a concert for the renowned BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
From 2013 to 2020 and again from 2022, Nathan Laube is a professor of organ at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester (New York, USA); during the 2020-2022 academic year, he accepted a position as a professor of organ at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. Additionally, he has been serving since 2018 at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (UK) as "International Consultant in Organ Studies."
He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Alan Morrison (organ) and Susan Starr (piano) and also studied at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse with Michel Bouvard and Jan Willem Jansen, as well as at HMDK Stuttgart with Ludger Lohmann. He was a DAAD and William Fulbright Foundation scholarship holder.
From 2011 to 2013, Nathan Laube served as Artist-in-Residence at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris. Additionally, he has performed with orchestras, choirs, and chamber music ensembles and has collaborated with Andreas Ottensamer (solo clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic) and Chris Martin (solo trumpeter of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra) in celebrated duo recitals.
He has been a jury member at several competitions, including the International Gottfried Silbermann Competition (Freiberg, DE), the International Martini Organ Competition (Groningen, NL), the Olivier Messiaen Competition (Lyon, FR), and the Saint Albans International Organ Festival (London, GB).
He is an organ expert for many new organs in Europe and America – particularly for the concert hall in Gothenburg, the Cathedral of Stockholm, the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis (USA), and The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia (USA).
He is a soloist on a recording of the "Grand Concerto" by Stephen Paulus with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Giancarlo Guerrero, which was awarded a GRAMMY for "Best Classical Compendium."
Copyright: Joseph Routon
Doors open: 7:30 PM
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