Hausttónleikar Kórs HallgrímskirkjuOrgelsumar í Hallgrímskirkju / Organ Summer 2026 – David Cassan, Saint-Étienne-du-Mont

Orgelsumar í Hallgrímskirkju

Sunnudagur 12. júlí kl. 17

David Cassan orgel

St. Etienne de Mont, Paris, France

Miðasala fer fram í Hallgrímskirkju og á tix.is

Aðgangseyrir 4.200 kr.

David Cassan er einn af fremstu ungu orgelleikurum sinnar kynslóðar og nýtur mikillar viðurkenningar á alþjóðavettvangi. Hann stundaði nám í orgelleik, tónsmíðum og spuna við Caen Conservatoire og við Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris og Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon.

Hann heldur uppi annasömu tónleikahaldi sem einleikari og kemur fram með virtum hljómsveitum, þar á meðal Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Lyon og Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, bæði í Frakklandi og víðs vegar um heim; í Þýskalandi, Englandi, Rússlandi, Kína, Ísrael, Eystrasaltslöndunum, Spáni, Íslandi, Tékklandi og víðar.

David Cassan hefur hlotið mikið lof gagnrýnenda. Hann hefur á valdi sínu víðfeðma og fjölbreytta efnisskrá með sérstaka áherslu á verk eftir Johann Sebastian Bach og frönsk orgelverk 19. og 20. aldarinnar. Hann er einnig virtur og skapandi spunaleikari og leikur reglulega undir þöglum kvikmyndum á píanó og orgel.

Cassan hefur unnið til fjölda verðlauna í alþjóðlegum orgelkeppnum, m.a. í Chartres (Frakklandi), St. Albans (Bretlandi) og Haarlem (Hollandi), auk verðlaunanna Grand Prix Jean-Louis Florentz frá Académie des Beaux-Arts. Þessar viðurkenningar hafa gert hann að einum mest áberandi orgelleikara sinnar kynslóðar.

David Cassan er einnig virtur kennari og heldur reglulega námskeið víða um heim (Sankti Pétursborg, Peking, Bern, Mílanó, Lausanne, Zagreb, Porto, París, Mallorca o.fl.). Hann kennir orgelleik við Conservatoire de Nancy og spuna við Conservatoire de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés og situr jafnframt í dómnefndum alþjóðlegra tónlistarkeppna.

Árið 2017 varð hann organisti við Oratoire du Louvre í París. Árið 2025 tók hann við sem annar aðalorganisti (co-titulaire) við stórorgel Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont í París, í arfleifð sem tengd er franska tónskáldinu Maurice Duruflé.

Efnisskrá:

Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)

Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain

Henri Dallier (1849–1934)

Úr 5 Invocations

– Stella matutina

– Electa ut sol

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Saint François d’Assise – La prédication aux oiseaux

(Transcription: Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835–1921)

Thierry Escaich (1965-)

Versets sur le Victimae paschali

David Cassan (1989-)

Spuni / Improvisation

HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA – ÞINN TÓNLEIKASTAÐUR

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Organ Summer at Hallgrímskirkja

Sunday July 12h at 17hrs

David Cassan organ  

St. Etienne de Mont, Paris, France

Tickets available at Hallgrímskirkja an on tix.is

Admission  ISK. 4.200

Internationally renowned organist, David Cassan, is one of the leading young organists of his generation. He studied organ, composition and improvisation at Caen Conservatoire and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and Lyon. Today he leads a busy schedule performing as a soloist with prestigious ensembles (such as the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Lyon, Capitole de Toulouse) throughout France and throughout the world (Germany, England, Russia, China, Israel, Latvia, Estonia, Spain, Iceland, Czech Republic, Uruguay, Holland, Ireland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Croatia, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia).

Renowned and praised by critics, David Cassan has a vast repertoire, with a preference for J.S. Bach and French works of the 19th and 20th century. A brilliant and creative improviser, Cassan often accompanies silent films on the piano and organ.

David Cassan has been awarded a dozen international first prizes including Chartres (France), St Albans (UK), Haarlem (Holland), and also the Grand Prix Jean-Louis Florentz of Académie des Beaux-Arts (France). These numerous awards make him one of the most distinguished organists of his generation.

A renowned pedagogue, he regularly gives masterclasses around the world (St Petersburg, Beijing, Bern, Milan, Lausanne, Zagreb, Porto, Paris, Mallorca etc.). Cassan teaches organ at Nancy Conservatoire and improvisation at Saint Maur-des-Fossés Conervatoire. He also adjudicates often for French and international competitions.

In 2017, Cassan became organist at l’Oratoire du Louvre (Paris). In 2025, he succeeded Thierry Escaich as co-titular organist of the great organ of St Etienne du Mont in Paris; the organ of French composer Maurice Duruflé.

Website: www.davidcassan.com

Program:

Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)

Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain

Henri Dallier (1849–1934)

From 5 Invocations

– Stella matutina

– Electa ut sol

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Saint François d’Assise – La prédication aux oiseaux

(Transcription: Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835–1921)

Thierry Escaich (1965-)

Versets sur le Victimae paschali

David Cassan (1989-)

Improvisation

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