Alþjóðlegt orgelsumar helgina 17-18. ágúst - Johannes Geffert / International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja - Johannes Geffert
15. ágúst 2019
Alþjóðlegt orgelsumar í Hallgrímskirkju 2019
Laugardagur 17. ágúst kl. 12.00 - 12.30
Johannes Geffert, konsertorganisti frá Bonn í Þýskalandi
Flytur verk eftir Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert Schumann og Andreas Willscher.
Miðaverð 2500 kr
Alþjóðlegt orgelsumar í Hallgrímskirkju 2019
Sunnudagur 18. ágúst kl. 17.00 - 18.00
Johannes Geffert, konsertorganisti frá Bonn í Þýskalandi
Á efnisskrá eru verk eftir Pablo Bruna, Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Camille Saint-Saens og Felix Mendelssohn Barholdy.
Miðaverð 3000 kr
Johannes Geffert er fæddur árið 1951 og sem sonur organista og stjórnanda kirkjutónlistar var hann alinn upp í hefðum starfsgreinarinnar. Hann lærði hjá Michael Schneider og Nicolas Kynaston.
Árin 1974 til 1979 var Johannes organisti í Aachen og hljómsveitarstjóri Aachen Bach félagsins og stofnandi Aachener Bachtage hátíðarinnar. Árið 1980 var hann skipaður tónlistarstjóri Kreuzkirche í Bonn, stærstu kirkjunnar í fyrrum höfuðborg Vestur-Þýskalands, auk þess að vera tónleikastjóri í Beethovenhalle, tónlistarsal borgarinnar.
Hann var prófessor í orgelleik og spuna við Tónlistarháskólann í Köln, og forstöðumaður kirkjutónlistardeildar mótmælenda, árin 19972015.
Johannes Geffert hefur leikið á alþjóðlegum orgelhátíðum víða um Evrópu, í Japan, Suður-Ameríku og í Bandaríkjunum.
Hann hefur verið dómari í fjölmörgum orgelkeppnum. Hljómdiskar hans hafa fengið mikið lof.
Árið 1991 stofnaði hann Johann Christian Bach-Academy, hljómsveit sem leikur verk með tilheyrandi hljóðfærum frá mismunandi tímabilum tónlistarsögunnar.
Johannes ritstýrir útgáfum á tónverkum rómantískrar orgeltónlistar eftir bandarísk og bresk tónskáld, auk þess að gera eigin umritanir fyrir orgel eftir Liszt hjá Schott útgáfunni. Hann skrifar einnig greinar um tónlist í ýmis tímarit.
Geffert er heiðurs-varaforseti breskra organista IAO og situr í stjórn Beethovenhaus í Bonn í Þýskalandi.
Efnisskrá:
Laugardagur 17. ágúst kl. 12.00
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Toccata and fugue in d-minor BWV 565
George Friedrich Händel 1685-1759
From: Concerto Nr. 13
Cuckoo and Nightingale
Larghetto Allegro
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
From: 6 studies in canonic form op. 56 4. Innig (heartfelt)
Andreas Willscher 1955-
My Beethoven a concert rag for organ
Sunnudagur 18. ágúst kl. 17.00
Tiento de secondo tono sobre la Letania de la Virgen
Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741
Concerto in a-minor Adagio
Allegro
organ transcription J. S. Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Adagio F-Major
From Suite for a mechanical clock WoO 31
Franz Liszt 1811-1886
Legend I St. Francis preaching to the birds organ transcription by J. Geffert
Camille Saint-Saens 1835-1921
Fantasie II in D flat - major op. 101
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809-1847
Overture to the sacred Drama Athalia
transcription by W. T. Best 1826-1897
Enska
International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja
Saturday 17. August at 12:00 - 12:30
Johannes Geffert, concert organist from Bonn, Germany
Performing pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert Schumann and Andreas Willscher.
Tickets 2500 ISK
International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja
Sunday 18. August at 17:00 - 18:00
Johannes Geffert, concert organist from Bonn, Germany
Performs pieces by Pablo Bruna, Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Camille Saint-Saens and Felix Mendelssohn Barholdy.
Tickets 3000 ISK
Born 1951 as son of a highly recognized organist and director of church music, Johannes Geffert was brought up in the traditions of his profession. He studied with Michael Schneider and Nicolas Kynaston.
From 1974 until 1979 Geffert was organist in Aachen and conductor of the Aachen Bach society, where he founded the Festival Aachener Bachtage. 1980 he was appointed director of church music at the Kreuzkirche Bonn, the largest church in former capital of West Germany, there he was also organist titulaire of the citys concert hall Beethovenhalle.
As a professor for organ and improvisation at the State Conservatory of Music in Cologne from 1997 until 2015, and he was also head of the department for protestant church music.
Johannes Geffert has performed at many international organ festivals in
Europe, Japan, South America, and in the United States. His CDs have achieved highest acclaim. In numerous competitions for organ playing he has been asked to be a member of the jury. In 1991 he founded the Johann Christian Bach-Academy, an orchestra for performances with period instruments. As an editor he supervised a series of publications with romantic organ music by American and British composers, and he has published some of his own Liszt transcriptions for organ with Schott and written articles on musical issues in various magazines. Geffert is honorary Vice-President of the British Organists Association IAO and board member of the Beethovenhaus Bonn.
Programme:
Saturday August 17th at 12 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Toccata and fugue in d-minor BWV 565
George Friedrich Händel 1685-1759
From: Concerto Nr. 13
Cuckoo and Nightingale
Larghetto Allegro
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
From: 6 studies in canonic form op. 56 4. Innig (heartfelt)
Andreas Willscher 1955-
My Beethoven a concert rag for organ
Sunday August 18th at 5 pm
Pablo Bruna 1611-1679
Tiento de secondo tono sobre la Letania de la Virgen
Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741
Concerto in a-minor Adagio
Allegro
organ transcription J. S. Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Adagio F-Major
From Suite for a mechanical clock WoO 31
Franz Liszt 1811-1886
Legend I St. Francis preaching to the birds organ transcription by J. Geffert
Camille Saint-Saens 1835-1921
Fantasie II in D flat - major op. 101
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809-1847
Overture to the sacred Drama Athalia
transcription by W. T. Best 1826-1897
Laugardagur 17. ágúst kl. 12.00 - 12.30
Johannes Geffert, konsertorganisti frá Bonn í Þýskalandi
Flytur verk eftir Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert Schumann og Andreas Willscher.
Miðaverð 2500 kr
Alþjóðlegt orgelsumar í Hallgrímskirkju 2019
Sunnudagur 18. ágúst kl. 17.00 - 18.00
Johannes Geffert, konsertorganisti frá Bonn í Þýskalandi
Á efnisskrá eru verk eftir Pablo Bruna, Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Camille Saint-Saens og Felix Mendelssohn Barholdy.
Miðaverð 3000 kr
Johannes Geffert er fæddur árið 1951 og sem sonur organista og stjórnanda kirkjutónlistar var hann alinn upp í hefðum starfsgreinarinnar. Hann lærði hjá Michael Schneider og Nicolas Kynaston.
Árin 1974 til 1979 var Johannes organisti í Aachen og hljómsveitarstjóri Aachen Bach félagsins og stofnandi Aachener Bachtage hátíðarinnar. Árið 1980 var hann skipaður tónlistarstjóri Kreuzkirche í Bonn, stærstu kirkjunnar í fyrrum höfuðborg Vestur-Þýskalands, auk þess að vera tónleikastjóri í Beethovenhalle, tónlistarsal borgarinnar.
Hann var prófessor í orgelleik og spuna við Tónlistarháskólann í Köln, og forstöðumaður kirkjutónlistardeildar mótmælenda, árin 19972015.
Johannes Geffert hefur leikið á alþjóðlegum orgelhátíðum víða um Evrópu, í Japan, Suður-Ameríku og í Bandaríkjunum.
Hann hefur verið dómari í fjölmörgum orgelkeppnum. Hljómdiskar hans hafa fengið mikið lof.
Árið 1991 stofnaði hann Johann Christian Bach-Academy, hljómsveit sem leikur verk með tilheyrandi hljóðfærum frá mismunandi tímabilum tónlistarsögunnar.
Johannes ritstýrir útgáfum á tónverkum rómantískrar orgeltónlistar eftir bandarísk og bresk tónskáld, auk þess að gera eigin umritanir fyrir orgel eftir Liszt hjá Schott útgáfunni. Hann skrifar einnig greinar um tónlist í ýmis tímarit.
Geffert er heiðurs-varaforseti breskra organista IAO og situr í stjórn Beethovenhaus í Bonn í Þýskalandi.
Efnisskrá:
Laugardagur 17. ágúst kl. 12.00
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Toccata and fugue in d-minor BWV 565
George Friedrich Händel 1685-1759
From: Concerto Nr. 13
Cuckoo and Nightingale
Larghetto Allegro
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
From: 6 studies in canonic form op. 56 4. Innig (heartfelt)
- Nicht zu schnell (not too fast)
Andreas Willscher 1955-
My Beethoven a concert rag for organ
Sunnudagur 18. ágúst kl. 17.00
Tiento de secondo tono sobre la Letania de la Virgen
Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741
Concerto in a-minor Adagio
Allegro
organ transcription J. S. Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Adagio F-Major
From Suite for a mechanical clock WoO 31
Franz Liszt 1811-1886
Legend I St. Francis preaching to the birds organ transcription by J. Geffert
Camille Saint-Saens 1835-1921
Fantasie II in D flat - major op. 101
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809-1847
Overture to the sacred Drama Athalia
transcription by W. T. Best 1826-1897
Enska
International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja
Saturday 17. August at 12:00 - 12:30
Johannes Geffert, concert organist from Bonn, Germany
Performing pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert Schumann and Andreas Willscher.
Tickets 2500 ISK
International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja
Sunday 18. August at 17:00 - 18:00
Johannes Geffert, concert organist from Bonn, Germany
Performs pieces by Pablo Bruna, Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Camille Saint-Saens and Felix Mendelssohn Barholdy.
Tickets 3000 ISK
Born 1951 as son of a highly recognized organist and director of church music, Johannes Geffert was brought up in the traditions of his profession. He studied with Michael Schneider and Nicolas Kynaston.
From 1974 until 1979 Geffert was organist in Aachen and conductor of the Aachen Bach society, where he founded the Festival Aachener Bachtage. 1980 he was appointed director of church music at the Kreuzkirche Bonn, the largest church in former capital of West Germany, there he was also organist titulaire of the citys concert hall Beethovenhalle.
As a professor for organ and improvisation at the State Conservatory of Music in Cologne from 1997 until 2015, and he was also head of the department for protestant church music.
Johannes Geffert has performed at many international organ festivals in
Europe, Japan, South America, and in the United States. His CDs have achieved highest acclaim. In numerous competitions for organ playing he has been asked to be a member of the jury. In 1991 he founded the Johann Christian Bach-Academy, an orchestra for performances with period instruments. As an editor he supervised a series of publications with romantic organ music by American and British composers, and he has published some of his own Liszt transcriptions for organ with Schott and written articles on musical issues in various magazines. Geffert is honorary Vice-President of the British Organists Association IAO and board member of the Beethovenhaus Bonn.
Programme:
Saturday August 17th at 12 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Toccata and fugue in d-minor BWV 565
George Friedrich Händel 1685-1759
From: Concerto Nr. 13
Cuckoo and Nightingale
Larghetto Allegro
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
From: 6 studies in canonic form op. 56 4. Innig (heartfelt)
- Nicht zu schnell (not too fast)
Andreas Willscher 1955-
My Beethoven a concert rag for organ
Sunday August 18th at 5 pm
Pablo Bruna 1611-1679
Tiento de secondo tono sobre la Letania de la Virgen
Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741
Concerto in a-minor Adagio
Allegro
organ transcription J. S. Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Adagio F-Major
From Suite for a mechanical clock WoO 31
Franz Liszt 1811-1886
Legend I St. Francis preaching to the birds organ transcription by J. Geffert
Camille Saint-Saens 1835-1921
Fantasie II in D flat - major op. 101
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809-1847
Overture to the sacred Drama Athalia
transcription by W. T. Best 1826-1897