Prague International Organ Festival () is a festival for organ lovers, held annually in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

, presenting a series of concerts by well-known organ virtuosos from all over the world. The inaugural edition was in 1996. The venue where the concerts are held is the stunning baroque St. James Basilica right beside Prague's Old Town square.

Organists

*Czech republic: Aleš Bárta, Jaroslav Tůma, Jiří Ropek, Petr Rajnoha, Kamila Klugarová, Václav Uhlíř, Jan Hora *France:

Marie-Claire Alain Marie-Claire Geneviève Alain-Gommier (10 August 1926 – 26 February 2013) was a French organist, scholar and teacher best known for her prolific recording career, with 260 recordings, making her the most-recorded classical organist in the worl ...

, Susan Landale, Eric Lebrun, Thierry Escaich, Daniel Roth, Naji Hakim *Germany: Johannes Geffert, Andreas Meisner *Italy: Luciano Zecca, Alessandro Bianchi *Poland: Roman Perucki, Waclaw Golonka, Robert Grudzien *Switzerland: Lionel Rogg, Guy Bovet, *USA: Carol Williams, Karel Paukert, Stephen Tharp *Belgium: Eric Hallein, Kristiaan Seynhaave *Canada: Philip Crozier *Slovakia: Imrich Szabó *Netherlands: Ben van Oosten *Austria: Gunther Rost, Peter Planyavsky *Japan: Hiroko Imai, Eiko Maria Yoshimura *Great Britain: David Titterington *Hungary: Zsuzsa Elekes *Norway: Halgier Schiager *Sweden: Juan Paradel Solé

References

External links

Official site of the festival
Pipe organ festivals Music in Prague Organ Recurring events established in 1996 Festivals in Prague {{music-festival-stub

Organists

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