Organ Centenary Recital: Jean-Baptiste Dupont

Join us for an extraordinary evening of music with Jean-Baptiste Dupont, renowned organist from Bordeaux Cathedral, France

Join us for an extraordinary evening of music with Jean-Baptiste Dupont, renowned organist from Bordeaux Cathedral, France, performing as part of our Organ Centenary Series. This year, we celebrate 100 years of our magnificent Willis Organ, with six world-class recitals marking this historic milestone.

Programme

• Jongen: Sonata Eroica (Op.94)
• Reger: Moment Musical in D (Op.69, no.4)
• Reger: Capriccio in D minor (Op.69, no.5)
• Franck: Choral No. 2 in B minor
• Ravel: Passacaglia (Trio No. 3)
• Stravinsky: *Three Movements from Petrouchka
• • Danse Russe
  • Chez Petrouchka
  • La semaine grasse
• Jean-Baptiste Dupont: Improvisation

With nearly 600 recitals across Europe, the USA, China and Russia, Dupont has performed in iconic venues including the cathedrals of Berlin, Cologne, Copenhagen, London, New York, Paris and Vienna, as well as major concert halls such as The Mariinsky Theatre, The Bolshoi, and The Berlin Philharmonic. He is also a respected pedagogue, regularly teaching masterclasses on improvisation and interpretation.

Organ Centenary Series

This performance is part of our special Organ Centenary Series, celebrating a century of one of the UK’s finest cathedral organs.
A full series ticket for all six recitals is available for £75. HERE