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Prague International Organ Festival

Eiko Maria Yoshimura at the 19th IOF

Prague International Organ Festival is a festival for organ lovers, held annually in Prague, presenting a series of concerts by well-known organ virtuosos from all over the world. The inaugural edition was in 1996.[1] 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, 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

  1. ^ Willoughby, Ian (6 August 2010). "15th International Organ Festival now underway at St James' Basilica in Prague". Radio Praha - Arts. Český rozhlas. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

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