Benjamin Alard
ORGAN - J.S. Bach: ClavierÜbung III (with Pieter van Dijk, organ) - Saint Michael's Church (Contius-Bach Festival and Academy 2022)
Saint Michael's Church
Naamsestraat 57a
Jul 5, 2022
8:30 PM GMT+2
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INTERNATIONAL CONTIUS-BACH FESTIVAL & ACADEMY 2022
First edition organized around the new baroque organ in Saint Michael's Church. This instrument is a faithful reconstruction of the instrument that Heinrich-Andreas Contius built 1774-1778 in Liepaja (Latvia). H.A. Contius was the favorite builder of J.S. Bach, and therefore we can rightly consider this organ an ideal instrument to perform the music of the master.
Information/Tickets: https://contiusfoundation.org/festivaldetail-en.html
FESTIVAL - CONCERT
Organ Recital on Tuesday 5th July at 20:30
Venue: Saint Michael's Church, Naamsestraat 57a – 3000 Leuven
Programme J.S. Bach: ClavierÜbung III
First Part: Benjamin Alard, organ (FR) - Second Part: Pieter van Dijk (NL), organ
About Contius Organ : https://contiusfoundation.org/organ.html
ACADEMY - ORGAN MASTERCLASS with Benjamin Alard (FR)
Tuesday 5th July (Time session to be confirmed)
The first edition of the Contius-Bach Festival will naturally pay special attention to the new organ.
The Artistic Council of the Contius Foundation selects a limited number of candidates from applications from all over Europe.
The students will present the result of these masterclasses during two concerts (6 and 9 July).
More information (French included): https://www.benjaminalard.net/master-class/
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Benjamin Alard Biography
BENJAMIN ALARD . Harpsichord, Organ, Clavicord
Benjamin Alard’s principal passion has always been the music of J.S. Bach and it was for his interpretation of this great composer that he was awarded first prize in the 2004 International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges.
While still quite young he began studying music in his hometown in Dieppe, France. He was soon drawn to the organ and entered the Conservatory of Rouen where he studied with Louis Thiry and François Ménissier.
He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jörg-Andreas Bôtticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon.
Since 2005 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile in Paris where each season he gives concerts about the music of Bach.
Today Benjamin Alard divides his time between performing recitals and chamber music on both the harpsichord and organ. He often performs repertoire for two harpsichords with Elisabeth Joyé, in duo with the violinist Francois Fernandez or in trio). He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America.
Benjamin Alard has recorded for the label Hortus and has made several recordings of works by J. S. Bach for Alpha (Sonatas in trio, Clavier Übung I and II). His recordings have consistently received high praise from the press and have been awarded multiple prizes.
He will now devote himself to the complete works for harpsichord and organ solo of Johann Sebastian Bach for harmonia mundi. Two boxes, on 17, are already available. The third box will be released in March 2020.
During the season 2019-2020, Benjamin Alard will be playing in Saint-Petersburg, in Barcelona and Madrid, in Ireland, among others. And he will continue the recording of the Bach cycle for keyboards solo at harmonia mundi.
Read MoreBenjamin Alard’s principal passion has always been the music of J.S. Bach and it was for his interpretation of this great composer that he was awarded first prize in the 2004 International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges.
While still quite young he began studying music in his hometown in Dieppe, France. He was soon drawn to the organ and entered the Conservatory of Rouen where he studied with Louis Thiry and François Ménissier.
He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jörg-Andreas Bôtticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon.
Since 2005 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile in Paris where each season he gives concerts about the music of Bach.
Today Benjamin Alard divides his time between performing recitals and chamber music on both the harpsichord and organ. He often performs repertoire for two harpsichords with Elisabeth Joyé, in duo with the violinist Francois Fernandez or in trio). He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America.
Benjamin Alard has recorded for the label Hortus and has made several recordings of works by J. S. Bach for Alpha (Sonatas in trio, Clavier Übung I and II). His recordings have consistently received high praise from the press and have been awarded multiple prizes.
He will now devote himself to the complete works for harpsichord and organ solo of Johann Sebastian Bach for harmonia mundi. Two boxes, on 17, are already available. The third box will be released in March 2020.
During the season 2019-2020, Benjamin Alard will be playing in Saint-Petersburg, in Barcelona and Madrid, in Ireland, among others. And he will continue the recording of the Bach cycle for keyboards solo at harmonia mundi.
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