
Benjamin Alard
ORGUE - Les retrouvailles des professeurs du stage d’orgue de Saessolsheim - Église Saint Jean-Baptiste
St-Jean Baptiste
27 Rue Principale

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RÉCITAL D'ORGUE
Les retrouvailles des professeurs du stage d’orgue de Saessolsheim
Dimanche 25 mai 2025 à 16h30
Lieu : Église Saint Jean-Baptiste - 27 Rue Principale, 67270 Saessolsheim
Organisateur : Association des Amis de l’Orgue de Saessolsheim - à l'occasion des 30 ans de l’orgue Aubertin.
Entrée libre et participation aux frais (Free entrance and participation)
Chers Amis,
C’est avec joie que je rejoindrai Francis Jacob, Claude Roser, Michel Bouvard, Jan Willem Jansen, Freddy Eichelberger et Benjamin Righetti pour un « événement retrouvailles » le dimanche 25 mai prochain à Saessolsheim autour de l’orgue Aubertin (1995) que je nommerai « grand-petit frère » de l’orgue de Saint-Louis en l’île (2005).
J’avais moi-même participé à l’académie d’orgue de Saessolsheim à la fin du siècle dernier.
Tempus fugit…
B.A.
Programme à l'orgue Bernard Aubertin (1995)
[Francis Jacob]
- « prélude » puis Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) : Sinfonia de la cantate 29
[Benjamin Righetti]
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) : 6è sonate en Trio de Bach : Vivace - Lento - Allegro
[Jan Willem Jansen]
- Johann Sebastian Bach : Prélude et fugue en mi mineur BWV 555, faussement attribué à J. S. Bach et probablement composé par Gottfried Kirchhoff (1685-1746)
[Benjamin Alard]
- François Couperin (1668-1733) : Récit de taille (transcription par Benjamin Alard d’après le premier mouvement de la première suite pour viole de gambe et basse-continue)
- Johann Sebastian Bach : Contrapunctus 5 (L’Art de la Fugue BWV 1080, 5)
[Francis Jacob et Claude Roser]
- Cesario Gussago (ca1550-1620) : Sonata La Leona
- Giovanni Gabrieli (ca1555-1612) : Canzon sol sol la sol fa mi
- Ludovico Grossi Viadana (1560-1627) : La Parmigiana
- Johann Sebastian Bach : Schafe können sicher weiden
[Benjamin Righetti]
- Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) : Prélude en sol mineur BuxWV 149
[Freddy Eichelberger]
- Johann Sebastian Bach : Partita Sei gegrüsset, choral et 11 variations
Musiciens
. Benjamin Alard - Organiste, claveciniste, titulaire de l’orgue Bernard Aubertin de St-Louis en l’Isle à Paris, concertiste.
. Freddy Eichelberger joue toutes sortes de claviers. Son goût pour l’improvisation l’a amené à jouer avec des musiciens de toutes origines, ainsi qu’à l’enseignement ponctuel dans divers conservatoires ou académies d’été.
. Francis Jacob - Organiste, claveciniste, il se produit en soliste et en ensembles (Gli Angeli, Concert Royal…). Il est professeur au Conservatoire de Strasbourg.
. Jan Willem Jansen - Organiste et claveciniste, il a joué avec des ensembles tels que La Chapelle Royale, EBL (Christophe Coin), Hesperion-XX (Jordi Savall). Il a été professeur au Conservatoire de Toulouse.
. Benjamin Righetti - Après ses études en Suisse et à Toulouse, il se distingue dans plusieurs concours d’orgue, 1er prix Freiberg et Ville de Paris. Il pratique l’orgue et le clavicorde. Il enseigne à la Haute Ecole de Lausanne, et est organiste à St-François à Lausanne.
. Claude Roser - Médaille d’or du conservatoire de Pontarlier, professeur d’orgue à l’école de musique de Saverne, C. Roser a remporté le premier prix du concours Guilmant de Boulogne s/ Mer (1989)
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Stéphane
April 29th 2025
Magnifique récital monographique sur un très bel instrument qui est une découverte ! Bravo et merci !
Provins, France@Priory Church of Saint-Ayoul at Provins
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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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