Olivier Latry
Philharmonie de Paris
221, avenue Jean Jaures
Nov 25, 2017
7:00 PM UTC
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« C’est déjà un orchestre », rappelle Éric Tanguy à propos de l’orgue. À son Concerto, créé en 2013, répondent la « méditation symphonique » des Offrandes oubliées d’Olivier Messiaen, qui fut orga...« C’est déjà un orchestre », rappelle Éric Tanguy à propos de l’orgue. À son Concerto, créé en 2013, répondent la « méditation symphonique » des Offrandes oubliées d’Olivier Messiaen, qui fut organiste à l’église parisienne de la Trinité, et la Symphonie avec orgue de Saint-Saëns, dédiée à la mémoire de Franz Liszt.Camille Saint-Saëns, Olivier Messiaen, Éric Tanguy : ces trois compositeurs français ont, chacun à leur époque, célébré la puissance et la richesse de l’orgue. Saint-Saëns, que Franz Liszt avait élu « meilleur organiste du monde » après l’avoir entendu improviser à l’Église de la Madeleine, salue la mémoire de ce dernier dans sa célèbre Symphonie n°3. Près de cinquante ans plus tard, c’est un jeune Messiaen qui sublime l’instrument avec la « méditation symphonique » des Offrandes oubliées. Le Concerto pour orgue d’Éric Tanguy, créé en 2013 à l’Église Saint-Pierre de Caen, vient compléter ce triptyque en apportant à l’instrument une sensibilité nouvelle. Après un récital inoubliable sur les grandes orgues de la Philharmonie en février dernier, Olivier Latry explore toutes ces sonorités avec l’Orchestre National de Lille, dirigé par son nouveau directeur musical, Alexandre Bloch.Lieu : Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
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Olivier Latry Biography
Olivier Latry was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France on February 22, 1962 and is a French organist, improvisor and Professor of Organ at the Conservatoire de Paris. After having begun his musical studies in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1978 he enrolled in the organ class under Gaston Litaize at the Academy of Saint-Maur, and took composition classes with Jean-Claude Raynaud at the Paris Academy. After becoming Professor of organ at the Catholic Institute of Paris in 1983 and then the Academy of Rheims, he succeeded Gaston Litaize at the Academy of Saint-Maur in 1990. In 1995, Latry was named professor of organ at the Academy of Paris, a post held jointly with Michel Bouvard.
In 1985, at 23 years of age, Latry was awarded the post of one of four titulaires des grands orgue of Notre-Dame, Paris alongside Yves Devernay, Philippe Lefèbvre and Jean-Pierre Leguay, succeeding Pierre Cochereau.
In addition to this role and his teaching positions, Latry carries out an intense career as concert performer: he has played in more than forty countries across five continents, in particular in the United States where he made his first tour in 1986, becoming one of the most popular French organists in North America.
Latry did not want to specialize in music of a specific time period, but has gained a reputation for performing music by his contemporaries. He is also famous for his performances of the works of Olivier Messiaen recording the complete works for Deutsche Grammophon. He is considered to be a world-class improviser, in the tradition of an exceptional French line that runs from Charles Tournemire through to Pierre Cochereau.
(from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Latry)
Read MoreIn 1985, at 23 years of age, Latry was awarded the post of one of four titulaires des grands orgue of Notre-Dame, Paris alongside Yves Devernay, Philippe Lefèbvre and Jean-Pierre Leguay, succeeding Pierre Cochereau.
In addition to this role and his teaching positions, Latry carries out an intense career as concert performer: he has played in more than forty countries across five continents, in particular in the United States where he made his first tour in 1986, becoming one of the most popular French organists in North America.
Latry did not want to specialize in music of a specific time period, but has gained a reputation for performing music by his contemporaries. He is also famous for his performances of the works of Olivier Messiaen recording the complete works for Deutsche Grammophon. He is considered to be a world-class improviser, in the tradition of an exceptional French line that runs from Charles Tournemire through to Pierre Cochereau.
(from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Latry)
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