Prague International Organ Festival
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.
Eiko Maria Yoshimura at the 19th IOF
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
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References
- 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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