Organ Recital

featuring the brilliant

Olivier Latry

Organist at Notre Dame Paris

on the Létourneau cathedral organ

Wednesday, 25 April 2001 (Anzac Day) at 3:00 pm

St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney

Program Details:

1. Sinfonia from Cantata 29 J S Bach (1685-1750) (transcribed for organ by Marcel Duprè)

2. Choral from 7th Symphony Widor (1844-1937)

3. Carillon de Westminster Vierne (1870-1937)

4. a. Choral - In dulci jubilo

4. b. Prelude and Fugue in B Major Duprè (1886-1971)

5. Trois danses - Joies, Deuils, Luttes Alain (1911-1940)

6. Improvisation on a given theme Latry (b1962)

TICKET PRICES: $20/$15 concession

MASTERCLASS

Thursday, 26 April 2001 at 3:00 pm

St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney

Presented by St Mary's Cathedral and Sponsored by the French Government and Alliance Française

BIOGRAPHY
from http://www.concertorganists.com/htdocs/olivlatr.html

Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France in 1962. His study of piano began at age 7, and study of organ at age 12; he later attended the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, studying organ with Gaston Litaize. Mr. Latry earned numerous prizes during his conservatory years: the unanimous First Prize in Organ (1979), an Excellence Prize in Organ with special congratulations from the jury (1980) and the Gold Medal in Improvisation (1982). He also earned, with distinction, a Performer's Diploma in organ. Mr. Latry was a finalist in the 1980 and 1982 International Competitions at Chartres (Interpretation). In the 1980 competition the 18 year-old Latry was the only European finalist.

From 1981-1985 Olivier Latry was titular organist of Meaux Cathedral. At age 23 he won a competition to become one of the three titular organists of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Until recently, he taught organ at the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, where he succeeded his teacher, Gaston Litaize. He now teaches at the Paris Conservatory, where he has succeeded Michel Chapuis.

In addition to concerts and teaching, Mr. Latry has begun to make his mark through recordings on the BNL label in France and with SDV (distributed by BMG/RCA). Thus far he has several CDs to his credit, including music of Bach, the complete organ works of Duruflé, Vierne's Symphonies 2 & 3, Widor Symphonies 5 and 6, Boëllmann's Suite Gothique, and a CD of pieces by Litaize.

Olivier Latry made his first American tour during the fall of 1986, returning in June, 1987 for a conference and recital at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. He has subsequently made several tours to the U.S., playing recitals in major cities coast to coast, as well as in cities throughout Canada. In addition, he has made special trips to appear for regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists as well as for inaugural recitals of new instruments and for major music festivals and summer schools (Westminster Choir College, McGill University and the San Anselmo Organ Festival). He has played as well throughout Europe, in Russia, Japan, Australia and South America.

Olivier Latry and his wife Marie-Therese have three young children and live in a little village outside Paris.