Claremont UCC- Olivier Latry Concert

French organist Olivier Latry is one of the most distinguished concert organists in the world today. One of three titular organists at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, he is also Professor of Organ at the Paris Conservatory of Music, Organist Emeritus with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in Canada, and the William T. Kemper Artist in Residence at the University of Kansas.
Olivier Latry appears regularly in venues like the Berlin Philharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris, Disney Hall, San Francisco’s Davies Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Budapest’s Palace of Arts, Royal Festival Hall, KKL Lucerne, Royal Albert Hall, Suntory Hall, Mariinsky, Moscow’s Zaryadye Hall, Rotterdam’s de Doelen, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and as a soloist with leading orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Berliner Philharmoniker, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, RSO Wien, Hong-Kong Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, and the Orchestre National de France.
In addition to concerts and teaching, Mr. Latry has made many acclaimed recordings. His most recent releases include a recording of Couperin’s Messe des Couvents recorded on the organ at the Chapelle Royale du Château de Versailles (Versailles Concerts), and “Live from Vienna,” recorded with phil Blech Wien on the organ at the Musikverein in Vienna (Deutsche Grammophon 485 7171). He also released two CDs on the la Dolce Volta label: a 2019 recording entitled “Bach to the Future” (the last commercial recording made of the Notre-Dame Cathedral organ before the devastating fire), and a recording entitled “Inspirations” which features works by Franz Liszt recorded on the organ at the Philharmonie de Paris, which was awarded the Grand Prize of the Liszt Society in October 2022. In celebration of Mr. Latry’s 60th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon has released a box of ten CDs which include his complete recordings with the label (Bach, Berlioz, Franck, Alkan, Liszt, Wagner, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Messiaen, Florentz, and Escaich). Mr. Latry has also recorded the Poulenc Concerto and the Barber Toccata Festiva with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Jongen Symphonie Concertante with the Liège Orchestra.
Mr. Latry has also written a book about many aspects of his life, teaching, and the organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral. It is entitled “At the organ of Notre-Dame”, and it is published by Dr. J. Butz Musikverlag in Bonn Germany (also available in English).
Mr. Latry was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, in 1962 where he began his musical studies. He later attended the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, studying organ with Gaston Litaize. From 1981 to 1985 he was titular organist of Meaux Cathedral, and at the age of 23 won the competition to become one of the three titular organists of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris along with Philippe Lefebvre and Jean-Pierre Leguay; the three of them succeeding Pierre Cochereau. In 1990 he succeeded his teacher, Gaston Litaize, as organ professor at the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, and then subsequently in 1995 was appointed Professor of Organ at the Paris Conservatory where he continues to teach today along with his distinguished colleague, Thomas Ospital.
In recognition of his distinguished work in the field of organ performance and teaching, Mr. Latry has received many prestigious appointments, awards and honorary degrees including the Prix de la Fondation Cino et Simone Del Duca (Institut de France-Académie des Beaux-Arts) in 2000, and “Honoris Causa” Fellowships from the North and Midlands School of Music (UK) in 2006, and from the Royal College of Organists (UK) in 2007. He was also presented the International Performer of the Year award by the New York City Chapter of The American Guild of Organists in April 2009 and received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from McGill University in Montreal Canada in 2010. Olivier also held the post Artist in Residence at the Dresdner Philharmonie for the 2021-2022 season, a position he had held previously in 2017-2019. In 2022 he was named a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and he was awarded the Frobenius Prize (Denmark).
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[@pauleloidelanoy]

4:10 : Offertoire de la Messe à l'usage des paroisses, F. Couperin 17:44 : Tierce en taille, Messe à l'usage des paroisses F. Couperin 21:35 : Prélude et fugue en sol majeur, J.S. Bach 32:27 : Le carnaval des animaux, Saint Saëns (transcription : Shin Young Lee ➜ 30:30 ) 40:12 : Final de la première Sonate, Guilmant 51:21 : Prélude et fugue ( 58:35 ) en Si majeur , Marcel Dupré 1:06:30 : Prélude et fugue ( 1:09:48 ) en sol mineur , Marcel Dupré Dupré compose les célèbres Trois préludes et fugues Op.7 (1912) alors qu'il est encore étudiant au Conservatoire, pages que les éditeurs jugent trop difficiles du point de vue technique - le troisième, en sol mineur, se clôt effectivement sur une gigue endiablée. 1:15:52 : ⭐IMPROVISATION⭐, Olivier LATRY - 1:16:22 : présentation du premier thème - 1:16:48 : présentation du second thème ( Star Wars; Imperial March ) 1:33:16 : 👏👏👏

[@Rl469]

Thank you for making this recital available online for those of us who could not attend in person!

[@FabioBadalamentiComposer]

Grazie!!

[@chrishopewynne2845]

One of the worlds Finest Organists …Merci Beaucoup Monsieur Latry ….much from Memory , an accomplishment to be Admired and Revered …

[@jeans1712]

Thank you so much Mr Latry for this wonderful opportunity to hear historical Mass pieces and experience French Organ music

[@joelweber3462]

A living legend of the Classical world - what an honor to see Latry in such a personal way! You must listen to the end, for variations on Darth Vader !!!

[@dmoore855]

Stunning! Brilliant!🎉

[@lysliepope3967]

Hats off for playing a recital from memory.

[@douglasjensen8986]

Standard procedure for concert organists (and many non-concert organists).

[@michaelhaslam6089]

@@douglasjensen8986 *Some*; there are and have been many esteemed concert organists who always used music, including Simon Preston.

[@zomthierry]

Quel magnifique instrument...sans réverbération... Merci Mr Latry

[@iczerman]

Please see my comment above.

[@fehrhardt9368]

Pardonnez-mois, en anglais. What a gift Claremont and M. Latry have given us. May I respectfully comment that the instrument seemed a bit close mic'd and thus with little ambience and reverberation.

[@larrygates2438]

I was privileged to have been in the audience for this marvelous concert. Mr. Latry is indeed one of our musical worlds treasures. His artistry is top-notch. And, this is a fabulous instrument, which he showed off to its finest potential. Thank you Olivier Latry!

[@michielbeukes664]

Thank you. Very interesting. Playing from memory. Fabulous...

[@Durufle68]

Amazing performance on a great instrument in a dry room.

[@iczerman]

Please see my comment above.

[@tinkaluisa8540]

Can't believe I haven't seen this yet!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This is absolutely amazing⛩️🎴🎑

[@alanpoodle]

Enjoyed !!!

[@williamengel110]

It took me ten minutes to find what city and address you were in...glad I finally found it.

[@Chesterbarnes1]

Latry is just brilliant and he knows it. He was give Bach a difficult time if they competed on the Organ.

[@Chesterbarnes1]

would

[@hansbeestman7460]

Mooi gespeeld Hans uit Zwolle Nederland dank hiervoor 😊

[@hansbeestman7460]

Wat een mooi orgel Hans

[@dirkbrodling4230]

I don´t think Latry could improvise fugues better than Bach.

[@klavierstuckejakobg.4125]

@@dirkbrodling4230noone can improvise preludes and fugues as good as Bach…🥴and noone will ever!😂

[@Huwtube72]

Magnificent video quality and camera angles, but a pity the audio seems to be in mono rather than stereo.

[@iczerman]

Responding to comments regarding the acoustical space. I have been to that church several times. The audio fails to pick up some 2-3 seconds of reverberation. On the side walls and part of the back wall there are acoustical panels to tame the reverberation.