International organ concerts in Freiburg Minster

This series of organ concerts has been an integral part of Freiburg's summer cultural life for over 90 years. The unique organ installation in the wonderful space of the cathedral is a magnet for outstanding international performers and organ enthusiasts from all over the world. The symbiosis of space and sound inspires and fascinates performers and listeners alike - creating very special sound experiences and thrilling concert experiences.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Sonata in B minor S. 178
Arrangement: Nathan Laube

The American organist Nathan Laube has established himself as one of the most distinguished artists on his instrument. Solo recitals have already taken Nathan Laube to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, the Konzerthaus (concert hall) in Vienna and Dortmund, Royal Festival Hall in London, the Maison de la Radio in Paris, the Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, the Konzerthaus (concert hall) in Gothenburg, the Musiikkitalo in Helsinki, the Sejong Center in Seoul and, last but not least, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Paul's Cathedral in London.
Laube is in demand as a soloist around the globe and is also frequently invited to inaugurate many important organs: in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Graz Cathedral, King's College Chapel in Cambridge, Canterbury Cathedral and York Minster, and in many other churches and concert halls in the USA and Europe. He is regularly invited as an artist and teacher to the most important international festivals - Haarlem, Toulouse, Gothenburg, Smarano, Montreal, Berlin, Hamburg, Groningen, Dordrecht, etc. In 2017 he was honored as the first "Artist in Residence" at the famous Müller organ in St. Bavo in Haarlem. In August 2022, he gave a concert for the prestigious BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
From 2013 to 2020 and again from 2022, Nathan Laube is Professor of Organ at the renowned Eastman School of Music in Rochester (New York, USA); from the 2020-2022 academic year, he followed an appointment as Professor of Organ at the State College of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart. He has also been working at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Great Britain) as an "International Consultant in Organ Studies" since 2018.
He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Alan Morrison (organ) and Susan Starr (piano) and also studied at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse with Michel Bouvard and Jan Willem Jansen and at the HMDK Stuttgart with Ludger Lohmann. He was a scholarship holder of the DAAD and the William Fulbright Foundation.
From 2011 to 2013, Nathan Laube was artist-in-residence at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris. He has also performed with orchestras, choirs and chamber music ensembles and collaborated with Andreas Ottensamer (principal clarinet of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) and Chris Martin (principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra) in acclaimed duo recitals.
He has been a jury member at several competitions, including the International Gottfried Silbermann Competition (Freiberg, DE), the International Martini Organ Competition (Groningen, NL), the Olivier Messiaen Competition (Lyon, FR) and the Saint Albans
International Organ Festival (London, GB).
He is an organ consultant for many new organs in Europe and America - notably the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Stockholm Cathedral, St. Mary's Basilica in Minneapolis (USA), and The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia (USA).
He is the soloist on a recording of the "Grand Concerto" by Stephen Paulus with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Giancarlo Guererro, which was awarded a GRAMMY for "Best Classical Compendium".

Copyright: Joseph Routon