The main auditorium with a view of the modern façade © Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Off to the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Opened in October 1990, the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tōkyō Geijutsu Gekijō, commonly known as Geigeki) is the largest cultural complex in the Japanese capital. Designed and funded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, its mission is […]
A new perspective on competitions is presented by Thomas Ospital, the extraordinary and dynamic professor at the CNSMDP and titular organist of the Saint-Eustache Cathedral in Paris. O.N.: You are regularly invited to serve on the juries of international competitions. Have you noticed any changes in the candidates’ profiles over the years? In terms of […]
‘In the world of the organ, the constant re-examination of aesthetics, whether in organ building or in how we make them sound, has shaped the journey of musicians of my generation. I believe that historical research can enrich our perspectives or challenge us. However, musicological information must not take precedence over the spontaneous connection to […]
Interview with Benjamin Alard Issue 72 has just been published! This issue’s main feature focuses on competitions, and you will find testimonials from numerous musicians. Among them is Benjamin Alard, a leading figure in the contemporary organ world, who kindly agreed to take part in this survey. Having studied with Louis Thiry, François Menissier, Andrea […]
The news came as a sudden shock: Michel Dautry passed away last Saturday, 14 March. His death casts a shadow of profound sadness over the article dedicated to him in our spring issue, ON72, which was published just days before his death. His account, recorded by Annie Kalifa and Catherine Robert, is an invaluable gift […]
‘Competition’: a word that immediately conjures up images of sweat, stress, early mornings, and litres of coffee consumed in an attempt to prove one’s worth. But where does this strange human invention come from, whereby individuals are judged through a test claimed to be fair? It all began in Antiquity. In Greece, the best citizens […]
An adventurer of pipes It is with deep sadness that we learned of the death of Paul-Louis Siron, who passed away on January 20 at the age of 101. Orgues Nouvelles had the pleasure of publishing a portrait of him in the form of an interview by Martine Hahn in its 53rd issue (summer 2021). […]
Marie-Claire Alain would have been one hundred years old on 10 August 2026. Included on the list of fifty personalities or events selected by the Institut de France for the 2026 National Commemorations, the great organist will be honoured in a variety of ways. Erato-Warner will be releasing a centenary box set in her honour, […]
In a 2009 article, Gilles Laprévote discusses the booklet accompanying a box set of three Pathé-Marconi LPs featuring recordings made between 1929 and 1957 by Édouard Commette on his organ at the Primatial Church of Saint John in Lyon – some of these recordings were included in the box set Orgues et organistes français du […]
30 years of the festival Toulouse les Orgues
