Prizewinners’ Gala Concert

St Albans Cathedral

Our top prize-winners from the 60th anniversary Festival in July 2023 return to play in St Albans Cathedral.

Samuel Gaskin
(Joint 1st Prize, Improvisation Competition 2023):

Improvisation on a submitted theme
Jean-Baptiste Robin Trois solos pour grand orgue: III. Allegro tempo preciso
Oscar Peterson Bossa Béguine, arranged by Samuel Gaskin
Thierry Escaich Poèmes pour orgue: III. Vers l’espérance

Sunkyung Noh
(1st Prize and Gold Medal Interpretation Competition 2023):

Johann Sebastian Bach Fantasia und Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Judith Weir St Alban (Festival commission, 2023)

Niklas Jahn
(Joint 1st Prize, Improvisation Competition 2023):

JS Bach Toccata in F major, BWV 540
Max Reger Melodia op.129, no.4
Improvisation on a submitted theme

Sunkyung Noh
(1st Prize and Gold Medal Interpretation Competition 2023):

Charles-Marie Widor Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique, op.70 no.9/2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Prelude and Fuge in E minor, WoO 13 (from the Klavieralbum “Notre Temps”), arranged by Martin Schmeding