"Unique" is the word we could use to describe the 23rd edition of the TimOrgelFest International Festival, held between October 1-29, 2023 in Timișoara. We will have virtuoso, passionate and innovative artists, most of them also performing their own arrangements and compositions. Named by the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung "a rising star", Lukas Hasler gives you a chance to listen Sonata of the Moon by Ludwig van Beethoven arranged for organ. Jonathan and Tom Scott, known to millions of fans around the world as Scott Brothers Duo they will delight you, among other things, with their arrangements of the opera's Overture The Magic flute by WAMozart and Moonlight by C. Debussy. Juan de la Rubia introduces you to the contemporary composer Philip Glass, and Pierre Lapprand and Etienne Manchon invite you to a spectacular jazz concert – an interstellar musical journey. In addition, you have the opportunity to listen to Eugenio Maria Fagiani, Luciano Zecca, Ensemble Vocal Crescendo (conductor Christian Ciuca), Felician Roșca, Cristina Struța and the students of the Faculty of Music and Theater from Timișoara. All this culminating in the extraordinary and extravagant presence of organist Cameron Carpenter, about whom The New York Times states that "everything he touches becomes fantastic and memorable".
A month full of events awaits us that will remain imprinted both in our memory and in our souls, and we can't wait for you to live these unique and fascinating experiences with us!
More details on each concert soon. Entry to all events is free.
The project is part of the National Cultural Program "Timișoara - European Capital of Culture in 2023" and is financed by the Grow Timișoara 2023 program, run by the Timișoara Project Center, with amounts allocated from the state budget, through the budget from the Ministry of Culture.
Action financed/co-financed by the Timiș County Council, through the TimCultura 2023 program.
Program
01.10 / 19:30 – Organ and orchestra concert Eugenio Maria Fagiani, organ (Italy), Gheorghe Costin (conductor)
The Roman Catholic Cathedral in Timișoara
05.10 / 19:30 – Organ recital Lukas Hasler (Austria)
The Roman Catholic Cathedral in Timișoara
08.10 / 19:30 – Organ recital and vocal ensemble Ensemble Vocal Crescendo (France), Cristina Struța (organ), Christian Ciuca (conductor)
The Roman Catholic Cathedral in Timișoara
12.10 / 19:30 – Luciano Zecca organ recital (Italy)
The Roman Catholic Cathedral in Timișoara
15.10 / 19:30 – Scott Brothers Duo Organ and Piano Concerto (England)
The Roman Catholic Cathedral in Timișoara
17.10 / 19.30 – Sacred music recital with organ Ana Maria Stănoia (soprano), Daniel Zah (tenor), Cristina Struța (organ)
Romano-Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
19. 10/ 19.00 – Organ recital / FMT organ class students
The Orpheum Hall of the Faculty of Music and Theater from Timișoara
22.10 / 19.00 – Chamber recital Felician Roșca (organ), Ioana-Mia Iuga (soprano), Zeman Rodica-Ortensia (violin)
Bethany Adventist Church from Timișoara
24.10 / 19.30 – Jazz concert with organ and saxophone Etienne Manchon (organ), Pierre-Marie Lapprand (saxophone) (France)
Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church
26.10 / time 19:30 – Organ Recital Juan de la Rubia (Spain)
The Roman-Catholic Cathedral from Timișoara
29.10 / 19:30 – Cameron Carpenter Organ Recital (USA)
The Roman-Catholic Cathedral from Timișoara
