Organ Recital
The 2024 Cathedral Organ Recital Series welcomes first-rate organists to play Truro’s acclaimed Father Willis Organ. This week we welcome Stefan Donner. This recital will be live-streamed on this page at 13:10 and our YouTube channel
Programme
Allegro und Andante in f für eine Orgelwalze, KV 608 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
From Symphonie Nr. 5 in F Minor, op. 42, 5 by Charles-Marie Widor (1844 – 1927)
3. Andantino quasi allegretto
Sechs Studien in kanonischer Form für den Pedalflügel, op. 56 by Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
2. Mit innigem Ausdruck, 4. Innig
From Six Pieces for the Organ by Herbert Howells (1892 – 1983)
3. Master Tallis’ Testament
Toccata and Fugue A Minor, op. 80 by Max Reger (1873 – 1916)
Bio
Stefan Donner earned degrees from the University of Music Vienna (with highest honors) where he studied organ, piano, and conducting. He also received a Master's degree in organ performance from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Additionally, Stefan has participated in master classes with Olivier Latry, Joris Verdin, and Edoardo Bellotti. He notably received a 2014-15 Fulbright Scholarship to study organ and harpsichord at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
Stefan is the recipient of various awards, including First Prize in the 2010 Franz-Schmidt-Organ Competition (Austria) and Third Prize in the 2011 Dublin International Organ Competition. Besides various radio and television recordings, Stefan has recorded CDs on the 1741 Dacci organ of St. Salvator in Vienna and on the 1862 Buckow organ in the musical instruments collection of the Vienna Museum of Technology. In 2018 a CD recording with organ works by Austrian composers from the 20th and 21st century on the Rieger-Organ at Schlosskapelle Schönbrunn was released. These albums notably document his artistic proficiency as a concert organist. Stefan has performed extensively in Europe, Turkey, Israel, the USA and Australia. In 2017 he was invited to lecture on J. S. Bach’s organ Trio Sonatas at the Władysław Żeleński Secondary School of Music in Krakow, Poland.
Donner’s previously held positions include interim director of music and organist at Klosterneuburg Abbey from 2020 to 2021. Beside his busy concert schedule, Mr Donner currently teaches organ, piano and music theory at Franz Schmidt-Musikschule Perchtoldsdorf amongst others and works as an accompanist.
Live-stream
The series runs from March to October and each recital lasts around 45 minutes. There is no charge to attend or listen to these concerts. We rely on your support to help with the cost of maintaining the cathedral’s famous Father Willis Organ. Keeping the cathedral’s musical instruments in first-rate condition enables us to put on such recitals.
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