Petr Eben International Organ Competition
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Petr Eben International Organ Competition (or The Competition for Young Organists
) is held in Opava
in the Czech republic
since 1978.
The competition consists of 3 rounds. At the Petr Bezruč
Library, the Church of the Holy Ghost and the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Opava.
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
) is held in Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
in the Czech republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
since 1978.
The competition consists of 3 rounds. At the Petr Bezruč
Petr Bezruc
Petr Bezruč was the pseudonym of Vladimír Vašek , a Czech poet and short story writer who was associated with the region of Austrian Silesia.Bezruč was born in Opava and died in Olomouc.- Works :Poetry...
Library, the Church of the Holy Ghost and the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady in Opava.
Jury
- Susan Landale (France)
- Jaroslav TůmaJaroslav TumaJaroslav Tůma is a Czech Organist.This organist, clavichord, harpsichordist and pianoforte player graduated from the Prague Conservatory and from the Faculty of Music of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague...
(Prague) - Roberto Antonello (Italy)
- Imrich Szabó (Slovakia)
- Martin Sander (Germany)
- Johannes Geffert (Germany)
- Jon LaukvikJon LaukvikJon Laukvik is a Norwegian organist.Laukvik studied church music, organ and piano in Oslo. Afterwards he worked with Michael Schneider and Hugo Ruf in Cologne and Marie-Claire Alain in Paris. 1980 he was appointed professor of organ at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart...
(Germany) - Halgier Schiager (Norway)
- Petr RajnohaPetr Rajnoha' is a Czech Organist.He is a graduate of the Conservatory in Brno and the Faculty of Music of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under the tutelage of Prof. Jaroslav Tůma...
(Czech republic)
Laureates of Competition
- Maria Mokhova (Russia)
- Arnfinn Tobiassen (Norway)
- Balász Szabó (Hungary)
- Pavel Černý (Czech republic)
- Pavel SvobodaPavel Svoboda (organist)Pavel Svoboda is a Czech Organist.This organist and harpsichordist graduated from the Conservatory of Pardubice . Since 2008, he has been studying at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague at Doc...
(Czech republic) - Marek Kozák (Czech republic)
- Kalnciema Liene Andreta (Latvia)