An organ music concert by Elizabeth ZAVADZKE will be held at the regional philharmonic hall.
On November 18 at 18:30 at the Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic, Professor of the Higher School of Music.
In the organ concert, we will get acquainted with the performing art of the Swiss organist, Professor of Music Elisabeth Zawadke (Lucerne), who is currently participating in the XVIII International Festival of Organ Music "Zvany Safii" in Polotsk. This is Elisabeth Zawadke's first visit to Belarus.
Elisabeth Zawadke graduated from the Institute of Music and Theatre in Munich with an organ major. She completed internships with renowned performers and researchers of early music, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Guy Bovet. She holds Master's degrees in Musicology, Music Pedagogy, and Catholic Theology. Elisabeth Zawadke's performing career has been recognized with awards and scholarships for supporting talented performers. Since 2008, the organist has been a professor at the Higher School of Music in Lucerne and a staff organist at the Jesuit Church in Lucerne.
The organist actively tours in European countries and Japan, participates in organ festivals in Austria and Flanders, and performs solo parts with renowned symphony orchestras. Elisabeth Zawadke has numerous CD recordings of contemporary and early music. She has participated in premieres of works by contemporary composers Michel Roth, Wilfried Hiller, Günter Bialas, Harald Genzmer, Jörg Widmann, and others.
The program will feature works by J.S. Bach, F. Liszt, P. Hindemith, and M. Reger.