Plein-Jeu à Saint-Séverin
Concerts
Season 2025-26
THE SEASON
Following the exceptional season marking the sixtieth anniversary of the reconstruction of the organ at Saint-Séverin, the titular organists and the Plein-Jeu association at Saint-Séverin present a series of events highlighting youth: springboard concerts featuring students from the C.N.S.M.D. of Paris and Lyon and the C.R.R. of Paris, an open platform for conservatories in the Île-de-France region, and a study trip by the organ class of Eton College (Great Britain) will alternate with concerts by established musicians from France and beyond.
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RESERVATIONS
To attend the concerts of our season, reserve your seat!
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Springboard concerts: Free access subject to availability (no reservation required). Contribution to expenses expected.
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Major concerts (see details below): Reserve your seat via the link, based on the principle of free pricing (minimum contribution: 5 euros).
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FREE PRICING
Why do we support free pricing?
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Equity for Artists: We believe in fair compensation for all musicians, whether they are students or professionals.
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Accessible Culture: Culture is a common good. We reject the idea of cultural profitability to promote diversity and accessibility.
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Your Contribution: By participating according to your means, you directly support our artists and events.
For more information on free pricing, click here.
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Next event
24
JAN 26
16:00
Grand concert
Wolfgang Zerer, Hochschule für Musik de Hambourg
Free tarif from 5 euros onwards. Information and booking on billetweb
Biographie
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Wolfgang Zerer received his first organ lessons in Passau. Starting in 1980, he studied harpsichord with Gordon Murray, organ with Michael Radulescu, orchestral conducting with Karl Österreicher, and sacred music in Vienna. Later, he continued his harpsichord studies with Ton Koopman in Amsterdam, as well as sacred music and organ with Ludger Lohmann in Stuttgart.
After teaching positions in Stuttgart and Vienna, he was appointed Professor of Organ at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 1989. Since 1995, he has been a guest lecturer at the Prins Claus Conservatorium in Groningen (Netherlands), and since October 2006, he has been teaching organ at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel.
Wolfgang Zerer won prizes at organ competitions in Bruges (1982) and Innsbruck (1983). In 2013, he was awarded the 5th Teaching Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg for his excellence in pedagogy.
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Programme
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Dietrich Buxtehude (​1637-1707)
Toccata in F major (BuxWV 156)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio sonata n°3 (BWV 527)
I. Andante – II. Adagio e dolce – III. Vivace
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Georg Muffat (1653-1704)
Toccata ​duodecima (de "Apparatus musico-organisticus")
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Clavier-Übung III (BWV 678-680)
Dieß sind die heilgen zehen Geboth. a 2 Clav e Pedale: Canto fermo in Canone.
Fughetta super Dieß sind die heiligen zehn Gebot. manualiter.
Wir glauben all an einden Gott. In Organo Pleno con Pedale.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Fantaisy in F major "für ein Orgelwerk in einer Uhr" (Kv 594)
I. Adagio – II. Allegro – III. Adagio
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and fugue in F major (BWV 540)
Coming next
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29
MAR
16:00
Concert-tremplin - Open tribune to the conservatoires of Île de France
Aubervilliers - prof. Matthieu Magnuszewski / Cergy, prof. Philippe Brandeis / Saint-Maur, prof. Éric Lebrun / Rueil-Malmaison, prof. Paul Goussot / Versailles, prof. Jean-Baptiste Robin
Closing concert: Sunday, 29 March - 16:00
25
APR
16:00
Concert-tremplin
Christopher Allsop, organ class of Eton College (Great Britain)
23
May
16:00
Grand concert
Liesbeth Schlumberger, assistant-professor at C.N.S.M.D. of Lyon, tenant of the organ of Temple de l’Etoile
27
JUN
16:00
Concert-tremplin
The class of C.N.S.M.D. of Lyon in Paris
(followed by a seconde concert in Temple de l’Etoile at 20:00)
Past events
27
SEP
16:00
Concert-tremplin
Maximilien WANG, C.N.S.M.D. of Paris
Biography
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After studying baroque recorder and organ at the Conservatoire of Périgueux (under Christian Mouyen), Maximilien Wang continued his education at the Conservatoir à Rayonnement Régional (C.R.R.) of Bordeaux in orchestral conducting (under Roberto Gatto), composition (under Bruno Rattini), organ (under Eva Darracq-Antesberger), and accompaniment (under Françoise Larrat). He holds diplomas in baroque recorder (D.E.M.), music theory (D.E.M.), organ (D.E.M.), and accompaniment (C.E.M.). A qualified mathematics teacher, he also graduated from the University of Bordeaux with a research master’s degree in mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in musicology. In organ, he received guidance in improvisation from Paul Goussot and in interpretation from Vincent Warnier.
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As a vocal accompanist, he served as pianist for the Semaine Lyrique d’Excideuil festival, where he performed in pocket opera productions (L’Elisir d’Amore, Don Giovanni, etc.).
In 2017, he won first prize in the Concours Général for music education. As a composer, he received first prize in the Eufonia Composition Competition and the Cap Ferret Festival Prize for his piece “Adieu, belle Aquitaine”. He was composer-in-residence at the Cap Ferret Music Festival in 2024 and is also the recipient of the 2024 Yves Brieux-Ustaritz Organ Prize.
Maximilien Wang is currently a student at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (C.N.S.M.D.P.), where he studies organ improvisation with Thierry Escaich and László Fassang, and organ interpretation with Thomas Ospital and Maude Gratton. He is also pursuing musicology studies at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.
He has performed at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Saint-Eustache Church, and the Chapelle Royale in Versailles. As a soloist or accompanist, he has played at Saint-André Cathedral in Bordeaux (Cathedra Festival), Sainte-Croix Abbey, Saint-Michel Basilica (Bordeaux Organ Revival), the Madeleine Chapel (Bordeaux), and the Musikverein in Vienna with the Bordeaux Maîtrise (Austria), among others.
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In Bordeaux, he serves as artistic director of the Chœur du Chapeau Rouge (a female lyric vocal ensemble) and is titular organist at Saint-Ferdinand Church.
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You will find the artist’s program notes for this concert in the downloadable concert program.
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Programme
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Dietrich Buxtehude (​1637-1707)
Prelude in G minor (BuxWV 149)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fugue on a Theme by Legrenzi (BWV 574)
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Mein Jesu, der du mich (Chorale Prelude, Op. 122.1)
Herzlich tut mich verlangen (Chorale Prelude, Op. 122.10)
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Sketch No. 3 (Op. 58)
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Jean Emmanuel Filet (1986)
Lauda Sion
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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Aquarium (transcr. Shin-Young Lee - Op. 93.7)
Danse macabre (transcr. Louis Robillard - Op. 40)
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25
OCT
16:00
Concert-tremplin
Adam Bernadac, cathedral of Nîmes
Biography
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Adam Bernadac, trained as an organist under Eric Lebrun, Christophe Mantoux, and Thierry Escaich, holds diplomas in harmony, counterpoint, fugue, orchestration, and improvisation from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (C.N.S.M.D. de Paris).
He is the titular organist at Nîmes Cathedral (Gard, France) and pursues a career as both a performer and improviser, appearing in concerts across France and abroad. He won first prize and the audience prize at the International Organ Improvisation Competition in Schwäbisch Gmünd (Germany, 2021), and, together with soprano Margaux Poguet, he was awarded the second prize ex-aequo at the Gaston Litaize Organ Competition (2022).
Since September 2023, he has been teaching composition, orchestration, and analysis at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (C.R.R.) Darius Milhaud in Aix-en-Provence.
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You will find the program notes for this concert in the downloadable concert program.
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Programme
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Ouverture (Kv 399)
Andante in F major (Kv 616 - transcr. A. Isoir)
Chruch sonata in C major (Kv 336 - transcr. A. Isoir)
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Claude Balbastre (1724-1799)
Romance
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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pieces for mechanical organ
Hob. XIX, 1 à 3 (1772)
Hob. XIX, 11 (1772/1793)
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Adagio (transcr. L. Altmann)
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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pieces for mechanical organ
Hob. XIX, 12 à 16 (1772/1793)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Fantaisy in F minor (Kv 608 - transcr. A. Isoir)​​​​
22
NOV
16:30
Grand concert - The Illusions of the World / La Fontaine improvised
Paul Goussot (Bordeaux), organ and Pierre-Alain Clerc (Suisse), narrator
Biographies and program presentation
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You will find the biographies and the concert presentation in the program to be downloaded.
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24
JAN 26
16:00
Concert-tremplin
Paul Ouillac, C.R.R. of Paris
Biography
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Born in Toulouse in 2006, Paul Ouillac is currently a student at the Conservatoire Régional of Paris, where he studies organ and improvisation under Christophe Mantoux, organist at Saint-Séverin in Paris. He also studies basso continuo and composition.
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Passionate about the organ, he began learning the instrument at the age of twelve with Didier Adeux, titular organist of the Gaillac organs, after studying the violin for six years.
Additionally, Paul Ouillac studies harmony at the keyboard and improvisation with François-Henri Houbart, titular organist of the grand organ at La Madeleine in Paris.
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You will find the program notes for this concert in the downloadable concert program.
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Program
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Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772)
Noël Suisse (Noël XII, « Grand jeu, et duo »)
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Praeludium in d minor (BuxWV 140)
Johann-Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Choral « Mit Fried’ und Freud’ inch farh’ dahin » (BWV 616)
Choral « Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf » (BWV 617)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Prelude and Fugue in a minor (WoO 9)
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Passacaglia in d minor (BuxWV 161)
Jean-Adam Guilain (1680-1739)
Suite du Second ton
I. Prélude – II. Tierce en taille – III. Duo – IV. Basse de Trompette – V. Trio de Flûtes – VI. Dialogue – VII. Petit Plein jeu
Johann-Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in a minor (BWV 543)
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