Plein-Jeu à Saint-Séverin

 

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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