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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23
MAY
16:00
Grand concert
Liesbeth Schlumberger, professeur assistante au C.N.S.M.D. de Lyon, titulaire de l'orgue du Temple de l’Étoile (Paris)
Informations et réservations (à partir de 5 euros) : billetweb
Biography
Liesbeth Schlumberger-Kurpershoek (b. 1964) began her organ studies with Stephan Zondagh at the University of Pretoria before continuing her training in France in 1987. There, she studied organ with Marie-Claire Alain and harpsichord with Huguette Dreyfus at the Conservatoire of Rueil-Malmaison. She later refined her skills at the Conservatoire of Lille under Jean Boyer and also took improvisation classes with Jean Langlais.
In 1996, she was appointed as an assistant in the keyboard department, specifically the organ section, at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon, which was then directed by Jean Boyer and later by François Espinasse.
Since 1994, Liesbeth Schlumberger has held the position of titular organist at the grand organ of the Protestant Temple de l'Étoile in Paris.
She has participated in several international competitions, both as a competitor and as a jury member, including the Grand Prix de Chartres in 2010.
Programm
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
L'Ascension
I. Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père
II. Alleluias sereins d'une âme qui désire le Ciel
III. Transports de joie d'une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne
IV. Prière du Christ montant vers son Père
Gilbert Amy (1936)
Invention n°4
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (BWV 582)
Coming next
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
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.
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.
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.
You will find the artist’s program notes for this concert in the downloadable concert program.
Programme
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Prelude in G minor (BuxWV 149)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fugue on a Theme by Legrenzi (BWV 574)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Mein Jesu, der du mich (Chorale Prelude, Op. 122.1)
Herzlich tut mich verlangen (Chorale Prelude, Op. 122.10)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Sketch No. 3 (Op. 58)
Jean Emmanuel Filet (1986)
Lauda Sion
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Aquarium (transcr. Shin-Young Lee - Op. 93.7)
Danse macabre (transcr. Louis Robillard - Op. 40)
25
OCT
16:00
Concert-tremplin
Adam Bernadac, cathedral of Nîmes
Biography
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.
You will find the program notes for this concert in the downloadable concert program.
Programme
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)
Claude Balbastre (1724-1799)
Romance
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pieces for mechanical organ
Hob. XIX, 1 à 3 (1772)
Hob. XIX, 11 (1772/1793)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Adagio (transcr. L. Altmann)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Pieces for mechanical organ
Hob. XIX, 12 à 16 (1772/1793)
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
You will find the biographies and the concert presentation in the program to be downloaded.
24
JAN 26
16:00
Concert-tremplin
Paul Ouillac, C.R.R. of Paris
Biography
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.
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.
You will find the program notes for this concert in the downloadable concert program.
Program
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)
28
FEB
16:00
Grand concert
Wolfgang Zerer, Hochschule für Musik de Hambourg
Biography
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.
You will find the program notes for this concert in the downloadable concert program.
Program
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Toccata in F major (BuxWV 156)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio sonata n°3 (BWV 527)
I. Andante – II. Adagio e dolce – III. Vivace
Georg Muffat (1653-1704)
Toccata duodecima (from "Apparatus musico-organisticus")
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.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Fantaisy in F major "für ein Orgelwerk in einer Uhr" (Kv 594)
I. Adagio – II. Allegro – III. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and fugue in F major (BWV 540)
They talked about it
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Concertclassic.com, Michel ROUBINET (lien)
28 / 29
MAR
16:00
Concert-tremplin - Open tribune to the conservatoires of Île-de-France
Aubervilliers - Cergy - Rueil-Malmaison- Saint-Maur - Versailles
Closing concert: Sunday, 29 March - 16:00
Presentation
Over the course of a weekend, the tribune of Saint-Séverin hosted five organ classes from the Île-de-France region: Aubervilliers (prof. Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard), Cergy (prof. Philippe Brandeis), Rueil-Malmaison (prof. Paul Goussot and Jean-Baptiste Monnot), Saint-Maur (prof. Éric Lebrun), and Versailles (prof. Jean-Baptiste Robin and Alexandra Bartfeld).
Lectures and public lessons were broadcast on a large screen in the nave, allowing passing tourists and parishioners to discover how the organ and its repertoire are studied... and, of course, the closing concert, where we certainly heard future guests of our springboard concerts!
You can find the artistic intent note for this concert in the program booklet, available for download.
Programme
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Praeludium in D major (BuxWV 139) (1, a)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
O Welt, ich muss dich lassen (Op 122.11) (2, d)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantaisy in C minor (BWV 537) (3, c)
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Praeludium en G minor (BuxWV 148) (4, e)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Adagio, extr. Trio Sonata n°1 (BWV 525.2) (5, c)
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Praeludium in F sharp minor (BuxWV 146) (6, b)
Jean-Pierre Leguay (1939)
Prélude VIII (7, b)
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Canzona seconda, extr. Ricercari et canzoni franceze. Libro primo (8, c)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fugue in G major (BWV 577) (9, d)
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697)
Prelude en E minor (10, d)
Pierre Du Mage (1674-1751)
Plein jeu, extr. Livre d’orgue (11, a)
Jean-Adam Guilain (1680-1739)
Tierce en taille, extr. Suite du second ton (2, d)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantaisie et fugue en sol mineur (BWV 542) (12, e et 2, d)
Students
(1) Marc Trenel (2) Sarah Perarnaud (3) Cécile Cortot (4) Songyeon Im (5) Milo Marches (6) Benoît Pépin (7) Jean Couvreur (8) Shotaro Komoto (9) Valeria Velásquez Pérez (10) Nathan Ringkamp (11) Raphaël Wang (12) Émilie Rousseau
Conservatoires et professeurs
(a) Aubervilliers (prof. Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard) (b) Cergy (prof. Philippe Brandeis) (c) Rueil-Malmaison (prof. Paul Goussot et Jean-Baptiste Monnot) (d) Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (prof. Éric Lebrun) (e) Versailles (prof. Jean-Baptiste Robin et Alexandra Bartfeld)
25
APR
16:00
Grand concert
Christopher Allsop, organ class of Eton College (Great Britain)
Presentation
Another prestigious class visited us during this weekend: five students from the organ class of Eton College, accompanied by their teacher Christopher Allsop, discovered our organ over two days—as well as the neighboring organ of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont during a nighttime visit.
The closing concert allowed us to hear, in a repertoire certainly unusual for Saint-Séverin, just how much these young performers possessed virtuosity, confidence, and maturity!
You can find the artistic intent note for this concert in the program booklet, available for download.
Program
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Toccata in F major (BuxWV 157) (1)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantaisy in G minor (BWV 542) (2)
Prelude in E minor (BWV 548.1) (3)
Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)
Toccata in H minor (4)
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Nun danket alle Gott (Op. 65.13) (2)
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Finale, extr. Symphonie VI pour orgue (Op. 42 n°2) (4)
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
Musette, extr. Trois pièces pour orgue (5)
Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Incantation pour un jour saint (Op. 64) (1)
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Fugue in G minor (Op. 7 n°3.2) (3)
Albert Renaud (1855-1924)
Toccata in D minor (Op. 108.1) (5)
(1) Lorenzo Granado (2) Sebastian Wang (3) Angus Crichton-Stuart (4) Kevin Ge (5) Asael Kazibwe
