Dear Weiwuying Unlimited member, this is a non-Weiwuying-presented program. You can buy ticket directly via the link below.
● Approx. 90 mins incl. 1 interval of 20 mins
● Age guidance 7+
● 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
● 25% off for Weiwuying Youth member
● Applicable for Weiwuying Unlimited member
● For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
Italian Organist FAGIANI's Recital - The Wizard of Improvisation
"He is a brilliant, virtuoso organist, but his great mastery is entirely subservient to the
realization of a larger musical experience" - John Scott
After listening to the wonderful and inspiring open house special event, you might find yourself craving more pipe organ performances. If so, you definitely should not miss FAGIANI's recital scheduled the following evening. FAGIANI currently serves as the organist of the Franciscan Shrine of La Verna in Milan and is frequently invited to perform and lead master classes at music halls and colleges around the world. In this concert, you will hear the solemnness and elegance of Bach's baroque court music, and most importantly, FAGIANI's profound thoughts on his own musicality. Even though the majority of classical musicians today lack the ability to improvise, church organists must master the art of improvisation as they need to adjust how they play on the spot to keep up with church ritual. Therefore, improvisation has always been one of the many indicators of an organist's abilities. As a church organist himself, FAGIANI will show off his amazing improvisation skills, which will make this concert a truly unique and non-replicable experience. What sparks will the hospitality of Southern Taiwan add to FAGIANI's imagination? Come to the concert and find out for yourself!
Pre-talk
10/11 (Sun) 13:50-14:10. Concert Hall 3rd Floor
Program
J. S. Bach|Chaconne (Transcibed by Busoni-Matthey)
E. M. Fagiani|Celebrate, rejoice, rise up and praise these days (Fantasy on two themes)
G. Mahler|Adagietto (from the Fifth Symphony, transcribed by D. Briggs)
E. M. Fagiani|Prelude and Fugue, improvised on a given theme
J. S. Bach|Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor, BWV 582
C. M. Widor|Symphonie Gothique, Op.70, II. Andante sostenuto
E. M. Fagiani|Lauda Sion Salvatorem (Tanz-Toccata)
E. M. Fagiani|Free improvisation on a given theme
Artist Introduction
Organ|Eugenio Maria FAGIANI
Renowned internationally for his impressive, enthralling and vibrant musical language, the Italian organist Eugenio Maria Fagiani performs regularly on the most important instruments in Europe, Russia, Middle East and Northern America such as Notre Dame de Paris (F), Berlin’s Dom (D), St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York (US), Tchaikovsky's Great Hall in Moscow (RU), the Royal Albert Hall in London (UK), Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Firenze (I). the Hofkirche St. Leodegar in Luzern (CH), the St. James Anglican Cathedral in Toronto (CDN), the Skt. Florian Stiftsbasilika (A), the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth (IL).
Besides his activity as a soloist, he holds a long term collaboration with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano La Verdi (since 2010) and the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini (since 2020), and has been directed by eminent conductors as Jeffrey Tate, Riccardo Chailly, Xian Zhang, Claus-Peter Flor, Jens Georg Bachmann, John Axelrod, Missak Baghboudarian, Yusuke Kumehara, Giuseppe Grazioli, Daniel Kawka and Alpesh Chauhan.
Celebrated as “the wizard of improvisation”, he’s also a fine composer. His works are now part of the repertoire of some of the most prestigious artists of our time as David Briggs and Stephen Tharp.
Since 2008 he is the Organist of the Franciscan Shrine of La Verna, Arezzo (IT).
Eugenio is the Artistic Director of the Festival Internazionale di Musica d’Organo de La Verna and the Festival Organistico “S.Donato” in the Arezzo’s Dome, and also since 2016 the Artistic Advisor of the Terra Sancta Organ Festival, across seven countries in the Middle-East region, organized by the Custody of the Holy Land.
He is invited to hold masterclasses (both in Interpretation and Improvisation) and lectures for several top-class music institutions around Europe and North America such as the Cambridge University Organ Scolar’s Forum (UK), the RCCO, Toronto (CDN). He is also invited to serve as juror in international competitions.
He records with: VDE-Gallo, Spektral Records, Fugatto, Da Vinci and Decca.
Major Sponsor
Italian Organist FAGIANI's Recital - The Wizard of Improvisation
"He is a brilliant, virtuoso organist, but his great mastery is entirely subservient to the
realization of a larger musical experience" - John Scott
After listening to the wonderful and inspiring open house special event, you might find yourself craving more pipe organ performances. If so, you definitely should not miss FAGIANI's recital scheduled the following evening. FAGIANI currently serves as the organist of the Franciscan Shrine of La Verna in Milan and is frequently invited to perform and lead master classes at music halls and colleges around the world. In this concert, you will hear the solemnness and elegance of Bach's baroque court music, and most importantly, FAGIANI's profound thoughts on his own musicality. Even though the majority of classical musicians today lack the ability to improvise, church organists must master the art of improvisation as they need to adjust how they play on the spot to keep up with church ritual. Therefore, improvisation has always been one of the many indicators of an organist's abilities. As a church organist himself, FAGIANI will show off his amazing improvisation skills, which will make this concert a truly unique and non-replicable experience. What sparks will the hospitality of Southern Taiwan add to FAGIANI's imagination? Come to the concert and find out for yourself!
Pre-talk
10/11 (Sun) 13:50-14:10. Concert Hall 3rd Floor
Program
J. S. Bach|Chaconne (Transcibed by Busoni-Matthey)
E. M. Fagiani|Celebrate, rejoice, rise up and praise these days (Fantasy on two themes)
G. Mahler|Adagietto (from the Fifth Symphony, transcribed by D. Briggs)
E. M. Fagiani|Prelude and Fugue, improvised on a given theme
J. S. Bach|Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor, BWV 582
C. M. Widor|Symphonie Gothique, Op.70, II. Andante sostenuto
E. M. Fagiani|Lauda Sion Salvatorem (Tanz-Toccata)
E. M. Fagiani|Free improvisation on a given theme
Artist Introduction
Organ|Eugenio Maria FAGIANI
Renowned internationally for his impressive, enthralling and vibrant musical language, the Italian organist Eugenio Maria Fagiani performs regularly on the most important instruments in Europe, Russia, Middle East and Northern America such as Notre Dame de Paris (F), Berlin’s Dom (D), St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York (US), Tchaikovsky's Great Hall in Moscow (RU), the Royal Albert Hall in London (UK), Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Firenze (I). the Hofkirche St. Leodegar in Luzern (CH), the St. James Anglican Cathedral in Toronto (CDN), the Skt. Florian Stiftsbasilika (A), the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth (IL).
Besides his activity as a soloist, he holds a long term collaboration with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano La Verdi (since 2010) and the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini (since 2020), and has been directed by eminent conductors as Jeffrey Tate, Riccardo Chailly, Xian Zhang, Claus-Peter Flor, Jens Georg Bachmann, John Axelrod, Missak Baghboudarian, Yusuke Kumehara, Giuseppe Grazioli, Daniel Kawka and Alpesh Chauhan.
Celebrated as “the wizard of improvisation”, he’s also a fine composer. His works are now part of the repertoire of some of the most prestigious artists of our time as David Briggs and Stephen Tharp.
Since 2008 he is the Organist of the Franciscan Shrine of La Verna, Arezzo (IT).
Eugenio is the Artistic Director of the Festival Internazionale di Musica d’Organo de La Verna and the Festival Organistico “S.Donato” in the Arezzo’s Dome, and also since 2016 the Artistic Advisor of the Terra Sancta Organ Festival, across seven countries in the Middle-East region, organized by the Custody of the Holy Land.
He is invited to hold masterclasses (both in Interpretation and Improvisation) and lectures for several top-class music institutions around Europe and North America such as the Cambridge University Organ Scolar’s Forum (UK), the RCCO, Toronto (CDN). He is also invited to serve as juror in international competitions.
He records with: VDE-Gallo, Spektral Records, Fugatto, Da Vinci and Decca.
Major Sponsor
Dear Weiwuying Unlimited member, this is a non-Weiwuying-presented program. You can buy ticket directly via the link below.
● Approx. 90 mins incl. 1 interval of 20 mins
● Age guidance 7+
● 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
● 25% off for Weiwuying Youth member
● Applicable for Weiwuying Unlimited member
● For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit