Christian Barthen

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Christian Barthen (born March 30, 1984 in Saarbrücken ) is a German organist , pianist , harpsichordist and church musician .

biography

Barthen was accepted into Wolfgang Rübsam's organ class at the Saar University of Music in Saarbrücken as a young student . After graduating from the Willi-Graf-Gymnasium Saarbrücken, he studied, also at the Saar University of Music, in the organ classes of Wolfgang Rübsam and Andreas Rothkopf and in the piano classes of Robert Leonardy and Jean Micault . Another major focus of his studies in harpsichord with Lutz Gillmann is early music . In 2011/12 he took private studies with Philippe Lefebvre at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris . He completed his studies with the A-exam for Protestant church music (Master of Church Music A), the diploma in music pedagogy for piano and harpsichord and the concert qualification with distinction (Master of Arts - Organ Performance). In 2012 he also took up organ studies in the soloist class of Ludger Lohmann at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart , which he completed in 2014 with the concert exam (Soloist Diploma - Organ Performance). In addition, he has extensive activities as a concert organist in Germany and other European countries. His repertoire includes all eras and styles, but he is particularly interested in the organ music of the 19th and 20th centuries and the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach .

Since 1997 he has worked as a church musician at various locations in Saarland. Among other things, he was assistant to Theo Brandmüller at the Ludwigskirche in Saarbrücken. From March 2015 to February 2020 he was the organist of the large Link organ and cantor of the Protestant town church in Giengen an der Brenz . Since March 2020 he has been cantor of the Evangelical Church of St. Anna in Augsburg and succeeds Michael Nonnenmacher, who has retired, in this role . He also works in the organ sector as a private music teacher.

Prizes and awards (selection)

  • 2006
    • 1st prize at the "Horst-Dieter Veeck" organ competition at the Saar University of Music
    • 1st prize at the international organ competition Music Prize in Saarn Monastery in the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr
  • 2007
    • Scholarship from the Elisabeth and Bruno Meindl Foundation
    • 2nd prize at the international "Johann Sebastian Bach" organ competition of the state capital Wiesbaden
    • Audience award at the international "Johann Sebastian Bach" organ competition of the state capital Wiesbaden
  • 2008
    • 1st prize at the international piano competition "Madeleine de Valmalete" in the city of Paris, as a piano duo with the pianist Maria Hauptenthal
  • 2011
    • 2nd prize at the international organ competition of the city of Korschenbroich
    • 1st prize at the international organ competition in St. Maurice d´Agaune
    • Franz Liszt special prize at the international organ competition in St. Maurice d´Agaune

Discography

Max Reger: Organ Works Vol. 13.

  • Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, Op. 29; No. 7–12 from the monologues op. 63; 1st Sonata in F sharp minor op.33.

Max Reger: Organ Works Vol. 16.

  • Three Organ Pieces op. 7; "The School of Trio Play"; No. 36–38 from the 52 Choral Preludes op. 67; Prelude and Fugue in C minor, op .; Prelude and Fugue in D minor, no op .; Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 913.

Organ works ... on a grand scale

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New sounds in church music. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
  2. ↑ 6th International Organ Competition in Saarn Monastery / Mülheim an der Ruhr ( Memento from September 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ^ Winner of the Bach Prize of the State Capital Wiesbaden
  4. ↑ HFM piano duo wins with distinction at the Concours international de Piano "Madeleine de Valmalete" in Paris ( memento from September 10, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), communication from January 28, 2008.
  5. ↑ Prize winners of the 22nd International Organ Competition 2010 in Chartres ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / orgues.chartres.free.fr
personal data
SURNAME Barthen, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, pianist, harpsichordist and church musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarbrücken