Festival d'orgue de Vouvant : << Transmissions >>

> Thursday 24 July 2025 / 7pm

Matthias HAVINGA, titular organist of the great organ of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam,
professor of organ at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam

- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Hamburg 1809 - Leipzig 1847) :
Third Sonata, Op. 65
"Con moto maestoso", "Andante Tranquillo
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (Deventer 1562 - Amsterdam 1621) :
Mein junges Leben hat ein End
(My young life has an end) / Six variations
- Johann Sebastian Bach (Eisenach 1685 - Leipzig 1750) :
Two excerpts from the Clavierübung * III
Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV 679 / (These are the ten sacred commandments)
Chorale: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot, BWV 678
Trio Sonata No. 5, BWV 529 / Allegro - Largo - Allegro
- Franz Liszt (Doborjan 1811 - Bayreuth 1886) :
Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen after Bach's cantata BWV 12
(Weeping, lamentations, torments and despondency)

* Term used to describe keyboard playing. Clavierübung I & II are devoted to the harpsichord.

Matthias HAVINGA, organist and pianist, studied both instruments at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he now teaches organ. Winner of various international organ competitions, he enjoys an international career, performing in the great concert halls and on the great organs of Europe, the United States, South America and Russia, as soloist or with groups such as the Nederlands Kamerkoor and the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. He is also regularly invited to give master classes.
His repertoire covers the majority of organ music, from medieval to contemporary, and his CDs, published by Brilliant Classics, have received international critical acclaim. His videos on his YouTube channel and on the channel of the Netherlands Bach Society are very popular.
Matthias Havinga is titular organist of the great organs of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. This instrument, built in 1726, is one of the most famous in the Netherlands, and its huge organ case is a masterpiece in itself. The Oude Kerk already had an organ in the 15th century. The organist, harpsichordist, composer and great teacher Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was its organist from 1577 to 1621.

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Price: €10 / Support price: €15
Under 16s: free (only at the concert entrance)

Tickets at
Vouvant, Fontenay-le-Comte, La Châtaigneraie, Maillezais and Mervent Tourist Offices - Tel: 02 51 69 44 99
At the church, ½ hour before the concert: payment by card possible

Access to the concert via the Théodelin nave / PRM access

Children: recommended for ages 5 and up