Sebastian Heindl
Sebastian Heindl (born 1997 in Gera, Germany)[1] is a German organist.
Education[edit]
Heindl began studying piano at age five and then at age ten became a singer in the Thomanerchor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where he began studying the organ under the university organist, Daniel Beilschmidt.[1] He is currently studying the organ under Martin Schmeding and Thomas Lennartz at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
Career[edit]
Heindl has made recordings for MDR Fernsehen and Bayerischer Rundfunk public broadcasters and was featured in a BBC documentary with John Eliot Gardiner.[2]
In 2017, he performed the Concerto pour orgue, cordes et timbales of Francis Poulenc with the Jungen Mitteldeutschen Kammerorchester in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.[3][4]
Selected awards[edit]
- 2012 and 2015 - Jugend musiziert
- 2016 - Internationaler Bach Wettbewerb Leipzig: Special Prize for the youngest participant[5]
- 2017 - Organ – Journal für die Orgel: Organist of the Year 2016
- 2017 - Northern Ireland International Organ Competition 2017, First Prize[6]
- 2018 - Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg: Organ Competition, Third Prize[7]
- 2019 - Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition: Pierre S. du Pont First Prize, Audience Choice Prize, American Guild of Organists Philadelphia Chapter Prize[8][9][10][11]
Selected discography[edit]
- Flaschenpost-Geheimnisse: Dukas und seine Schüler, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé. Rondeau Production Leipzig 2016.[12]
- Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert (Dupré, Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Franck, Duruflé, Middleschulte). Spotify 2021.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sebastian Heindl / Organist" (PDF). Kirchenkreis Arnstadt-Ilmenau. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Sebastian Heindl". theater-altenburg-gera.de. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Poulenc: Organ Concerto - Sebastian Heindl, Junges Mitteldeutsches Kammerorchester". YouTube. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "unk". Ostthüringer Zeitung. April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Bio". Sebastian Heindl Organist. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Taking a look back at the 2017 competition..." Northern Ireland International Organ Competition. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Sebastian Heindl". musikfest-ion.de. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Sebastian Heindl gewinnt weltweit höchstdotierten Orgel-Wettbewerb". Klassik.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Homepage of Prof. Martin Schmedingur". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Sebastian Heindl gewinnt weltweit höchstdotierten Orgelwettbewerb", Neue Musikzeitung, 24 June 2019, retrieved December 3, 2020
- ^ "2019 International Organ Competition". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Sebastian Heindl spielt Dukas, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé". Rondeau Production. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert". Spotify. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Sebastian Heindl on YouTube
- Sebastian Heindl discography at Discogs
- Tanz mit dem Teufe (Dance with the Devil) Article in Die Zeit from March 3, 2021
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