Programme
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
(arr. Edwin Lemare)
Prélude and fugue in C Major, Op. 36 No. 3 Marcel Dupré (1886 – 1971)
Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D Major BWV 1068 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
II. Air (arr. Sigfrid Karg-Elert)
Prélude and fugue in Ab Major, Op. 36 No. 2 Marcel Dupré (1886 – 1971)
Suite Op. 5 Maurice Duruflé (1902 – 1986)
I. Prélude
II. Sicilienne
III. Toccata
Jan Liebermann (*2005) began piano lessons at the age of seven and started studying the organ in 2018 with Dean’s Cantor Bernhard Zosel in Kronberg. In December 2019, he was accepted into the Young Academy of the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts as a pre-college student in the organ class of Prof. Carsten Wiebusch.
Since the winter semester of 2022/2023, he has been pursuing organ studies under Prof.Gerhard Gnann in the pre-college program at the Mainz University of Music. Additionally, he receives piano instruction in the master class of the International Piano Institute Bad Homburg under Prof. Dr. Lev Natochenny.
Jan has garnered numerous accolades, including First Prize at the 2024 Northern Ireland International Organ Competition, First Prize at the 2021 „Jugend musiziert“ Competition (national level, solo organ category, highest score), Second Prize at the 2023 International Organ Competition Wuppertal, and awards at the 2020 International Young Organist Competition Moscow, the 2020 International Organ Competition Deidesheim, and the 2023 Concours International d’Orgue de Dudelange. He is also a special prize recipient of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and was awarded a scholarship from the Jürgen Ponto Foundation Berlin in 2021.
Jan Liebermann has performed on the organs of major churches in Germany, including Freiberg Cathedral, Essen Philharmonic, Essen Cathedral, Soest Cathedral, Freiburg Minster, as well as Stiftskirche Stuttgart, St. Michaelis Hamburg, St. Lamberti Münster, and St. Jakobi Lübeck. His international concert engagements have also taken him to England, where he has performed in renowned churches such as Truro Cathedral, Selby Abbey, Christchurch Priory, Keble College Oxford, and Southwark Cathedral in London.
Additionally, Jan Liebermann has been a guest at numerous prestigious organ concert series, including the International Organ Concerts Erfurt, International Hill Organ Days Berlin, Stralsund Organ Concerts, and the Frankfurt Organ Days. Furthermore, he has appeared in the concert series „Hörprobe“ on the radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
Furthermore, Jan Liebermann has been featured in the concert series „Hörprobe“ on the radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur and has appeared on radio (including BR-Klassik, SWR and hr2 Kultur) and television (including Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz) due to his musical achievements.
In the spring of 2024, Jan Liebermann attracted significant attention in the organ world when he performed all six trio sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach from memory in several public concerts. In recognition of his artistic achievements and dedication, he was awarded the 2024 Cultural Award by the Rotary Club Mainz. Just a year later, he turned his focus to performing Marcel Dupré’s complete Trois Préludes et Fugues, which he also presented from memory in multiple public concerts.
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