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 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]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sebastian Heindl / Organist" (PDF). Kirchenkreis Arnstadt-Ilmenau. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sebastian Heindl". theater-altenburg-gera.de. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Poulenc: Organ Concerto – Sebastian Heindl, Junges Mitteldeutsches Kammerorchester". YouTube. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "unk". Ostthüringer Zeitung. 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "Bio". Sebastian Heindl Organist. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Taking a look back at the 2017 competition..." Northern Ireland International Organ Competition. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sebastian Heindl". musikfest-ion.de. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ "Sebastian Heindl gewinnt weltweit höchstdotierten Orgel-Wettbewerb". Klassik.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ "Homepage of Prof. Martin Schmedingur". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sebastian Heindl gewinnt weltweit höchstdotierten Orgelwettbewerb", Neue Musikzeitung, 24 June 2019, retrieved 3 December 2020
- ↑ "2019 International Organ Competition". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sebastian Heindl spielt Dukas, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé". Rondeau Production. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert". Spotify. Retrieved 14 October 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 3 March 2021
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