Famous critic and writer John Amis writes in a recent review
“Dame Gillian is surely one of the greatest of living artists; her playing shows
a perfect mixture of head and heart, a true
musician with the technique to tackle anything.”
Hopefully you can find and experience the magic in your area from the list below.
If you can't find one and would like to schedule an event, please contact one of the agents listed on the links page.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
8:00 p.m. |
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 Recital
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Messiaen recital- An overview of Messiaen's organ music |
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Friday, February 1, 2008
7:30 p.m. |
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Recital
All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
4:00 p.m. |
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Recital
Griswold Hall, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore
Tickets required. Call the Box Office at 410-659-8100 x 4415. |
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Monday, February 11, 2008
7:00-9:00 p.m. |
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Masterclass
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Free and open to the public |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
7:00-9:00 p.m. |
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Masterclass
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Free and open to the public |
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
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Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Concert with the William Byrd Singers and the Cappriccio String Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Wilkinson |
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
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Masterclass
First Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, Florida
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
4:00 p.m. |
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Recital
First Presbyterian Church, Gainesville, Florida
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
7:30 p.m. |
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Recital
St Mary's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
5:00 p.m. |
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Recital
The National Cathedral, Washington D.C.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
7:30 p.m. |
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Recital
Wichita State University, Kansas
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
10:00 a.m. till noon |
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Masterclass
Wichita State University, Kansas
The class will include a performance of Messiaen's Messe de la Pentecôte |
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
3:00 p.m. |
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Recital
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia
...plus on-stage interview with Michael Barone at 2:15pm. Click here for tickets. |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
7:30 p.m. |
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Recital
First Presbyterian Church, Newton, North Carolina
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Tuesday, April 16, 2008
9:30 a.m. - noon |
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Masterclass
First Presbyterian Church, Newton, North Carolina
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
7:30 p.m. |
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Recital
St Dunstan's Church, Mayfield, England (Mayfield Festival)
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Sunday, May 11, 2008 (Pentecost)
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Recital
Durham Cathedral, Durham
Performance of Messiaen's Messe de la Pentecôte, played before and after Evensong |
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
7:45 p.m. |
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Recital
Messiaen Recital at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Pre-concert interview at 7:00 p.m. with well-known BBC personality and critic Graeme Kay; concert with performance artist Mark Rowan-Hull painting live, and will include plainsong contributions from the choir. |
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
8:00 p.m. |
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Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Performing Messe de la Pentecôte interspersed with liturgical works by Bach connected with the Mass, and will include a Franck chorale. Talk by Gillian Weir at 7:00 p.m. |
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
8:00 p.m. |
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Jesuit house in Heverlee, Belguim
Part of Leuven Orgelfestival |
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
11:50 a.m. |
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Recital
St Nicholas' Church, Newbury, Berks (Newbury Fest)
Pre-concert interview 11 a.m., Coffee 11:30, Recital 11:50 a.m. |
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
20:00 |
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Høje Kolstrup Kirke, Denmark
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
20:00 |
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Recital
Haderslev Cathedral, Haderslev, Denmark
Complete performance of Messiaen's Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité |
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Friday, June 6, 2008
7:00 p.m. |
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Sct Petri Church, Malmö, Sweden
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
11:30 a.m. |
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Recital
Lund Cathedral, Lund, Sweden
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
20:00 |
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Stadthalle, Wuppertal, Germany
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
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Recital
New Hall School, Chelmsford
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
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Recital
Part of the St Magnus Festival, Orkneys
Messiaen and Bach recital |
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Monday, June 23, 2008
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Recital
St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham - complete performance of the Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité, closing concert of the Messiaen 2008 International Centenary Conference
On June 24th, there will be an interview with the distinguished author and authority on French music, Roger Nicholas, with Gillian Weir, as part of the conference. |
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Friday, June 27, 2008
10:30 p.m. |
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Recital
Passau Dom, Germany
This is a special event - sunset to sunrise (with other organists) continuous organ music, in the Festspielen Europaïsche Orgelwochen Passau. 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. |
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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Recital
Hereford Cathedral
...plus interview at 6:00 p.m. |
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
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Master-class on Messiaen Organ Works
London (venue tba)
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Recital
Opening recital in Westminster Abbey summer organ festival - a complete performance of Messiaen's Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité, of which Gillian Weir gave the première UK performance, from the composer's manuscript (Royal Festival Hall, 1973).
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Friday, July 18, 2008
6:30 p.m. |
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Recital
Heilig-Kreuz-Münster, Schwabish Gmünd, Germany
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Friday, July 25, 2008
16:30 |
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Recital
Helligaandskirke, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
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Recital
Sct. Catharinae Kirke, Hjørring, Denmark
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
19:30 |
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Recital
Domkirke, Viborg, Denmark
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
20:00 |
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Recital
Sct Nicolai Kirke, Kirkepadsen 20, Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark
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Friday, August 8, 2008
11:00 a.m. |
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Worcester Cathedral (Three Choirs festival)
Performance of L'Ascension. Lunch following at 12:30, with Gillian Weir speaking. Click here for more information. |
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
7:00 p.m. |
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Lahti, Finland: Festival with Lahti Symphony Orchestra performing the Symphonie in D minor for Organ and Orchestra by Alexandre Guilmant
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Friday, September 5, 2008
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Recital
Sofia Albertina Church, Landskrona, Sweden
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Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Recital
St Johannes Kirke, Malmö, Sweden
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Monday, September 8, 2008
8:00 p.m. |
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Paderborn Cathedral, Germany
Complete performance of Messiaen's Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité |
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Recital
Stadt-und-Marktkirche St Lamberti, Münster, Westfalen-Lippe, Germany
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
1:00 p.m. |
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 Masterclass
Nicolaikerk, Utrecht, Holland
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
7:30 p.m. |
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Recital
Nicolaikerk, Utrecht, Holland
Part of the celebrations for National Organ Day in Holland. |
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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St Asaph Cathedral, North Wales Music Festival, Wales
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
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Masterclass
St Asaph Cathedral, North Wales Music Festival, Wales
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
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Recital
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
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Recital
Mayflower Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Monday, October 6, 2008
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Masterclass
Mayflower Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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October 9 to 18, 2008
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 Jurist
Jurist at CIOC- Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Recital
l'Eglise Saints-Anges, Lachine, Montreal, part of CIOC- Canadian International Organ Competition
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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Recital and Masterclass
University of North Texas, Denton
To include Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten for choir and organ |
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
8:00 p.m. |
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Masterclass
Parker Chapel, Trinity University, San Antonio
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Friday, October 24, 2008
8:00 p.m. |
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Recital
Parker Chapel, Trinity University, San Antonio
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
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Recital
Cathedral of St John, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Recital
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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Recital
Durham Cathedral, Durham
Complete performance of Messiaen's Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité |
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November 16 to 23, 2008
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Artist-in-Residence
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
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Recital
Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Messiaen recital |
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Messiaen recital on the Maître's 100th birthday
Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
3:00 p.m. |
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Recital
Spivey Hall, Clayton College and State University, Morrow, Georgia
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
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Recital
Disney Hall, Los Angeles
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
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Recital of Messiaen: A complete performance of the Livre du Saint Sacrement
Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
8:00 p.m. |
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Recital
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Phoenix, Arizona- Region IX Convention - Central Arizona Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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Recital
Durham Cathedral, Durham, England
Messiaen - Livre du Saint Sacrement |
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