2009 - 14th edition
Among the artists invited :
Marie-Agnès Gillot, Ensemble vocal Les Jeunes Solistes, Rachid Safir, Jean-Baptiste Mnnot, Mathias Lecomte, Ensemble vocal Sankt Jacobi, Ensemble instrumental Cythara, Rudolf Kelber, Maïko Kato, Matthieu De Miguel, Tania Dovgal, Maîtrise du Conservatoire de Toulouse, Mark Opstad, William Whitehead, Chorale Franco-allemande de Toulouse, Jacques Michel, Philippe Lefèbvre, Pieter-Jelle de Boer, Raquele Magalhaes, Anne-Gaëlle Chanon, Adam Kecskès, Élisabeth Amalric, Gilbert Vergé-Borderolle, Isabelle Frémau, Marie-Ange Leurent, Éric Lebrun, Benjamin Righetti, Stéphane Bois, Marylin Revel, Pierre Farago, Colette Migné, Gilles Rambach, Anne Magouët, Marc Pontus, Bruno Boterf, Renaud Delaigue, Ensemble Les Sacqueboutiers, Juan de la Rubia Romero, Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, François Fernadez, Rié Hamada, Choeur du Capitole de Toulouse, Alfonso Caiani, Yves Rechsteiner, Michel Bouvard, Ensemble de Clarinettes de Toulouse, Yves Bailly, François Marchal, Bernard Foccroulle....
The Festival since 1996
2008 - 13th Festival
This 13th edition of the festival once again confirmed its standards of excellence, its penchant for new discoveries and for placing the most noble of instruments alongside choirs, orchestras and vocal and instrumental soloists while combining music with other arts (contemporary dance, cinema etc.). There were close to 80 musical rendezvous: major recitals, lunchtime concerts, discovery trails, performances for young people, conferences, open-air dawn concerts and ‘regional days’.
Special events included a homage to Jean Boyer, an invitation to all the organ’s ‘little brothers and sisters’ that provided an opportunity to see and hear some unusual instruments in a series of unique performances (lira organizzata etc.); a week-end devoted to the Puget organ-building dynasty....
Among the artists invited were :
Académie baroque européenne d’Ambronnay, Jean Tubéry, Georges Guillard, Aude Heurtematte, Liesbeth Schlumberger, Philippe Lefèbvre, Ensemble Les Parodies Organisées, Michel Alabau, Le Trio George Sand, Gabriel Marghieri, Yeon-Ju Kim, Salva Sanchis Compagnie, Bernard Foccroulle, François Espinasse, Yves Rechsteiner, Théo Jellema, Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, Christophe Coin, Jean-Charles Ablitzer, Henri Demarquette, Quatuor Barbaroque, Arnaud Marzorati, Jean-Pierre Lecaudey, Gilles Oltz, Florent Gallière, Wolfgang Seifen, Compagnie Le Lever du Jour, Baptiste Genniaux, Emmanuel Pélaprat, Sonja Sempéré, Laurent-Cyprien Giraud, Pauline Koundouno, Adam Kecskès, Jean-Claude Guidarini, Matthieu De Miguel, Pierre Caudrelier, Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Orchestre de Chambre du Conservatoire de Toulouse…
2007 - 12th festival
2007 - 12th festival
This 12th edition will confirm the status of Toulouse as European capital of organ music. Now as ever, the organ lies at the heart of every style of music: Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Contemporary, even electronic. Jan Willem Jansen, Artistic Director, combines the organ with vocals and other instruments, surrounds it with vocal ensembles or orchestras, makes it flirt with the cinema or dance and occasionally even asks it to perform alone!
The members of ECHO (European Cities of Historic Organs) have chosen Toulouse to host their 10th Annual Congress. The association is made up of 11 European cities, each with a rich organ heritage and an exceptional instrument, whose current titular organists will perform during the Festival.
Among the artists invited were :
Anne-Laure Touya, Michel Bouvard, Marylin revel, Matthieu De Miguel, Ensemble Les Cuivres Romantiques, Luc Antonini, ensemble Alpbarock, Nicole Symonnot-Gueye, Wannes Vanderhoeven, Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Georges Guillard, Mario Penzar, Marie-Claire Alain, Compagnie Le Lever du Jour, Baptiste Genniaux, David Sanger, William Whitehead, Fabien Gabel, Vincent Warnier, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Les Sacqueboutiers, Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, Kristian Olesen, Karin Nelson, Dietrich Wagler, José-Luis Gonzales-Uriol, Joao Vaz, Roberto Antonello, Maurizio Croci, Jean Ferrard, Pieter Van Dijk, Reinhard Jaud, Chœur de Chambre Les Éléments, Ensemble Jacques Moderne, emmanuel Mandrin, Musica Nova, Ensemble Antiphona, François Saint-Yves, Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, Gaëlle Coulon, Anne Rodier, Octavian Saunier, Eunhye Song, Daniel Bruun, Maîtrise du Conservatoire de Toulouse, Michel Bourcier, Conductus Ensemble, Alize Mendizabal, Andoni Sierra, Gilles Cantagrel, Rudolf Kelber, Le Parlement de Musique, Martin Gester…
2006 - 11th edition of the Festival
Just like Toulouse, the Festival takes nourishment from the past, sinking its roots into history and a rich heritage, while also looking to the future, keen to take wing with the help of modern technology. The organ can retain all its depth and spirituality, but also show a playful, festive, even sporty side.
This year’s performances traveled through both time and space - a repertoire from the 16th to the 21st Centuries with contributions from Canada - and covered a very wide range: the organ could be heard alone, with other instruments, or in combination with other arts, such as literature or the cinema.
Among the artists invited were :
Yves Lafargue, Conductus ensemble, Alize Mendizabal, Kees van Houten, Luc Casagrande, Stefan Manceau, Emmanuelle Josserand, Jean-Philippe Delrieu, Benjamin Righetti, Michael Lonsdale, Françoise Thuriès, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, Michaël Schoneit, Lucie Zakova, Anne-Laure Touya, Arnaud van de Cauter, Compagnie Les P’tites d’En Face, Philippe Cataix, Jesus Martin-Moro, Nuria Rial, Eduardo Lopez Banzo, Ensemble Al Ayre Espanol, Marc Pinardel, Vincent Dubois, Freddy Eichelberger, Dany Wideman, Marc D’Anjou, Dominique Lupien, Didier Rousseau, Michel Bouvard, Chœur Musica nova, Daniel Bruun, Mark Opstad, Guillemette Laurens, Jean Tubéry, Bernard Foccroulle, Dominik Wörner, Andreas Grasle, Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, Satoko Kawagoe, Vicente Pradal, Francis Chapelet, Sylvie Pérez, Régis Rousseau, Gilles Desrochers, Jean-Jacques Metz, Bernard Metz, Jean-Baptiste Robin, Les Sacqueboutiers, Ensemble vocal Ludus Modalis...
2005 - 10th edition Festival 2005
No drums or trumpets to celebrate this anniversary, just more determination than ever to show that the world of organ music is very much alive and well. The king of instruments reigns over a multitude of activities, bringing to life the music of many different styles and periods, while also creating jobs and, just as important, enthusiasm. At his court he is entertained by the best instrumental and vocal performers, receives the visits of his kinsmen - the Hammond organ, the harmonium, the accordion - and welcomes the other arts - dance, cinema, photography. Over 10 years of festivals, Toulouse has won its place as organ capital.
Among the artists invited were :
Marie-France Gélard, Marc Chiron, Sylvie Perez, Ensemble Quaerendo Invenietis, Joris Verdin, José-Luis Gonzales-Uriol, Javier Artigas Pina, ensemble vocal La Trulla de Bozes, Raul del Toro, Ann Elise Smoot, Charles Balayer, Colette Migné, Maurizio Croci, Pieter-Jelle De Boer, Paolo Crivellaro, Ensemble vocal Féminin Ad Limina, Emmanuel Le Divellec, Nadia Yermani, Jean-Luc Manca, Yves Lafargue, Yanka Hékimova, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mathieu Freyburger, Chœur de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Orchestre National du Capitole, Gilles Desrochers, Thierry Escaich, Étienne Desaux, Ensemble baroque de Toulouse, Vincent Dubois, Francis Chapelet, Albertus Dercksen, Marc Vonnau, Les Passions-orchestre Baroque de Montauban, Pierre Hantaï, Compagnie Dance Works Rotterdam, Reitze Smits, Ensemble Café Zimmermann, Chœur de Chambre Les Éléments, ensemble Jacques Moderne, Joël Suhubiette…..
2004 - Toulouse, the other ‘windy city’
Toulouse les Orgues this year chose an original theme, “Wind, Air and Breath”, inviting festival-goers to discover the organs of Toulouse and the Midi-Pyrénées Region.
The festival offered numerous rendezvous (cinema-concerts, regional visiting days, performances for young audiences) with music ranging from ancient to contemporary. Vocal and instrumental ensembles (Orchestre Baroque de Limoges, Orchestre du Capitole etc.) joined talented organists (Thierry Escaich, Pierre Pincemaille and others).
Among the artists invited were :
Guillemette Laurens, Dominik Wörner, Ensemble baroque de Limoges, Nicolas Bauchau, Jean-Pierre Lécot, Ensemble Millenarium, Emmanuel Pélaprat, Sonja Sempere, Ensemble vocal Viva Voce, Joël Collado, Thierry Escaich, Hiroko Imai, Yves Rechsteiner, Yukiko Jojima, Jean-Luc Thellin, Colette Migné, Benjamin Righetti, Angèle Dionnau, Nicolas Coulon, Stéphane Bois, Sergio Azzolini, Maria-Tecla Andreotti, Bernhard Haas, Martin Tembremande, Wim van Beek, Pierre Pincemaille, Chœur de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Orchestre National du Capitole, Pierre Vié, Chorale Franco-Allemande de Toulouse, Orchestre et chœur de l’Ensemble baroque de Toulouse, Tobias Willi, Ensemble vocal Psallentes, Arnaud Van de Cauter, Mathias Lecomte, Pierre Bardon, Francis Chapelet, Jean-Pierre Baston, Chœur Musica Nova, Philippe Canguilhem, Esteban Elizondo, Chœur de chambre les Éléments, Isabelle Poulenard, Jean-Claude Saragosse, Joris Lejeune…
2003 - Loves, delights and organs
Toulouse les Orgues likes to share the specific pleasures of its city and its region.
The joy of making new musical discoveries or of rediscovering favourite repertoires, of visiting historic sites or, more secretly, the emotions that come from listening to the most famous or rarest instruments.
The festival invited visitors to come and share beautiful musical moments (dawn serenades, midday or evening concerts and masses, masterclasses, lectures, traditional regional days and events for a younger public).
Among the artists invited were :
Gilles Desrochers, Benjamin Righetti, Stéphane Bois, Rafael Riera, Philippe Chevalier, Reiko Nagasé, Naomi Ono, Nicolas Coulon, Didier Rousseau, Gaëlle Coulon, Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Michel Bouvard, Anne Fondeville, Midori Sano, Philippe Lefèbvre, La Lauzeta, Louis Robilliard, Maxime Heintz, Jean-Christophe Revel, Philippe Brandeis, Jean-Pierre Baston, Loïc Mallié, Antiphona, Thomas Monnet, Su-One Park, Mickaël Souveton, Olivier Latry, Nicolas Loth, Marie-Claire Alain, Mizué Fukushima, Andrès ces Galan, Lady Gillian Weir, Orchestre de chambre de Toulouse, Maud Gratton, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, Marc Chiron, Liesbeth Schlumberger, Orchestre de chambre du Conservatoire de Toulouse, Krysztof Pawlisz, Ayako Kuwayama, Nathalie Akoun, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Matthieu de Miguel, François Fernandez, Élise Léonard, Stéphanie Révidat, Michel Bouvard, Gustav Leonhardt, Ricercar Consort, Nuria Rial…
2002 - The Harmony of the Spheres
The bonds which link the art of composition with astronomy go back several centuries and have been proved time after time. This was the central theme of the festival, inviting you to discover composers who drew their inspiration from the heavens and offered performances full of poetry and emotion.
Among the artists invited were :
Escolania de Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos, Schola Antiqua, Ensemble baroque de Limoges, Montserrat Torrent, Nathalie Akoun, Jean Guillou, Eugène Green, Ensemble Le Poème Harmonique, Chœur d’enfants du Conservatoire National de Région de Toulouse, Jean-Loup Chrétien, Jean-Baptiste Monnot, Philippe Berthaut, Roland Gigoi, Albertus Dercksen, Sylvie Vauclair, Jean-Philippe Merckaert, René Delosme, Gilles Desrochers, Yves Lafargue, Mathurin Matharel, Nils de Dinechin, Chœur de Ramonville, Vincent Genvrin, Laëtitia Dewilde, Els Biesemans, Paolo Crivellaro, Ensemble Ricercart Consort, Carmela Locantore, Ensemble Stylus Phantasticus, Vincent Dubois, Michael Radulescu, Olivier Latry, Hye-won Park, Dietrich Wägler, Rudolf Meyer, Klemen Karlin, Dominique Proust, Gilles Oltz, Gilbert Amy, Ensemble vocal Odhecaton, Paolo Pandolfo, Liuwe Tamminga, Guido Morini, Bernhard Haas, Pia Rose Hansen, Bine Katrine Bryndorf, François Espinasse…
2001 – From the Baltic to the Adriatic
The first week had a Danish flavour and gave us the opportunity to listen to romantic works, pay homage to the Baroque composer Buxtehude and encounter Bach and Handel who were so inspired by him. Then the second week took us to Italy where we were given a taste of its courtly and baroque music, discovered the atmosphere of Venice at festival time and met Verdi’s shadow.
Among the artists invited were :
Ebbe Munk, Niels Henrik Nielsen, ensemble Concerto Strumentale, Reitze Smits, Gilles Desrochers, Kristian Olesen, Chœur de la Chapelle Royale de Copenhagen, Bine Katrine Bryndorf, Jean-Christophe Revel, Gilles Cantagrel, William Porter, Ensemble Sagittarius, Orchestre Baroque de Montauban, Jean Ferrard, Étienne Baillot, Michel Laplénie, Jean-Marc Andrieu, Gustav Leonhardt, Louis Robillard, Orchestre baroque de l’Union Européenne, Roy Goodman, Xavier Eustache, Jean-Claude Guidarini, Ensemble Mala Punica, Norbert Düchtel, Christian Weiherer, Jacques Beraza, Michel Colin, Francis Chapelet, Claire Chassin, Gilbert Vergé-Borderolles, René Saorgin, Ensemble Lascaris, Hervé Voirin, Sylvie Pérez, Jennifer Chou, Christophe Deslignes, Ensemble Millenarium, Ekatarina Fedorova, Marco Ruggeri, Ensemble La Fenice, Jean Tubéry, Les Sacqueboutiers…
2000
The festival chose to celebrate Bach, thus joining in a worldwide commemoration. Works performed ranged from the most secret symphonic poem taken from a little-known choral prelude, to the vast and flamboyant structures of his toccatas, without forgetting entertaining concertos and sonatas. Woven into the festival's programme was the entire organ opus of the instrument’s major composer.
Among the artists invited were :
Arsys, Francis Jacob, Christophe Coin, Ensemble baroque de Limoges, Bénédicte Tauran, Isavelle Poulenard, Rodrigo Del Pozo, Jérôme Correas, Jean Boyer, Gilles Cantagrel, Gilles Colliard, Gilles Harlé, Joël Suhubiette, Michael Radulescu, François Espinasse, Sophie Rétaux, Lorenzo Ghielmi, Jean-Paul Lécot, Philippe Fritsch, Jésus Martin-Moro, Rolandas Muleïka, Kees van Houten, Yves Rechsteiner, Françoise Masset, Jean-Pierre Lecaudey, Hervé Voirin, Jean-Marc Salzmann, Georges Guillard, Xavier Bisaro, Leo van Doeselaar, Wyneke Jordans, Luca Scandali, Chœur régional Midi-Pyrénées, François Terrieu, Viva Voce, Midorin Sano, Martin Sander, François Ménissier, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Daniel Simon, Norbert Pétry, Aude Heurtematte, Nuria Rial, Wolfgang Seifen, Christophe Mantoux, La Lauzeta, Compagnie Circum circo, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall, Pierre Hantaï, André Isoir, Orchestre baroque de l’Union Européenne, Orphénica Lyra…
1999
One hundred years after his death in 1899 the Festival celebrated Aristide Cavaillé-Coll as a genius, engineering visionary, enlightened mind, scientist and of course as the best known organ builder of his time. The public was able to enjoy the great symphonic repertoire performed in the tones of the period. Orchestras, choirs, soloists and ancient and modern music were all on the agenda.
Among the artists invited were :
Chœur de chambre Les Éléments, Véronique Le Guen, Michel Bouvard, Véronique Suhubiette, Olivier Latry, Didier Rousseau, Saint-Clement Choir Chicago, Stephen Tharp, Randall Swanson, Georges Delvallée, Dominique Vellard, Jean-Pierre Laguay, Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès, Philippe Lefèvre, Loïc Mallié, Jean-François Hatton, Ensemble vocal Michel Piquemal, Emmanuel Mandrin, Vincent Genvrin, Michel Chapuis, les Dames de Saint-Jean, Mickaël Gaboriau, Hervé Niquet, Rolandas Muleïka, chorale du Jacquemard, Alix Bourbou, Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, Suzanne Chaisemartin, Calvert Johnson, Stéphane Cardon, Albertus Dercksen, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Daniel Roth, Jacques Taddei, Réjean Poirier, Joris Verdin, Michel Bourcier, Quatuor Ravel, Gilles Colliard, Christophe Coin, Jean-Jacques Balet, Ensemble baroque de Limoges, Barbara Hölzl….
1998
Iberian music was the theme. Samples from its repertoire were played by famous soloists and international ensembles, including the best orchestras from Toulouse. During the major Iberian evenings and the finals of the 7th International Xavier Darasse organ competition, the public had a chance to discover a few of the organ's close relatives (harpsichord, piano, vihuela and guitar).
The two highlights of this year were a weekend in Lisbon where seven concerts were organised as a prelude to the Festival and the installation in the heart of Toulouse, in the Jacobin Cloisters, of an 18th Century Spanish organ loaned by the great organist Michel Chapelet.
Among the artists invited were :
Ensemble A Sei Voci, Chœur de Bilbao, Bernard Fabre-Garrus, Maîtrise de Radio France, Francis Chapelet, la Simphonie du Marais, José Miguel Moreno, Antine Sibertin-Blanc, Ensemble vocal Antiphona, Véronique Le Guen, Joël Suhubiette, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Joao Vaz, Dominique Vellard, Michel Bignens, Andrea Marcon, Jesus Martin-Moro, Jean Ferrard, José-Luis Gonzalez-Uriol, Gilles Cantagrel, Francis Jacob, l’Orchestre baroque de Montauban, Bernard Foccroulle, Jean Tubéry, Ayako Nagami, Philippe Bardon, Blandine Terrieux, Michel Brun, Qiu Lin Zhang, Alexis Droy, Stéphane Bois, Marc Armengaud, Laurent Le Chenadec, Thierry Escaich, Stéphane Cardon…
1997
The festival gave us the chance to discover some little-known chefs-d'oeuvres by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Bruhns and Schubert on the occasion of their various anniversaries. Music from our own time, performed by its best musicians, was represented by the great ‘organ and violin’ concert by Zsigmond and Aniko Szathmary, the Desenclos requiem and the first performance at Toulouse of a work by Jean-Louis Florentz.
Among the artists invited were :
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson, Jean Guillou, Jan Jongepier, Andrea Marcon, José-Luis Gonzales-Uriol, Ensemble La Lyre Séraphique, Vincent Genvrin, Marie-Claire Alain, la Maîtrise de Haute-Bretagne, Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, Pierre Perdigon, Ensemble vocal Les Éléments, Frédéric Désenclos, François Ménissier, Orchestre de chambre National de Toulouse, Jean-Loup Vergnes, Marc Bleuse, Alain Moglia, Jean-Claude Guidarini, Ensemble A Sei Voci, Francis Jacob, Mickaël Gaborieau, Midori Sano, Yuko Takenawa, Reitze Smits, Gilles Desrochers, les solistes de la Camerata Saint-Louis, Georges Guillard, ensemble Le Parlement de Musique, Benoît Mernier, Joris Verdin, Arthur Schoonderwoerd, Aniko Szathmary, Zsigmond Szathmary, Chœur régional Midi-Pyrénées, Michel Alabau, Alix Bourbon, ensemble Cantus Cölln, François Espinasse….
1996
For the festival's first year, performers from ten countries were invited to emphasize Toulouse’s organ heritage on the occasion of the inauguration of the restored Cavaillé-Coll grand-orgue in the Saint-Sernin Basilica.
Among the artists invited were :
Michel Bouvard, Jean Boyer, Louis Fonvielle, Anne Fondeville, Georges Lartigau, Joris Verdin, Jean-Claude Guidarini, Le Quintette Français, Ensemble vocal Alix Bourbon, Philippe Lefèbvre, Louis Robillard, Ben van Oosten, Olivier Latry, Loïc Mallié, Brigitte Fossey, Lorenzo Ghielmi, Guillemette Laurens, Les Sacqueboutiers, Yves Castagnet, Carmen Gurban, Ensemble vocal Les Éléments, Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard, Quatuor Mosaïques, Torvald Torén, Ensemble vocal Antiphona, Ludion Circus, Todd Wilson, Alain Moglia, Orchestre de chambre National de Toulouse, Jean-Loup Vergnes, Jean-Charles Ablitzer, Gérard Lesne, Bruno Cocset, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson, François-Henri Houbart…..
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