Eröffnungskonzert der Reihe "Orgel & Wein" mit Rik Melissant (NL)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Concerto d-Moll (BWV 596)

nach den Concerto d-Moll, op. 3.11 (RV 565) für zwei Violinen, Violoncello, Streicher und Basso continuo von Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):

Allegro - Grave - Fuge - Largo e spiccato - Allegro

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Vier Skizzen für den Pedalflügel, op. 58 (arr. Marcel Dupré)

I. Nicht zu schnell und sehr markiert – c-Moll

II. Nicht zu schnell und sehr markiert – C-Dur

III. Lebhaft – f-Moll

IV. Allegretto – Des-Dur

César Franck (1822-1890)

Prière, op. 20

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Suite pour Grand Orgue, op. 5 (1933):

Prélude

Sicilienne

Toccata

An der Kuhn-Orgel:

Rik Melissant

Im Anschluss an das Konzert besteht die Möglichkeit zur Begegnung bei

Wein & Wasser im illuminierten Pfarrgarten nebenan. Herzlich willkommen!

Rik Melissant (* 1999) studied organ with Paul Kieviet (Middelharnis, Netherlands) from the age of 12 until the summer of 2018.

Since September 2018 Rik studied at the Rotterdam Conservatoire (Codarts) with an Organ major and a Piano minor. The tutors for his major were Christian Schmitt, Zuzana Ferjencikova, Aart Bergwerff, Bas de Vroome and Ben van Oosten. For improvisation his tutor was Hayo Boerema and for his completed minor his tutors were Martin Lekkerkerk and Sara Gutiérrez Redondo. From September 2020 he studied Church Music with Arie Hoek (hymnology and cantorate), Hanna Rijken (liturgy) and Hayo Boerema (ecclesiastical organ playing). He was as well following the minor Choir Direction with Wiecher Mandemaker, the minor Orchestra Direction (completed) with Joost Geevers and the minor Harpsichord with Bas de Vroome. In June 2022 he rounded off his Bachelor of Music with a summa cum laude (9,5) in the Laurenskerk, Rotterdam (NL).

Rik has also followed numerous masterclasses with Arjen Leistra, Reitze Smits, Matteo Imbruno, Michel Bouvard and Olivier Latry. Next to his study at the Rotterdam Conservatoire he has private lessons with Thomas Ospital in Paris (France). Next to this he is currently studying the complete organ works of Maurice Duruflé with Fréderic Blanc in Paris.

He won five 1st prizes at, among others, the first and the second Ambitus Organ Competition in 2017 and 2019. In 2022 he won the first prize at the 16th International Cèsar Franck Competition in Haarlem (NL).

As well as being a concert organist Rik is an accompanist of a number of choirs and ensembles. Also he is teaching organ and piano.

Weitere Informationen unter www.rikmelissant.com

Foto: (c)  Rik Melissant