Organ Concert: Simon Johnson

Simon Johnson has a remarkable and multifaceted international career as a virtuoso organist, conductor and composer. He has been involved in all of the national occasions that have taken place at St Paul's since his appointment in 2008, including the funeral service of Baroness Thatcher and the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Recitals have taken him all over Europe and the USA, as well as to many of the premier venues in the UK. He has performed with groups such as the LSO, RPO, and The Sixteen and worked with Wes Anderson on the Oscar, Bafta and Grammy award-winning soundtrack for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Programme

Reger Dankpsalm (Op.145, No 2)
Bach Trio Sonata No 6 in G major, BWV 530
Van Rossem Oneliner
Duruflé Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain
Reubke Sonata on the 94th Psalm

Part of the 2016 Merton Organ Festival.