Göteborgs Konserthus Isabelle Demers: Organ music from past and present

Organist Isabelle Demers performs in Gothenburg in a solo programme of female composers. Hear pieces by Clara Schumann, Elsa Barraine and Rachel Laurin from the 19th century to today.

Concert length: 2 h incl. intermission Stage: Great Hall
350 SEK Young up to 29 & students 175 SEK

Hear two loves united through organ music. Although they were never a couple, Clara Schumann was the object of Johannes Brahms’ admiration throughout his life. At this concert, organist Isabelle Demers performs an organ variation by both of these composers.

Before the intermission, we get to enjoy works by some female pioneers of the organ world, including Rachel Laurin, the contemporary Canadian composer who passed away in 2023. Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer and organist in Stockholm, lived a century earlier. She is being featured this year at the Göteborg International Organ Festival.

Canadian Isabelle Demers is an organist above and beyond the ordinary: her technique is outstanding, and she is known for playing from memory – a phenomenal capacity that has made her an in-demand concert organist in the US and Canada. Now she is back for this organ concert that takes us on a journey through time and space.Kvinna i blå blus framför en orgel.

Programme

Laurin Prelude from Symphony No. 1 8 min

Barraine Prélude et Fugue 12 min

Boulay Prélude from Trois Pièces pour Orgue 4 min

Wennerberg-Reuter Prelude and Fugue D-minor 7 min

Laurin Toccata from Symphony No. 1 7 min

Intermission 25 min

C Schumann Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann 10 min

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Händel 27 min

Sunday 11 October 2026: The event ends at approx. 20.00

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