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He began by being organist at Marcq-en-Barœul, then was appointed to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras in November 1968. He then won the Prix de la Fondation Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet and in 1971, the First Prize for improvisation at the Lyon International Competition, when he had Rolande Falcinelli as his master.
Olivier Jean-Claude Latry [1] (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje ʒɑ̃ klod latʁi]; born 22 February 1962) is a French organist, improviser, teacher and composer who has served as one of the four titular organists of Notre-Dame de Paris since 1985 and is a professor of organ at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.
A file photograph from 2004 shows Notre Dame's organ. - Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images Latry had, in his words, lived with the organ “day and night” since joining the cathedral in 1985.
Pierre Eugène Charles Cochereau (9 July 1924 – 6 March 1984) was a French organist, improviser, composer, and pedagogue.. Cochereau was titular organist of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1955 to his death in 1984 and was responsible for a controversial renovation of the cathedral's organ in the 1960s.
Vexo at Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II (21 September 2015) Johann Vexo (born 1978) is a French organist. He is the organist for both the choir organ at Notre Dame de Paris (as deputy) and the great organ of Nancy Cathedral (as titular).
Speaking inside the cathedral, Macron expressed the gratitude of the French nation. “Tonight, the bells of Notre Dame are ringing again. And in a moment, the organ will awaken,” sending the ...
Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer.As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a Messe solennelle for choir and two organs.