Simone Vebber (Italy), organ | Notre Dame de Louaize | Zouk Mosbeh | SOL Festival 2016

Sunday, 31 January 2016 Notre Dame de Louaizé – Zouk Mosbeh SIMONE VEBBER, organ Music by Saint-Saëns, Marchiò, Widor, Bossi, Vebber Program http://solfestival.org/wp-content/upl... Simone Vebber, was born in Trento (Italy) in 1983. He teaches organ at the Conservatory of Bergamo and at the Musikschule Oberengadin of St. Moritz in Switzerland. Vebber is also professor of improvisation at the Scuola Civica in Milan. He was awarded several prizes at distinguished international competitions. He won 1st Prize in Alessandria – Italy (2001), in Pistoia – Italy (2003) 1st Grand Prize and Public Prize at the “J. S. Bach Organ Competition” in Saint Pierre lès Nemour – France in 2005, 1st Prize at the “J.J.Fux” international organ competition in Graz 2010 (A) and the “J.S. Bach Prize” at the St. Albans Competition 2011. He performs concerts in several music-festivals in Italy and in Europe. (From here the extended version) Simone Vebber was born in Trento, Italy, in 1983. Vebber graduated from the F. A. Bonporti Conservatory of Trento and received a diploma from the International Academy of Music, Milan, where he studied old organ under L. Ghielmi. Vebber attended the Interpretation Masterclasses under P. D. Peretti, Brett Leighton, Bine Bryndorf, J. C. Zehnder, L. Lohmann, and C. Stembridge, Jean Guillou, Roberto Antonello, Giancarlo Parodi, Naji Hakim. He won the gold medal (first prize) in “Organ Improvisation” at the CNR of Saint-Maur, Paris. In 2005, he was awarded the First Grand Prize at the J. S. Bach Organ Competition in Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours, France. In 2008, CIDIM, Rome nominated him as the “Best Young Organist for the New Careers Project.” In 2010, he was awarded the first prize at the J.Fux of Graz Competition in Austria, and in 2012 he was awarded the P. Hurford Award at the St. Albans International Organ Competition in England. In 2013, he took third place at the International Ritter Organ Competition in Magdeburg, Germany. His extensive experience in concerts led him to play as a soloist in the most celebrated international organ festivals (Vienna, Copenhagen, Paris, Bordeaux, Milan, Zagreb, Beirut, Rio di Janeiro, etc.). As a soloist, he played also with the Padova and Veneto Orchestra, Hayden Orchestra of Trente and Bolzano, and the Mozart Orchestra, which was under the direction of Claudio Abbado. His repertoire spans numerous genres – from classical to contemporary music composers. Since 2012, he has taught the organ at the Musikschule Oberengadin in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Elevinnen of the Upper Engadine Music School), and at the Bergamo Conservatory, Italy. He also teaches improvisation at the Scuola Civica of Milan, Italy.