Organ recitals

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Organ recitals

Our Sunday organ recitals and special concerts showcase the power and beauty of the Cathedral’s world-famous Grand Organ.

Sunday organ recitals

We hold organ recitals every Sunday at 4.30pm for half an hour (unless otherwise stated). These free and unticketed concerts give everyone a chance to hear our Grand Organ in action. 

November

12th   Alexander Knight

19th   Marko Sever

December

17th   Tom Bell Messiaen La Nativité du Seigneur: an Organ Meditation at 5.00 pm, free admission

January

7th George Inscoe

21st Jeremy Lloyd

February

4th Roger Judd

11th Stefan Madrzak

March

17th Jeremiah Stephenson Passiontide Organ Meditation at 5.30 pm, free admission

24th Palm Sunday Polina Sosnina

31st Alexander Knight

Organ Giants recitals

We held a special two year long organ recital series called Organ Giants to celebrate 150 years of the Willis organ of St Paul’s. The series began in 2021, and as part of it, we were thrilled to present the complete organ works of J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn, alongside works by Robert and Clara Schumann and Brahms, with selected works demonstrating the influence of J.S. Bach.

2021 Organ Giants recordings and programmes

Sunday 10 January 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 1: Works for Christmas/New Year/Epiphany/Baptism | Programme | Watch

Sunday 17 January 2021
Samuel Bristow | Complete Mendelssohn | Recital 1 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 24 January 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 2 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 31 January 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 3 | Programme |  Watch

Sunday 7 February 2021
Simon Johnson | B-A-C-H | Recital 1: Codes, Ciphers and Cryptograms | Programme | Watch 

Sunday 14 February 2021
Samuel Bristow | Complete Mendelssohn | Recital 2 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 21 February 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 4: Works for Lent 1 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 28 February 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 5: Works for Lent 2 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 7 March 2021
Simon Johnson | B-A-C-H | Recital 2: Late Bach Contrapuntal Symphonies | Programme | Watch

Sunday 14 March 2021
Samuel Bristow | Complete Mendelssohn | Recital 3 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 21 March 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 6: Passiontide Meditation | Order of Service | Watch

Sunday 4 April 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 7: Works for Easter | Programme | Watch

Sunday 18 April 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 8 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 25 April 2021
Samuel Bristow | Complete Mendelssohn | Recital 4 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 2 May 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 9 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 9 May 2021
Simon Johnson | B-A-C-H | Recital 3: Reger | Programme | Watch

Sunday 16 May 2021
Samuel Bristow | Complete Mendelssohn | Recital 5 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 23 May 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 10: Works for Pentecost | Programme | Watch

Sunday 30 May 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 11 |  Programme | Watch

Sunday 13 June 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 12 |  Programme | Watch

Sunday 18 July 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 13: The Ten Commandments | Programme | Watch

Sunday 1 August 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 14 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 5 September 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 15 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 12 September 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 16 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 24 October 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 17 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 12 December 2021
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 18: Works for Advent I  | Programme | Watch

2022 Organ Giants recordings and programmes

Sunday 2 January 2022
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 19: Works for Christmas I | Programme | Watch

Sunday 30 January 2022
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 20 | Programme  | Watch

Sunday 13 February 2022
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 21 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 27 February 2022
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 22: Works for Lent 3 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 20 March 2022
Benjamin Nicholas | Schumann & Brahms | Recital 1 

Sunday 3 April 2022
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 23: Passiontide Meditation | Programme | Watch

Sunday 10 April 2022
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 24: Works for Palm Sunday | Programme | Watch

Sunday 3 July 2022
William Fox | Complete Bach | Recital 25: Works for Trinitytide | Programme | Watch

Sunday 18th September 2022                         
William Fox  | Organ Giants  | Complete Bach | Recital 26 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 2nd October 2022
William Fox  | Organ Giants  | Complete Bach | Recital 27 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 23rd October 2022
William Fox  | Organ Giants  | Complete Bach | Recital 28 | Programme | Watch

Sunday 4th December
The Second Sunday of Advent
William Fox  | Organ Giants  | Complete Bach | Recital 29: Works for Advent 2  | Programme | Watch

Sunday 11th December
The Third Sunday of Advent
William Fox  | Organ Giants  | Complete Bach | Recital 30: Works for Christmas 2 | Programme | Watch

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