Sebastian Heindl (born 1997 in Gera, Germany) is a German organist.
Education
Heindl began studying piano at age five and then at age ten became a singer in the Thomanerchor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where he began studying the organ under the university organist, Daniel Beilschmidt [de]. He is currently studying the organ under Martin Schmeding and Thomas Lennartz [de] at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
Career
Heindl has made recordings for MDR Fernsehen and Bayerischer Rundfunk public broadcasters and was featured in a BBC documentary with John Eliot Gardiner.
In 2017, he performed the Concerto pour orgue, cordes et timbales of Francis Poulenc with the Jungen Mitteldeutschen Kammerorchester in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
Selected awards
- 2012 and 2015 - Jugend musiziert
- 2016 - Internationaler Bach Wettbewerb Leipzig: Special Prize for the youngest participant
- 2017 - Organ – Journal für die Orgel [de]: Organist of the Year 2016
- 2017 - Northern Ireland International Organ Competition 2017, First Prize
- 2018 - Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg [de]: Organ Competition, Third Prize
- 2019 - Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition: Pierre S. du Pont First Prize, Audience Choice Prize, American Guild of Organists Philadelphia Chapter Prize
Selected discography
- Flaschenpost-Geheimnisse: Dukas und seine Schüler, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé. Rondeau Production [de] Leipzig 2016.
- Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert (Dupré, Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Franck, Duruflé, Middleschulte). Spotify 2021.
References
- ^ "Sebastian Heindl / Organist" (PDF). Kirchenkreis Arnstadt-Ilmenau. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- "Sebastian Heindl". theater-altenburg-gera.de. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Poulenc: Organ Concerto - Sebastian Heindl, Junges Mitteldeutsches Kammerorchester". YouTube. 15 February 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "unk". Ostthüringer Zeitung. April 15, 2019.
- "Bio". Sebastian Heindl Organist. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Taking a look back at the 2017 competition..." Northern Ireland International Organ Competition. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Sebastian Heindl". musikfest-ion.de. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "Sebastian Heindl gewinnt weltweit höchstdotierten Orgel-Wettbewerb". Klassik.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "Homepage of Prof. Martin Schmedingur". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Sebastian Heindl gewinnt weltweit höchstdotierten Orgelwettbewerb", Neue Musikzeitung, 24 June 2019, retrieved December 3, 2020
- "2019 International Organ Competition". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Sebastian Heindl spielt Dukas, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé". Rondeau Production. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert". Spotify. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Sebastian Heindl on YouTube
- Sebastian Heindl discography at Discogs
- Tanz mit dem Teufe (Dance with the Devil) Article in Die Zeit from March 3, 2021