Organ Recital: Stephen Farr

We are delighted to welcome organist Stephen Farr on his first visit to Portico.

The programme will include John Stanley, J S Bach, Mendelssohn, Cecilia McDowall, and Philip Wilby.

Stephen Farr has an established reputation as one of the leading organ recitalists of his generation, with an extensive discography to his credit; recent and pending releases have included J S Bach’s Clavierübung 3, Orgelbüchlein, and Chorale Partitas, the complete organ works of James Macmillan, and the complete organ works of Kenneth Leighton (in a project described as a ‘towering triumph’ by The Guardian).

As a soloist he has played throughout Europe, in North and South America, and in Australia, and has appeared in the UK in venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Westminster Cathedral and Sympony Hall, Birmingham.

Ensemble work has included engagements with the Berlin Philharmonic, the CBSO, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the LSO, and the Philharmonia; he made his debut in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 2005.

Stephen combines his freelance activities with the post of Director of Music at All Saints, Margaret Street in London.

Supported by Lottery Project Funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland