Hommage à Karl Richter

With Julian Becker on the two St Mark's organs

The winner of the 2024 Bach Competition and prizewinner of the 2025 German Music Competition will play works by Bach and Reger.

Concert
St Markus Munich-Maxvorstadt
Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Markus

Julian Becker (*2005 in Hanover) is the winner of the XXIV International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition Leipzig 2024 and prizewinner of the German Music Competition 2025. The organist plays works by J. S. Bach (1685-1750) and Max Reger (1873-1916) on the two organs in St Mark's Church.

On the Ott organ:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in B minor (BWV 544.1) | Trio Sonata in E minor, II Andante (BWV 528) | Fugue in B minor BWV (544.2) | "Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit" (BWV 668) | Canonical changes on "Vom Himmel hoch" (BWV 769, printed version).

On the Steinmeyer organ:
Johann Sebastian Bach/Transcription Max Reger: Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor (BWV 867) from "The Well-Tempered Clavier", Part 1 | Max Reger Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H op. 46

Works by J. S. Bach

• Präludium und Fuge in h-Moll (BWV 544)

• Triosonate (BWV 528):

  BWV 525–530: Sechs Sonaten

• Vor deinen Thron tret ich (BWV 668):

  BWV 651–668: Achtzehn Choräle der Leipziger Originalhandschrift

• Einige canonische Veränderungen über das Weihnachtslied: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her (BWV 769)

Works

• Max Reger:

  Fantasie und Fuge über BACH (ORGEL)

• Johann Sebastian Bach/Transkription Max Reger: Präludium und Fuge b-Moll (BWV 867) aus „Das Wohltemperierte Klavier“, Teil 1

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St Markus Munich-Maxvorstadt

Gabelsbergerstr. 6
80333 München

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Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Markus

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Julian Becker © Philippe Stier

Karl Richter an der Steinmeyer-Orgel von St. Markus (1952) © privat

View of the two organs in St Mark's © Ballhausen

Church tower of St Mark's © R. Schulz

St Markus' by night © Ballhausen

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Evang.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Markus

Church in the Kunstareal – Church in the university quarter – Church in Maxvorstadt. St Markus is a place for many encounters: At modern and classical concerts, at university and Sunday services, at conferences, when the deanery and parish churches come together, in groups and circles, at its own events and as a host.

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