Longwood Gardens presents its inaugural International Organ Competition June 18–22 in the ballroom at Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ten organists will compete for the $40,000 first prize: Darla Burlak, Thomas Gaynor, James Kennerley, Jinhee Kim, Matthieu Latreille, Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvard, Silviya Mateva, Yuri McCoy, Adam Pajan, and Benjamin Sheen.
Judges include Paul Jacobs, Thomas Murray, Oliver Condy, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, and Peter Richard Conte.
The winner receives the $40,000 Pierre S. du Pont first prize, a contract with Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, and a 2013–14 performance at Longwood Gardens. Second place receives the Firmin Swinnen $15,000 prize, and third place receives the Clarence Snyder $5,000 prize.
Longwood’s Aeolian organ comprises 146 ranks and 10,010 pipes. After a seven-year restoration completed in 2011, the organ is restored to its original 1930 condition and incorporates today’s technology. For information:
