2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Gabriele Studer
July 26 @ 6:00 pm
Join the Basilica for the fourth performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 26 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Gabriele Studer of Alba, Italy, will perform.
Program:
Marche Triomphale “Nun danket alle Gott” Op. 65 – Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Chant du soir Op. 92, No. 1 – Marco Enrico Bossi (1861 – 1925)
Prelude and fugue on B. A. C. H. – Franz List (1811 – 1886)
from Suite No. 2 of “Romeo and Juliet” – Sergej Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)
– The young Juliet
– Friar Laurence
– Montagues and Capulets
(Organ transcription by Jean-Paul IMBERT)
In the Steppes of Central Asia (Symphonic poem) – Aleksandr Porfir’evič Borodin (1833-1887)
(Organ transcription by Gabriele Studer)
from Symphony No. 6 for Organ – Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
– Final
Gabriele Studer
Gabriele Studer (b. 1982, Alba, Italy) is an Italian concert organist specializing in the Romantic and symphonic organ tradition. His repertoire spans the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, the great French symphonic masters, the late-Romantic organ tradition, and organ transcriptions of orchestral works.
After beginning his musical studies in Alba, he continued his training in France with Jean-Paul Imbert at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, where he was awarded the Diplôme de Concert with highest distinction (Très bien à l’unanimité et félicitations du jury). He subsequently earned the Diplôme d’Études Musicales from the Conservatoire de Versailles, receiving First Prize in Basso Continuo unanimously awarded by the jury, and pursued studies in organ improvisation with Pierre Pincemaille at the Conservatoire de Saint-Maur. He graduated cum laude in Organ and Organ Composition from the “Giorgio Federico Ghedini” Conservatory of Cuneo under Bartolomeo Gallizio and further refined his artistry through masterclasses with Jean-Paul Imbert, Massimo Nosetti, Olivier Latry, and David Briggs.
As a recitalist, he has performed extensively throughout Italy and Europe, appearing in major churches, cathedrals, and concert venues across Vatican City and in Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and the United Kingdom. He has also collaborated with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Alba. Alongside his concert activity, Studer is particularly active as a transcriber for the organ. His organ transcription of Alexander Borodin’s symphonic poem In the Steppes of Central Asia was published by Armelin Musica (Padua) and subsequently recorded for the BNL and Quantum labels. He has recorded a CD dedicated to the music of Enrico Pasini and participated in the complete recording of Jean-Paul Imbert’s organ transcriptions.
Gabriele Studer is titular organist of the Church of Cristo Re in Alba and teaches organ and composition at the Civic Musical Institute “Lodovico Rocca”.
| Upcoming Concerts | |
|---|---|
| August 2 | Lynn Trapp – Baltimore, MD |
| August 9 | John Mitchell – Reston, VA |
| August 16 | Andy Brown – Philadelphia, PA |
| August 23 | Peter Latona – Washington, D.C. |
| August 30 | Adam Chlebek – Washington, D.C. |
