VVO 2025: Romantic organ - István Nagy

A change in the September program of the International Organ Festival VIX Organ will take place. The festival star and exceptional organ virtuoso David di Fiore will not be able to attend the planned concert for a sudden respiratory disease. Instead of David, the organist István Nagy will be presented at the festival for the first time. He will offer its concert to the Banská Bystrica audience on Saturday, 20 September 2025 at 19:00, in the Evangelical Church on Lazovna Street. The Evangelical Church on Lazovna Street, from 1893. In addition to solo concerts (Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany) also performs soloists and chamber ensembles. In addition to the concert
He is also involved in pedagogical work. He is also a successful composer. His two ordinariums won the award at the compositional competition in Budapest. In September 2020, his three songs for organ under the Organ under, the name "Deus, Creator Omnium, were released in the renowned Norsk Musikreag publishing house." In 2023 he released his debut album "Heavenly Harmony," containing a recording of the works of Baroque and Romanticism. In August 2024 he recorded his second album on the new organ church in Bratislava. Kantor and organist in the local temple and behind the organ, which will also take place on Saturday's concert. At the same time, Figuš-Bibrý contributed to the completion and extension of this precious organ to its current form and thanks to it it is possible for the international organ festival to take place on this organ. This year we also commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of this important Banská Bystrica musician (1875).

Organ concert program:
1. Six dances from Levoča's colorful proceedings (17th century)
2. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Preludia and Fugue D Dur, BWV 532
3. Viliam Figuš-Bystrý (1875-1937): Passacaglia D Mol
4. Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884): Vltava
5. Organ improvisation

The entrance fee is voluntary. With the financial support of the BBSK, the town of Banská Bystrica, the EPH Foundation and the village of Špania Dolina.