
Free admission with ticket (Online Registration)
Richard Brasier enjoys an international career as an organist and pedagogue. Born in Chelmsford, Essex (UK), he is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz, Köln. As a concert organist, he has performed extensively across the UK, Europe, USA, and Asia in recital series and at major international festivals on both period and modern instruments. Recent projects have included surveys of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Robert Schumann (performed on a nineteenth-century pedalflügel), and César Franck. His work has also been broadcast widely on numerous television and radio stations. Brasier’s performances and teaching are informed by extensive research and a thorough understanding of the repertoire. He is regularly in demand as a teacher both in the UK and abroad, and works for the Royal College of Organists as an accredited teacher, examiner, and artistic director of the College’s annual study trips. Elsewhere, he has been invited to serve as a competition jury member and external examiner, and former students have gone on to achieve national and international success. Brasier has written articles for peer-reviewed journals and produced instructional videos on pedal technique and neglected organ music from the Classical period for the Royal College of Organists online platform, iRCO. He has edited several performing editions, including the organ works of Ludwig van Beethoven, William Wolstenholme, and Heinrich Bach. His acclaimed eight-volume edition of César Franck’s works for organ and harmonium, published by Lyrebird Music, established his reputation as a scholar of international renown and is widely regarded as an essential reference for organists and musicologists throughout the world. He is the organist of St Mary’s German Lutheran Church in central London and curatorial organist of the historic German church of St George’s in Whitechapel. |
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) Louis Vierne (1870 – 1937) |
Free tickets will be available, limited to four per person, on a first-come-first-served basis at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre enquiries counter between 9 am and 9 pm, or through online registration starting from 17 Oct (Fri). Children aged 6 and above are welcome. The programme lasts approximately 60 minutes without intermission.
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary.
The content of this programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Enquiries: 2734 2009 / 2734 2819