Sebastian Heindl Explained

Sebastian Heindl (born 1997 in Gera, Germany)^[1] is a German organist.

Education

Heindl began studying piano at age five and then at age ten became a singer in the Thomanerchor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where he began studying the organ under the university organist, . He is currently studying the organ under Martin Schmeding and at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.

Career

Heindl has made recordings for MDR Fernsehen and Bayerischer Rundfunk public broadcasters and was featured in a BBC documentary with John Eliot Gardiner.^[2]

In 2017, he performed the Concerto pour orgue, cordes et timbales of Francis Poulenc with the Jungen Mitteldeutschen Kammerorchester in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.^{[3] [4]}

Selected awards

• 2012 and 2015 - Jugend musiziert
• 2016 - Internationaler Bach Wettbewerb Leipzig: Special Prize for the youngest participant^[5]
• 2017 - : Organist of the Year 2016
• 2017 - Northern Ireland International Organ Competition 2017, First Prize^[6]
• 2018 - : Organ Competition, Third Prize^[7]
• 2019 - Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition: Pierre S. du Pont First Prize, Audience Choice Prize, American Guild of Organists Philadelphia Chapter Prize^{[8] [9] [10]}

Selected discography

• Flaschenpost-Geheimnisse: Dukas und seine Schüler, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé. Leipzig 2016.^[11]
• Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert (Dupré, Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Franck, Duruflé, Middleschulte). Spotify 2021.^[12]

External links

• Official website
• Sebastian Heindl on YouTube
  • Tanz mit dem Teufe (Dance with the Devil) Article in Die Zeit from March 3, 2021

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sebastian Heindl / Organist. Kirchenkreis Arnstadt-Ilmenau. October 12, 2021.
2. Web site: Sebastian Heindl. theater-altenburg-gera.de. October 14, 2021.
3. Web site: Poulenc: Organ Concerto - Sebastian Heindl, Junges Mitteldeutsches Kammerorchester. YouTube. October 14, 2021.
4. News: unk. Ostthüringer Zeitung. April 15, 2019.
5. Web site: Bio. Sebastian Heindl Organist. October 14, 2021.
6. Web site: Taking a look back at the 2017 competition.... Northern Ireland International Organ Competition. October 14, 2021.
7. Web site: Sebastian Heindl. musikfest-ion.de. December 3, 2020.
8. Web site: Sebastian Heindl gewinnt weltweit höchstdotierten Orgel-Wettbewerb. Klassik.com. December 3, 2020.
9. Web site: Homepage of Prof. Martin Schmedingur. October 14, 2021.
10. Web site: 2019 International Organ Competition. October 14, 2021.
11. Web site: Sebastian Heindl spielt Dukas, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé. Rondeau Production. October 14, 2021.
12. Web site: Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert. Spotify. October 14, 2021.