Excellence Class · Haarlem Summer Academy 2026
Excellence Class
Dates: July 20-31 (both Academy weeks)
Timetable of the masterclasses of this course
| Monday 20 July | 12.00-13.00 | Welcome lunch |
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| Monday 20 July | 13.15-15.15 | Phil Grote Zaal (Lange Begijnestraat 11) with Ben van Oosten |
| Tuesday 21 July | 8.15-10.15 | Koepelkathedraal (Leidsevaart 146, entr. opposite of Jos Cuypersstraat 32) with Christophe Mantoux |
| Wednesday 22 July | 10.30-12.30 | Koepelkathedraal with Inger-Lise Ulsrud |
| Thursday 23 July | 8.15-10.15 | Koepelkathedraal with Ben van Oosten |
| Thursday 23 July | 17.30-19.30 | Grote of St.-Bavokerk (entr. Oude Groenmarkt 23) with Matthias Havinga |
| Friday 24 July | 13.00-15.00 | Phil Grote Zaal with Franz Danksagmüller |
| Monday 27 July | 13.15-15.15 | Grote of St.-Bavokerk (Grote Markt 22) with Leo van Doeselaar |
| Tuesday 28 July | 13.15-15.15 | Koepelkathedraal with Thomas Lacôte |
| Wednesday 29 July | 15.30-17.30 | Grote of St.-Bavokerk with Wolfgang Zerer |
| Thursday 30 July | 13.15-15.15 | Josephkerk (Jansstraat 43) with Pier Damiano Peretti |
| Friday 31 July | 10.30-12.30 | Grote of St.-Bavokerk with Leo van Doeselaar |
| Friday 31 July | 15.15-19.30 | rehearsals for EC Presentation Recital |
| Friday 31 July | 20.00-21.15 | EC Presentation Recital |
NB This timetable is provisional and is subject to change! The definitive timetable, including the locations of the classes, will be provided on arrival in Haarlem.
Description
In 2022, the Excellence Class was launched at the International Summer Academy. It is not possible to apply for this class, which is reserved for the most talented organists.
In 2024, a longlist was drawn up with the names of participants who had been independently identified as highly talented by at least two teachers during that year’s Summer Academy. The participants in the Excellence Class 2026 were selected from this longlist. They will receive two weeks of high-level instruction from the greatest teachers of our time and will conclude with a concert of their own in the Grote of St.-Bavokerk on Friday evening, 30 July 2026.
During the Summer Academy of 2026, the participants in the Excellence Class in 2028 will be selected according to the same procedure.
Repertoire list
The choice of works to be discussed is free.
Registration for 2028 is not open yet. Questions: office@organfestival.nl