Darius Battiwalla © Justin Slee

Darius Battiwalla

Name: Darius Battiwalla — Music by Mendelssohn, Humperdinck, Bach, Boulay and Duruflé
Start: 2026-11-30T13:15:00+00:00
Location: Leeds Cathedral

Music by Mendelssohn, Humperdinck, Bach, Boulay and Duruflé

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music

Mon 30 Nov 1.15PM

Leeds Cathedral

Free admission

Mon 30 Nov

1.15PM

Free admission

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn Overture: St Paul
Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Angel Scene
Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata No 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Joséphine Boulay Andante
Maurice Duruflé Prélude & Fugue sur le nom d’Alain

Two contrasting orchestral pieces open this concert: Felix Mendelssohn’s St Paul overture marks the beginning of Advent, with its magnificent setting of the Wachet Auf chorale. This is followed by the ethereally beautiful ‘Angel Scene’ from Hansel and Gretel, and finishes with Maurice Duruflé’s memorial to the pioneering composer and organist Jehan Alain who was killed in action in the Second World War.

Darius Battiwalla is Leeds City Organist.

About the series

Our recital series in 2026/27 will be the final full season to take place at St Anne’s Cathedral before our return to Leeds Town Hall, and we are immensely grateful to the Dean and all the staff here for their hospitality and support over the last five years.

This season we welcome organists from the cathedrals of St Paul, Winchester, Wakefield, Ripon, and Lincoln as well as many eminent concert organists. For the first time in the series, we celebrate the link with one of Leeds’ twin cities, Dortmund, and we also have the Leeds Lunchtime Organ series premiere of one of the organ pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach newly discovered (or rather newly attributed) last year.

We’re very grateful to you, our audience, for your support and enthusiasm – please continue to give as generously as you can to enable the series to continue and grow as we return to Leeds Town Hall.

Darius Battiwalla
Leeds City Organist

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