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Darius Battiwalla

Name: Darius Battiwalla — Music by Richard Wagner, Charles-Marie Widor, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, and Franz Schmidt
Start: 2025-11-17T13:15:00+00:00
Location: Leeds Cathedral

Music by Richard Wagner, Charles-Marie Widor, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, and Franz Schmidt

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music

Mon 17 Nov 1.15 PM

Leeds Cathedral

Free admission

Mon 17 Nov

1.15 PM

Free admission

Programme

Richard Wagner Overture: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Charles-Marie Widor Bach’s Memento: Pastorale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio & Fugue, K 546
Felix Mendelssohn Organ Sonata No 6
Franz Schmidt Hallelujah Prelude & Fugue

The German organ tradition is featured in today’s concert, though here Johann Sebastian Bach is seen through the eyes of a Frenchman. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue, originally for piano duet, is a contrapuntal tour de force to rival Bach; it’s followed by Felix Mendelssohn’s final organ sonata, with its serene and lyrical conclusion, and Franz Schmidt’s Hallelujah Prelude and Fugue.

Darius Battiwalla is Leeds City Organist.

About the series

A very warm welcome to the 2025/26 Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music series. This is the fifth series kindly hosted by Leeds Cathedral. We’re hugely grateful to them for all their help, support and warm welcome over the last few years.

Our 2025/26 series welcomes recitalists from the USA, Norway, and France, as well as superb musicians from our own minster and cathedral here in Leeds. Repertoire highlights include landmark pieces by Franz Liszt and Maurice Duruflé, alongside much lighter music and jazzinfluenced pieces too.

We value your support enormously, both as enthusiastic audience members and through your donations, which play a huge part in supporting this series. Help us spread the word and keep live music accessible to everyone!

Darius Battiwalla
Leeds City Organist

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Running times

Approx. 50 minutes, no interval

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