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Darius Battiwalla

Name: Darius Battiwalla — Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Alfred Hollins, Cécile Chaminade and Alexandre Guilmant
Start: 2025-09-15T13:15:00+01:00
Location: Leeds Cathedral

Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Alfred Hollins, Cécile Chaminade and Alexandre Guilmant

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music

Mon 15 Sep 1.15 PM

Leeds Cathedral

Free admission

Mon 15 Sep

1.15 PM

Free admission

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Alfred Hollins Intermezzo
Cécile Chaminade Pierrette (Air de ballet)
Alexandre Guilmant Sonata No 1

Many organists would pick Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘great G minor’ as perhaps his outstanding organ work, with its richly chromatic Fantasia followed by a fugue which brings all his ingenuity to a tuneful and memorable subject. After lighter pieces by Alfred Hollins and Cécile Chaminade the recital ends with Alexandre Guilmant’s energetic and colourful first sonata.

Darius Battiwalla is currently 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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Approx. 50 minutes, no interval

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