About this Event
The PaltenKlang-Choir was founded by its choir director and organist Lukas Hasler in 2015 and has over 30 singers from Styria, a region in central Austria.
In addition to folk and modern choral literature, the choir's repertoire also includes Viennese classics like Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Lukas Hasler is currently studying organ at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz with Ulrich Walther, and he spent a year abroad at the Académie Supérieure de Musique de Strasbourg in France under the tutelage of Johann Vexo.
He also completed his studies in cultural and media management at the University of Hamburg, Germany, where he graduated in 2019 with a master’s degree. In the same year he also received his bachelor’s degree in organ with distinction.
In addition to his participation in the opening ceremony of the Salzburg Festival, he has also performed at the Tyrolean Festival Erl, organ summer at the Saint Florian Bruckner Organ, at the International Organ Festival in Düsseldorf (IDO) as well as at the Russian music festival of the Volgograd Philharmonic, among many.
Lukas has a thriving international concert career, which has already taken him to Europe and Asia as well as to some of the largest cathedrals in the United States. Lukas won the “Prima la Musica” music competition for organ twice and in 2019 the “Grand Prix” at the International Organ Competition in Malta. In 2014 he also won the “Bärenreiter-Special” prize for his interpretation of a work by J.S. Bach. A year later, “Jugend komponiert”, a competition for young composers, named Lukas as a finalist for his piano and violin suites.
The young organist and composer has attended master classes with Jean Guillou, Ton Koopman, Ludger Lohmann and Skip Sempé. Lukas is gaining recognition for his colourful and passionate musicality. In addition to his concert tours, Lukas has appeared as choirmaster and arranger of transcriptions for organ. A Portrait, which was released in the summer of 2019, is the title of his first solo CD with organ music by Bach, Liszt, Dupré and his own improvisations. In the following year he was named “rising star” by the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung. With more than 70,000 followers on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter, he is one of the world’s most successful organists on social media.
TIME: doors open @ 6:30 music @ 7:00.
TICKETS: $15 online & at the door
TRANSPORT & PARKING: easy parking on street, one block from the D6 bus stop on MacArthur Blvd NW.
HEALTH & SAFETY: Your safety, the safety of our musicians, and of the community are very important to us. Masks are optional. Taking an at-home test before arriving is recommended.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sanctuary on Cathedral @ Palisades Hub, 5200 Cathedral Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 15.00