About this Event
Organized by the Liszt Institute New York in collaboration with the Filharmonia Hungary an unforgettable evening of organ music takes place on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Saint Michael Church in New York.
Join us and celebrate Pentecost with the magical music of Johann Sebastian Bach performed by organist extraordinaire Bálint Karosi!
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach - The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
About the artist
Dr. Bálint Karosi is currently the Music Director of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and was the Cantor and Director of Music, Classical at Saint Peter’s Church in Midtown Manhattan since 2015. After winning the 2008 Bach Prize in Leipzig, Balint has been in demand as a recitalist and clinician worldwide, known for the interpretation of Bach’s music and his Baroque-style improvisations. His recording portfolio includes three albums by Hungaroton, including his original orchestral works, and thirteen albums of the complete works for organ by J. S. Bach. Balint has recently joined the faculty of the Organ Department at the University of Michigan, where he will be teaching organ literature, church music and improvisation, starting August 2023.
Dr. Karosi’s compositions include the reconstruction of Bach’s lost St Mark’s Passion for Saint Peters, four organ concerti, two operas, cantatas, choral, orchestral, and instrumental works. His eight volumes of organ works are published by the Leupold Foundation. His Toccata in Memory of Bartók was the compulsory work for the 2022 NYACOP competition, his Kodály Triptych won the first prize of the Hungarian Philharmonia’s 2022 composition competition, and, in 2023, his organ concerto Syöjätär has been awarded the Kaija Saarijaho prize and the prize of the Finnish National Composer Award in Helsinki, Finland.
Bálint has studied at the Liszt Academy in his native Budapest, Hungary, the Conservatoire Superieure in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. He earned his DMA in composition at the Yale School of Music in 2017.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Michael's Church, 225 West 99th Street, New York, United States
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