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| Jennifer Bate |
| GEN (in collaboration with Künstleragentur Dr. Raab und Dr. Böhm) |
| Born | |
| UK | |
| Studies | |
| UK | |
| Highlights | |
| World authority on Olivier Messaien, and his organist of choice, World Premiere Recording of Livre du Saint Sacrement by Messiaen | |
| Awards | |
| Royal College of Organists: J F Read Prize (UK) 1966; Grand Prix du Disque; Personalité de l’Année 1990; Honorary Citizenship of the province of Alessandria (Italy) 1996 | |
| Recordings | |
| SOMM, Albany Records, Regis Recordings, Sanctuary, Jade | |
| Short Biography | |
| Jennifer Bate is in the top rank of international organists and has long been a favourite at all the world's great festivals. Many composers have written for her, inspired by her phenomenal technique and ability to bring out the colours of the organ. Jennifer gives master-classes worldwide and lectures on a wide range of musical subjects. In 1990, Jennifer's artistry and outstanding contribution to music received international recognition with the Personnalité de l'Année award by the French-based jury. She was only the third British artist to achieve this distinction, after Sir Georg Solti and Sir (later Lord) Yehudi Menuhin. In 1996, Jennifer was granted Honorary Citizenship of the Italian province of Alessandria for her services to music in Northern Italy over 20 years. In 2002, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2006, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by the University of Bristol. Jennifer is recognised as the world authority on the organ works of Olivier Messiaen, with whom she worked extensively and became his organist of choice. Her world première recording of his last masterpiece for organ, Livre du Saint Sacrement, had exceptional international success, winning a Grand Prix du Disque. In 1995, Jennifer opened the Messiaen Festival at l'Eglise de la Sainte Trinité, Paris, where his complete organ works were performed and recorded. Among numerous awards for her CD, were the Diapason d'Or (France) and Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (Germany). In addition to her UK engagements, highlights in the last seasons have included concerts in the Caribbean, Meisterkonzerten Heilbronn, Pisa Cathedral Festival, the Settimana Organistica Internazionale, Piacenza and inaugural recitals in the Haarlem (Holland) Concertgebouw and Tenerife Auditorio. 2007/2008 If you wish to revise this biography, please contact Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management. Please use material of the current season only. | |
