ORGAN SOUND 2024 | ANNA-VICTORIA BALTRUSCH | Visiting Vienna | 4k
- Orgelklang Votivkirche
- Apr 1
- 2 min read
Anna-Victoria Baltrusch,
Born in Berlin in 1989, she studied Protestant church music (organ with Prof. Martin Schmeding, Prof. Zsigmond Szathmáry, and Frédéric Champion) and piano (Prof. Gilead Mishory) at the University of Music in Freiburg im Breisgau; in October 2016, she received her concert diploma in organ with distinction.
Since winning the International Organ Competition of the Bach Society Wiesbaden in 2009, she has received numerous prizes at international organ competitions, including the German Music Competition, the ARD International Music Competition, the August Gottfried Ritter Organ Competition Magdeburg, the International Organ Competition St. Albans (GB) and the International Bach-Liszt Organ Competition Erfurt-Weimar.
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Anna-Victoria Baltrusch
She maintains a busy concert schedule in Germany, Switzerland, and other European countries. In January 2012, she made her organ debut with an organ recital at the Berlin Philharmonic and has worked with ensembles such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the New Westphalia Philharmonic, the Brandenburg State Orchestra, and the NDR Radio Choir. From 2014 to 2015, she filled the position of district cantor at the Protestant Christ Church in Bad Krozingen while on parental leave.
From winter semester 2015/16 to summer semester 2019, she held a teaching position for artistic organ playing at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre. From 2016 to 2021, she worked as organist at the Alte Tonhalle organ in Neumünster Zurich and directed the independent chamber choir TonArt Zurich from 2017 to 2021.
Since the winter semester 2021/22, Anna-Victoria Baltrusch has been teaching as a professor for artistic and liturgical organ playing at the Evangelical University of Church Music Halle (Saale) and was appointed titular organist at the concert hall there in January 2022.
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For the winter semester 2023/24 she was also appointed university organist at MLU Halle.
The historic organ in the Votivkirche was built in 1878 by the renowned organ building firm EF Walcker and examined by Anton Bruckner. Renowned composers and organists have treasured this instrument, played it, and used it as a model for its sound. Fortunately, the instrument is in near-original condition and is considered one of the most important organs in Europe. To preserve this remarkable artistic and musical treasure, the Friends of the Walcker Organ Association was founded in March 2023. The association's goal is to finance the upcoming general renovation of the instrument so that this special organ sound can be preserved for the future. Support this piece of Vienna's Ringstrasse history with your donation and stay informed about the progress of this project!
Web: www.orgelklang.at
Email: walcker@orgelklang.at
Bank account: Friends of the Walcker Organ Bank Austria, IBAN: AT 40 12000 1003 9209 811, BIC: BKAUATWW
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