Johann Vexo

Johann Vexo born 1978 is a French organist He is the organist for both the choir organ at Notre Dame de Paris as deputy and the great organ of Nancy Cathedral as titular Born in Nancy Johann Vexo first studied organ with Christophe Mantoux as well as early music and harpsichord at the Conservatory of Strasbourg where he was awarded Premier Prix in organ He continued his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Paris where his teachers included Michel Bouvard and Olivier Latry for organ Thierry Escaich and Philippe Lefebvre for improvisation He earned Premier Prix in both organ and basso continuo and additional prizes in harmony and counterpoint At the age of 25 he was appointed Choir Organist of NotreDame cathedral in Paris Soon thereafter he was also appointed Organist of the CavailléColl great organ of the Cathedral in Nancy After teaching at the Angers Conservatory for 10 years he is now Professor of Organ at the Conservatory and at the Superior Music Academy in Strasbourg Vexo has performed extensively throughout Europe the United States Canada Australia New Zealand and Russia He has appeared as a featured artist in numerous international music festivals and organ series in cities such as Atlanta Auckland Dallas Düsseldorf Los Angeles Melbourne Montreal Moscow New York Porto Riga and Vienna His performances have also included notable venues such as the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington DC the Wanamaker Grand Court in Philadelphia the KKL in Lucerne the St Marys Cathedral in Sydney and the Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Hall He has also performed with various orchestras and musical ensembles He has been invited to teach organ master classes for the American Guild of Organists and at prestigious institutions including Rice University in Houston the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia Westminster Choir College in Princeton and Aveiro University Portugal He has recorded several CDs on historical French organs especially one for JAV recordings on the great organ of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Vexo is represented by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists LLC Source Article Johann Vexo from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30