{"id":20421,"date":"2026-08-12T15:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=20421"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:51:09","slug":"jan-bokszczanin-in-organ-recital-at-the-cathedral-of-our-lady-in-antwerp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2026\/08\/12\/jan-bokszczanin-in-organ-recital-at-the-cathedral-of-our-lady-in-antwerp\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Bokszczanin in Organ Recital at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\">As part of the summer organ concert series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dekathedraal.be\/fr\/nouvelles\/musique-midi-cycle-dorgue\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOrgel na de Noen\u201d<\/span><\/a>, we are delighted to invite you to an exceptional recital by <a href=\"https:\/\/janbokszczanin.pl\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Jan Bokszczanin<\/span><\/a>, one of the most distinguished Polish organists of his generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the great Schyven organ\u2014a masterpiece of 19th-century Belgian organ building with 5,777 pipes\u2014the artist will perform a programme featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and C\u00e9sar Franck, as well as two world premieres by Sebastian Szyma\u0144ski and Thierry Pallesco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Invisible from the nave, the organ\u2019s impressive mechanism testifies to the brilliance of its design. Like the cathedral itself, this instrument reveals its full grandeur when it resonates with music. This recital will offer an opportunity to discover this exceptional heritage in all its sonic richness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20388 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/J.Bokszczanin-portret-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/J.Bokszczanin-portret-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/J.Bokszczanin-portret-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/J.Bokszczanin-portret.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Prof. Jan Bokszczanin<\/strong> is an organist, professor of musical arts and educator at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and in Bia\u0142ystok.<br \/>Trained by Joachim Grubich in Warsaw and later by Jesse E. Eschbach at the University of North Texas, he is now one of Poland\u2019s most renowned organists. He has performed in major concert halls and cathedrals across Europe, Asia, and the United States, giving over a thousand organ and chamber music concerts. <br \/>The author of numerous publications on Russian and Soviet organ music, he has recorded more than twenty albums and edited many works for organ. Several contemporary composers have dedicated new works to him, and he has given more than fifty premieres.<br \/>Active in musical education, he leads international masterclasses and directs the Chamber and Organ Music Festival in Legionowo. In 2019 he received the distinction \u201cMerit for Polish Culture,\u201d and in 2024 the Gloria Artis medal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_20391\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20391\" class=\"wp-image-20391 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/202208_ab_interieur_middenschip_west-portaal_schyven_orgel_2_0-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/202208_ab_interieur_middenschip_west-portaal_schyven_orgel_2_0-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/202208_ab_interieur_middenschip_west-portaal_schyven_orgel_2_0-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/202208_ab_interieur_middenschip_west-portaal_schyven_orgel_2_0-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/202208_ab_interieur_middenschip_west-portaal_schyven_orgel_2_0-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/202208_ab_interieur_middenschip_west-portaal_schyven_orgel_2_0-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/202208_ab_interieur_middenschip_west-portaal_schyven_orgel_2_0-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Ans Brys<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The great organ of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dekathedraal.be\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp<\/a>, a jewel of the UNESCO World Heritage site, is the largest instrument ever built by the Belgian organ builder Pierre Schyven (1891) and one of the masterpieces of 19th-century Belgian organ craftsmanship.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Chosen over the renowned French builder Aristide Cavaill\u00e9-Coll, Schyven created a monumental instrument of 90 stops, installed behind a remarkable Baroque organ case from 1657, whose sumptuous carved fa\u00e7ade reveals only part of the richness of the instrument it houses.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Fully restored in the 21st century to recover its original sound, this organ is now regarded as one of the finest examples of the Belgian Romantic tradition and one of the most prestigious historical instruments in Europe.<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>CONCERT PROGRAMME<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">Johann Sebastian Bach (1685\u20131750) \u2013 <em data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"224\">Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542<\/em><br \/>Sebastian\u00a0Szyma\u0144ski (b. 1982) \u2013 <em data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"1839\">John Paul II: Footsteps Toward the Light<\/em> (world premiere)<br \/>Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy \u2013 <i>Sonata No. 3 in A major<\/i><br \/>Thierry Pallesco (b. 1956) \u2013 <i>Totus tuus (world premiere)<\/i><br \/>C\u00e9sar Franck \u2013 <em data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"500\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Choral No. 1 in E major<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>\u201cOrgel na de Noen\u201d \u2013 the summer organ concert series at the Cathedral<br \/>Jan Bokszczanin \/ Schyven Organ<br \/><\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Friday, 21 August 2026<\/b><\/span><br \/>12:45\u201313:30<br \/>Tickets available at the venue before the concert<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dekathedraal.be\/en\/music-cathedral-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">More information<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20402\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/logo-De-Kathedraal-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/logo-De-Kathedraal-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/logo-De-Kathedraal.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the summer organ concert series \u201cOrgel na de Noen\u201d, we are delighted to invite you to an exceptional recital by Jan Bokszczanin, one of the most distinguished Polish organists of his generation. 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Like the cathedral itself, this instrument reveals its full grandeur when it resonates with music. This recital will offer an opportunity to discover this exceptional heritage in all its sonic richness.\nProf. Jan Bokszczanin is an organist, professor of musical arts and educator at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and in Bia\u0142ystok.Trained by Joachim Grubich in Warsaw and later by Jesse E. Eschbach at the University of North Texas, he is now one of Poland\u2019s most renowned organists. He has performed in major concert halls and cathedrals across Europe, Asia, and the United States, giving over a thousand organ and chamber music concerts. The author of numerous publications on Russian and Soviet organ music, he has recorded more than twenty albums and edited many works for organ. Several contemporary composers have dedicated new works to him, and he has given more than fifty premieres.Active in musical education, he leads international masterclasses and directs the Chamber and Organ Music Festival in Legionowo. 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