Art & Culture
Concert | Dance | Theatre
Discover one of the largest organs in France (3.30pm)
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM (UTC+1)
Église Saint-Eustache
2 Impasse Saint-Eustache, 75001 Paris
The Grand Organ of Saint-Eustache Church is one of the largest organs in France. Discover it in the company of Thomas Ospital, titular organist for the past 10 years.
Organ concert preceded by a presentation of the instrument and the pieces played. The concert will be followed by a dialogue with the participants.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (8:30)
Louis-Claude DAQUIN (1694-1772)
Noël X (5:30)
Charles-Marie WIDOR (1844-1937)
Excerpts from Symphony No. 5, Op. 42 No. 5: Allegro Vivace (11'10), Adagio (4'20), Toccata (5')
Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)
Danse Macabre (transcription by Louis Robilliard) (9 min)
Thomas OSPITAL (1990)
Improvisation
Organ concert preceded by a presentation of the instrument and the pieces played. The concert will be followed by a dialogue with the participants.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (8:30)
Louis-Claude DAQUIN (1694-1772)
Noël X (5:30)
Charles-Marie WIDOR (1844-1937)
Excerpts from Symphony No. 5, Op. 42 No. 5: Allegro Vivace (11'10), Adagio (4'20), Toccata (5')
Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)
Danse Macabre (transcription by Louis Robilliard) (9 min)
Thomas OSPITAL (1990)
Improvisation
Speakers
Thomas Ospital
Originally from the Basque Country, Thomas Ospital has been the titular organist of the grand organ at the Church of Saint-Eustache in Paris since 2015. From 2016 to 2019, he became the first organist in residence at the Maison de la Radio. Since September 2021, he has been professor of organ at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.