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1 Aug 2021, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2021 Organ Recital

Prom 3
Organ Recital
11:45 Sun 1 Aug 2021 Royal Albert Hall
Organist Martin Baker marks the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th-anniversary year with an organ recital showcasing the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end!
Organist Martin Baker marks the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th-anniversary year with an organ recital showcasing the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end!

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When the Royal Albert Hall was officially opened in 1871, it welcomed its first audience to the sound of the mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ – then powered by two steam engines. In the first of this season’s two organ recitals marking the Hall’s 150th anniversary, British organist Martin Baker performs key organ works by J. S. Bach before taking them as a starting point for his own improvisations. The recital showcases the power and range of an instrument whose 9,999 pipes would stretch nine miles if laid end to end, an organ that has been played by celebrated recitalists and rock legends alike.

There will be no interval

Image: Martin Baker

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Proms 2021