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Benjamin Alard’s principal passion has always been the music of J.S. Bach and it was for his interpretation of this great composer that he was awarded first prize in the 2004 International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges.
He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jörg-Andreas Bôtticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon.
Since 2005 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile in Paris, France. He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America.
Benjamin Alard has recorded for the label Hortus and has made several recordings of works by J. S. Bach for Alpha (Sonatas in trio, Clavier Übung I and II). His recordings have consistently received high praise from the press.
He will now devote himself to the complete works for harpsichord and organ solo of J. S. Bach for harmonia mundi. Five boxes, on 18, are already available. The release of volume 5, “Weimar 1708-1713 - Toccatas and Fuges” will be followed in March 2022 by the publication of volume 6, the first book of “The Well-Tempered Clavier”, marking the work’s 300th anniversary. Later in that same year, harmonia mundi will publish a boxed-set of Benjamin Alard’s recordings dedicated to Bach’s “Orgelbüchlein”.
He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jörg-Andreas Bôtticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon.
Since 2005 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile in Paris, France. He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America.
Benjamin Alard has recorded for the label Hortus and has made several recordings of works by J. S. Bach for Alpha (Sonatas in trio, Clavier Übung I and II). His recordings have consistently received high praise from the press.
He will now devote himself to the complete works for harpsichord and organ solo of J. S. Bach for harmonia mundi. Five boxes, on 18, are already available. The release of volume 5, “Weimar 1708-1713 - Toccatas and Fuges” will be followed in March 2022 by the publication of volume 6, the first book of “The Well-Tempered Clavier”, marking the work’s 300th anniversary. Later in that same year, harmonia mundi will publish a boxed-set of Benjamin Alard’s recordings dedicated to Bach’s “Orgelbüchlein”.
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