Stephen Tharp recently concluded his 42nd world tour, playing concerts in Germany and Switzerland. Programming continued to feature composers of our time, including George Baker, Jean Guillou, and Anthony Newman, all of whom have dedicated music to Tharp.
The New York City AGO chapter awarded Tharp their International Performer of the Year award in 2011. In 2009, his Aeolus Recordings release, the Complete Organ Works of Jeanne Demessieux, received Germany’s premier critic’s award, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, alongside recipients Cecilia Bartoli and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Upcoming concerts include five further solo European tours, a program with organ and orchestra as part of the dedication events for the new Eule organ at the Konstantinbasilika in Trier, Germany, and the “St. Cecilia Recital,” the closing concert for the 2014 AGO national convention at The Mother Church, Boston.
For information: www.stephentharp.com.
