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Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition

May 20, 2013

Longwood Gardens presents its inaugural International Organ Competition June 18–22 in the ballroom at Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ten organists will compete for the $40,000 first prize: Darla Burlak, Thomas Gaynor, James Kennerley, Jinhee Kim, Matthieu Latreille, Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvard, Silviya Mateva, Yuri McCoy, Adam Pajan, and Benjamin Sheen.

Judges include Paul Jacobs, Thomas Murray, Oliver Condy, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, and Peter Richard Conte.

The winner receives the $40,000 Pierre S. du Pont first prize, a contract with Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, and a 2013–14 performance at Longwood Gardens. Second place receives the Firmin Swinnen $15,000 prize, and third place receives the Clarence Snyder $5,000 prize.

Longwood’s Aeolian organ comprises 146 ranks and 10,010 pipes. After a seven-year restoration completed in 2011, the organ is restored to its original 1930 condition and incorporates today’s technology. For information:

www.longwoodgardens.com.