Friday 6 June 2025, 12:30
St Michael and All Angels Church
Described by BBC Radio 3 as “the leading British organist”, Jonathan Scott gives a Celebrity Recital designed to show the full colours and resources of the organ of St. Michael's, including Jonathan's own arrangements of great orchestral works from Bach, Vivaldi and Mozart.
Jonathan is known throughout the world for his virtuoso performances. As Associate Artist of The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, his organ recitals attract huge audiences, and with his brother Tom his videos on their YouTube channel have achieved more than 90 million views.
All welcome, free entry (no need for a ticket) + collection at the end.
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arr. Scott
Andante (I) from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. Scott
La Follia (Trio Sonata Op. 1 No. 12 in D Minor RV 63)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) arr. Scott
Adagio from Serenade in B flat “Gran Partita” K. 361
Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Litanies
Maurice Duruflé (1982-1986)
Prelude & Fugue sur le nom d'Alain Op. 7
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. Scott
“Ode to Joy” (Symphony No. 9 Op. 125)
Jonathan Scott - biography
Described as “The leading British organist” (BBC Radio 3), Jonathan Scott enjoys a hugely varied international performing career on a diverse spectrum of keyboard instruments, and is known throughout the world for his virtuoso arrangements and performances of major orchestral music for the pipe organ. As Associate Artist of The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Jonathan gives a series of organ recitals which attract huge audiences, and with his brother, Tom, his performance videos on the Scott Brother Duo YouTube channel have achieved more than 90 million views making them some of the most watched in the world.
Recent and forthcoming performances include solo and concerto appearances across the UK as well as performances at the major festivals, venues and Concert Halls in Germany, France, Hungary, Norway, Italy, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, Latvia, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore. Other recent concert highlights include a series of Concerto performances with the National Chinese Orchestra of Taiwan and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the reopening concerts at the organs of Rochdale Town Hall, UK, St Mary's Basilica, Kevelaer, Germany and All Saints Church, Warsaw, Poland, as well as the only solo organ concert for the 2024 BBC Proms, broadcast live from the organ of the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Jonathan gave the world premiere of the new organ concerto '6000 Pipes!' by Sir Karl Jenkins for Hull UK City of Culture and has toured this work, including a special gala performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer.Jonathan also has a busy international concert schedule with his pianist brother, Tom Scott, performing as Scott Brothers Duo. Scott Brothers Duo are the winners of the ECHO (European Cities of Historical Organs) competition to create a performance which introduces the pipe organ to a young audience. Their project combines animation and organ music and will be performed at major festivals across Europe. In 2023, they were invited by the Royal Canadian College of Organists (Launchpad Series) to film a special online presentation in Montreal, Canada about their career.
Born in Manchester, Jonathan studied piano and organ at Chetham's School of Music and continued his studies in UK, USA and Netherlands. He won the Worshipful Company of Musicians WT Best Scholarship and gold medal, and is a Freeman of The City of London. For more information please visit www.jonathanscott.co.uk
