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IX International M. K. Čiurlionis Organ Competition

Daniel Knut Pernet, Czech Republic

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Name of the educational insititution	Akademie múzických umění v Praze, Praha
Accompanist	Tatiana Pernetová

Daniel Knut Pernet graduated from the Prague Academy of Performing Arts, in the organ class of prof. Jaroslav Tůma. During 2016-2017, he also studied the organ under the guidance of prof. Franz Danksagmüller in Lübeck. After winning the Organum Regium Competition for Young Organists in Pardubice (2012), he became the laureate of the International Petr Eben Organ Competition in Opava (2016). Beside performances in Czech Republic, he has repeatedly given concerts in Germany, Sweden, Russia and other countries. He focuses on Baroque organ music, mainly on the works of German composers, as well as on the pieces by Petr Eben. However, his repertoire includes compositions by composers from the 14th to the 21st century, Daniel adds to it many of his own compositions too. Nowadays, he is working as a professional genealogist in Teplice.

I ROUND

Nicolaus Bruhns | Grande Prelude · E minor
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · C sharp minor · VL 86
Johann Sebastian Bach | Organ Trio Sonata No. 1 · E flat major · BWV 525
- Allegro moderato

II ROUND

Johann Sebastian Bach | Fantasia and Fugue · G minor · BWV 542
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue-Choral · A minor · VL 227
Faustas Latėnas | "Toccata"
Petr Eben | "Sonntagsmusik" ("Sunday Music")
- Moto ostinato

III ROUND

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · B flat minor · VL 345
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | Organ Sonata No. 1 · F minor · Op. 65
Petr Eben | "Sonntagsmusik" ("Sunday Music")
- Fantasia I
- Fantasia II
Johann Sebastian Bach | Toccata and Fugue · D minor · BWV 538

IX International M. K. Čiurlionis Organ Competition