Please join us on Wednesday, August 6, at 12:45pm, in the Cathedral!

Organ Recital
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
12:45 PM
Wilfried Kathemann, Lavaur Cathedral (France)

Featuring works by C.M. Widor, C. Debussy, J.G. Ropartz, G. Dupont, and J. Bonnet.

Early drawn to the organ, Wilfried Kathemann first trained as a pianist before studying under Pierre-Jean Schoen (Albi, France), Hans-Joachim Wensing (Münster, Germany), and Stéphane Bois (Toulouse, France). His law studies later took him to Bavaria, where he joined Ludwig Ruckdeschel’s interpretation and improvisation class at the Musikhochschule in Regensburg. Upon returning to France, he furthered his skills with Jan-Willem Jansen in early music and Jean-Claude Guidarini in the romantic and symphonic repertoire.

In 2018, Kathemann was appointed titular organist of the historic Cavaillé-Coll organ at Lavaur Cathedral, where he has since developed a wide range of cultural and liturgical activities, including concerts, film concerts, performances, improvisations, and discovery days.

A frequent guest at numerous festivals, Wilfried Kathemann performs as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician. In addition to his concert and liturgical work, he also conducts musicological research at Toulouse II University and teaches music in middle and high schools.

The 50-minute concert is free and open to the public.