Christian Barthen
Biography Christian Barthen
Christian Barthen
born 1984 in Saarbrücken has been a prize-winner in a number of international organ competitions, including the "Johann Sebastian Bach Competition" in Wiesbaden (D), the International Organ Competition of St. Maurice d'Agaune (CH) and the outstanding "Grand Prix de Chartres" (F).
His career as a performer takes him frequently to international festivals and concert series throughout Europe.
In the years 2011 and 2012 he gave concerts as a soloist in the cathedrals of Chartres, Auch and Le Havre in France, Altenberg, Bamberg, Fulda, Mainz, Magdeburg and Osnabrück in Germany, in the Philharmonic of Essen, the concert Hall "Stefaniensaal" in Graz and has had several appearances in Switzerland and in Italy.
In 2013 he will perform in the Cathedrals of Berlin, Magdeburg and Ulm, Christ Church in Mannheim and the Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris.
Since 2012, he is recording artist and co-producer within the "Organ Encyclopedia" of the CD label Naxos. His debut CD with organ works of Max Reger was recorded in August 2012 at the historic Steinmeyer organ of the Christ Church in Mannheim (Germany) - further recordings are planned for 2013.
Christian Barthen studied organ, piano and harpsichord performance, sacred music and music education at the University of Music/Saar.
His principal teachers in Saarbrücken were Andreas Rothkopf, Wolfgang Rubsam, Jean Micault and Robert Leonardy.
Private studies led him between 2011 and 2012 to Philippe Lefebvre at the Cathedral Notre-Dame in Paris.
Since 2012, he is studying in the soloist class of Prof. Dr. Ludger Lohmann at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart.
