City organist Adriaan Hoek Arrangements for organ

The evening opens with Schubert's Sonata in A – a work full of lyrical simplicity and subdued beauty. This is followed by the tranquil Allegretto from Franck's Symphony in D, which in this arrangement is given a new layering. Mendelssohn's Prelude and Fugue in E combines the clear structure of the Baroque with the emotional richness of the Romantic.

The programme, with arrangements specially made for the Doelen organ, ends grandly with Brahms' Haydn variations – a monumental work in which power and refinement come together. A feast for lovers of the organ and the romantic repertoire.

Adrian Hoek

Hoek is the city organist of Rotterdam and a much sought-after concert organist with a wide repertoire, from medieval to contemporary music. He graduated cum laude from the Rotterdam Conservatory and followed further education in Hamburg and Ghent. Hoek has won several international organ prizes and is a regular player of, among other things, the Flentrop organ in the Doelen.