"Vogl is a brilliant young organist who possesses great ability, creative imagination and musical passion."

We had the opportunity to listen to this young and talented organist on June 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM in the Zadar Cathedral of St. Anastasia. It was extremely interesting because Raphael Attila Vogl began his early musical education in Passau, where the organ was made in the famous Eisenbarth master workshop for our Zadar Cathedral.

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He studied organ playing in Regensburg, Germany, and in Budapest, Hungary. Raphael graduated in organ playing at the world-famous Juilliard School in 2020. After that, he was accepted for the Doctorate of Musical Arts, which is the most advanced study at The Juilliard School.

Raphael A. Vogl has participated in various competitions, winning prizes at the Mendelssohn International Organ Competition in Switzerland, the Tariverdiev International Competition in Russia, and the Boulder Bach Festivals World Bach Competition. Raphael made his Alice Tully Hall debut in 2020, where he performed the New York premiere of Sophia Gubaidulina’s The Rider on the White Horse at the Focus Festival at Lincoln Center. As a concert organist, he has appeared in concert halls and cathedrals across Europe and America, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Madison Symphony, and Marian Anderson Hall, and regularly performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra, working with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Roderick Cox, and Daniele Rustioni.

Because of the Zadar concert, Raphael arrived in Zadar a few days early to carefully study the organ and practice his program on it. The audience in the cathedral was delighted with his approach, choice of program and masterful performance. His improvisation on the theme of the Hymn of St. Anastasia left a special impression. Raphael played for a full hour and a half and after a well-deserved applause, he treated the audience to a bonus piece.

Raphael Attila Vogl performed the following program at his solo concert in the Cathedral of St. Anastasia on June 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM:

Arno Landmann (1887 - 1966)

Variations on a Theme of Handel, op. 29

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 545

French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816

(Transcription Raphael A. Vogl)

- Allemande

- Gavottes

- Gigue

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)

Sonata in D Minor, Op. 65 No. 6

- I. Chorales and Variations

- II. Fugue

- III. Finals

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, KV 546

(Transcription Raphael A. Vogl)

Gereon Krahforst (*1973)

Suite française

Danse avec les Flutes et les Anches

Marcel Dupré (1886 – 1971)

Prelude and Fugue in B Major, Op. 7

Raphael A. Vogl (*1996)

Improvisation (Hymn of St. Stošija)

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