The young, world-renowned organist Thomas Ospital will give a solo concert on the famous Eisenbarth organ in the Cathedral of St. Anastasia on August 23, 2025. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m.

Born in 1990 in Ayherre, France, Thomas Ospital began his music studies at the Bayonne Conservatory with Esteban Landart and continued at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where he won five first prizes. His teachers include Olivier Latry, Michel Bouvard, Thierry Escaich, Philippe Lefebvre, Fabien Waksman, Isabelle Duha and Pierre Pincemaille.

Winner of several international competitions (Zaragoza, Chartres, Toulouse, Grand Prix Florentz of the Academy of Fine Arts), he held the position of "Young artist in residence" at the Cathedral of the King of France in Saint Louis La Nouvelle - Orleans, United States for six months. His first discographic recording was dedicated to the works of Franz Liszt on the great organ of Saint-Eustache (Hortus editions, September 2017). Recorded on the organ in the Radio France hall, the second album released in January 2018 is dedicated to the improvisations and works of Johann Sebastian Bach compared to the Chorals-Études of Thierry Escaich, for the creation of which he was responsible.

His concert career has led him to perform in France and abroad. Improvisation occupies an important place in his musical practice. Since 2015, Thomas Ospital has been the titular organist of the great organ of the Saint-Eustache church in Paris. From 2016 to 2019, he became the first permanent organist at the Maison de la Radio. Thomas Ospital is regularly invited to teach interpretation and improvisation in master classes. Since 2017, he has been professor of keyboard harmonization at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, and since 2021, professor of organ with Olivier Latry. Thomas Ospital is a young artist who has quickly earned a place among the world's best concert organists.

Concert program on August 23, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Anastasia in Zadar:

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685. – 1750.)

Sinfonia de la cantate 29 (transcription Marcel Dupré) (4’25)

Franz LISZT (1811. – 1886.)

Consolation n°4 (4’)

Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (17’)

Maurice RAVEL (1875. – 1937.)

Le tombeau de Couperin (suite d’orchestre) (transcription Thomas Ospital) (20’) 

I         Prélude

II       Forlane

III      Menuet

IV      Rigaudon 

Thomas OSPITAL (1990.)

Improvisation (Himan Sv. Stošije)