Ivan-Bogdan Reincke from Hungary wins Northern Ireland Organ Competition 2019

Ivan-Bogdan Reincke, 21, from Hungary has won first prize in the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC), held at St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh, on Monday 19 August 2019. Reincke is a student at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. His winning performance began with JS Bach’s Prelude in D major BWV 532, included works by Schubert and Vierne and finished with Olivier Messiaen’s spectacular ‘Transports de joie’ from L’Ascension.