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The French organist, Luc Antonini, began studying music in his hometown of Avignon (piano gold medal in the class of Yves-Marie Bruel; and organ in the class of Lucienne Antonini) before entering the Paris Conservatoire where he obtained six awards (harmony in the class of Jeanine Rueff; counterpoint in the class of Jean-Claude Henry; fugue in the class of Michel Merlet; orchestration in the class of Marius Constant and Janos Komives; and analysis in the class of Betsy Jolas) , including that of organ unanimously, in the class of Rolande Falcinelli. He soon began a concert career that took him to the biggest cities in Europe and the most prestigious festivals.
Luc Antonini teaches the organ at the Regional Conservatory of Montpellier-Agglomération. He is also titular organist of the Barker and Verschneider organ at the Collégiale Saint-Agricol d’Avignon, and co-titular organist of the Italian gold organ at the Métropole Notre-Dame des Doms à Avignon.
Luc Antonini regularly performs the organ part of symphonic works with various orchestras, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre national Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon, Orchestre Lyrique de Région Avignon-Provence a and many others. Founder and President of the l’Association Orgue en Avignon and artistic director of the Cycle de Musiques Sacrées du Festival d’Avignon, he contributes to the development and the influence of the Historical Heritage of the organs of Avignon and its Region. His vast repertoire allows him to tackle a very varied literature from the 17th century to the present day. He has just given several concerts interpreting the complete Olivier Messiaen's Livre d'Orgue.
Luc Antonini has recorded several volumes of J.S. Bach's complete organ work and Johannes Brahms' complete organ work. He has also participated in anthologies "Toutes les couleurs de l’orgue" and "Nouvelles couleurs de l’orgue".
Luc Antonini is also a composer. He has written several Masses, as well as a series of solo organ pieces entitled Dialogus, for which he was awarded the 2006 Gaston Litaize Prize (Saint Bertrand de Comminges Composition Competition). He has written a work for wind quintet and piano, which was created in 2008 in Avignon as part of the commemorations of the Centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen. He orchestrated Jehan Alain's Trois Danses pour orgue, created by the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse as part of the 2007 Toulouse les Orgues Festival. A new version of this orchestration was created in March 2011 by the Orchestre National d’Ile de France as part of the National Commemoration of the birth of Jehan Alain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The three organ pieces, Prélude, Interlude et Postlude d’après la messe Lux et Origo have been published by Doblinger on the initiative of European Cities of Historical Organs in the collection entitled "Nuovi Fiori Musicali". |
