Sebastian Heindl (born 1997 in Gera, Germany) is a German organist.
Education Heindl began studying piano at age five and then at age ten became a singer in the Thomanerchor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where he began studying the organ under the university organist, . He is currently studying organ under Martin Schmeding and at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
Career Heindl has made recordings for MDR Fernsehen and Bayerischer Rundfunk public broadcasters and was featured in a BBC documentary with John Eliot Gardiner.
In 2017 he performed the Concerto pour orgue, cordes et timbales of Francis Poulenc with the Jungen Mitteldeutschen Kammerorchester in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
Selected awards 2012 and 2015 – Jugend musiziert 2016 – Internationaler Bach Wettbewerb Leipzig: Special Prize for the youngest participant 2017 – : Organist of the Year 2016 2017 – Northern Ireland International Organ Competition 2017, First Prize 2018 – : Organ Competition, Third Prize 2019 – Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition: Pierre S. du Pont First Prize, Audience Choice Prize, American Guild of Organists Philadelphia Chapter Prize
Selected discography Flaschenpost-Geheimnisse: Dukas und seine Schüler, Alain, Messiaen und Duruflé. Leipzig 2016. Sebastian Heindl: St. Matthias Berlin Concert (Dupré, Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Franck, Duruflé, Middleschulte). Spotify 2021.
References
External links Official website Sebastian Heindl on YouTube
Tanz mit dem Teufe (Dance with the Devil) Article in Die Zeit from 3 March 2021