An organ recital by Pedro Alberto Sánchez

The Bakáts Square mechanical organ, renovated in 2024 and equipped with a stepper (Setzer) system in 2025, hosts free concerts by renowned European organists, first Pedro Alberto Sánchez and then Alessandro Bianchi. The concerts are organized by Szeged organist Levente Kuzma.

Data

• Date: 4 October, 2025, 7PM
• Venue: St. Francis of Assisi Parish Church, Budapest, Bakáts Square (map link)
• Admission is free, and donations for the renovation of the organ façade are welcome.

A CV of Pedro Alberto Sánchez

Reverend Pedro Alberto Sánchez, O.S.A. was born in Salamanca, Spain. His earliest music training began as a member of the famous boys’ choir at the Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial and studied in the music conservatory of Madrid “Arturo Soria”, where he graduated with the degree of Organ Professor.

He then moved to Rome to attend the well-known Conservatorio Santa Cecilia advancing in organ and composition under the tutelage of great maestros, including Ottorino Baldassarri, Jiri Lecjian, and Federico del Sordo and was a member of the Schola at Saint Peter’s Basilica. Later he continued his studies at the Pontificio Instituto de Música Sacra where he specialized in Gregorian Chant and Improvisation.

Father Sánchez received a Master’s Degree in Organ Pedagogy from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Madrid, where his mentor was Dr. D. Miguel Bernal Ripol. He has performed organ concerts in Spain, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Panama, Belgium and the United States of America.

Father Sánchez was ordained a Priest of the Augustinian order, with religious studies at the Estudios Eclesiásticos por la Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca and Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome (Canon Law).

Currently, he holds the title of Music Director and Organist at the Real Monasterio del Escorial and Director of the Semana Internacional de Organo de Madrid.

Program

• C. Franck (1822–1890): Gran Choeur
• J. B. Cabanilles (1640-1691): Tiento de falsas (Dissonant Fantasy)
• A. Soler (1729-1783): Sonata 104
• J. S. Bach (1685-1750): Choral “Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot”, BWV 678
• M. E. Bossi (1861-1925): Scherzo in G Minor Op. 49 Nº 2
• E. Torres (1872-1934): Communion, Impresión teresiana
• G. Morandi (1777-1856): Rondo with imitation of bells
• J. Guridi (1886-1961): Offertory, Variations on a Basque Theme (IX)
• H. Eslava (1807-1878): March of the Three Wise Men

The concert was supported by the municipality of Ferencváros (District IX of Budapest).