Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice, June 2026

Jan Liebermann (organ)

Hollins: Concert Overture No. 3 in F minor
Dupré: Préludes et Fugues, Op. 36 (Nos. 1–3 Complete)
Bach, J S: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 (Arr. Karg-Elert)
Eben: Moto Ostinato (from Sunday Music)
Duruflé: Suite, Op. 5

Recorded on the historic Father Willis organ of Salisbury Cathedral when the young German organist was just nineteen years old, this debut album showcases a musician of astonishing maturity. Recognized as one of the most brilliant voices of the new generation, Jan Liebermann is celebrated for a rare and formidable feat in the organ world: performing his entire, technically staggering concert repertoire entirely from memory.

The diverse programme highlights Liebermann’s rhythmic vitality and refined tonal control. It journeys from the symphonic architecture of Alfred Hollins’s Concert Overture No. 3 to the complete triptych of Marcel Dupré's complex Préludes et Fugues, Op. 36. After a shimmering Karg-Elert transcription of Bach's Air, the album drives forward with the motoric energy of Petr Eben’s Moto Ostinato and culminates in Maurice Duruflé's monumental, volcanic Suite, Op. 5.

"This impressive debut album by the young German organist Jan Liebermann was recorded last year when he was still only 19. His remarkable sense of authority is clear from the way he lays out the musical argument..." — Gramophone Magazine, June 2026