16 August 2026 at 20:00

Stefan Donner (Austria)

Stefan Donner earned degrees from the University of Music Vienna where he studied organ, piano, and conducting. He also received a Master's degree in organ performance from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Additionally, Stefan has participated in master classes and received a Fulbright Scholarship to study organ and harpsichord at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Stefan is the recipient of various awards, including third prize at the 2011 Dublin International Organ Competition. Stefan has recorded several CDs – most recently Bach’s Goldberg Variations on a harpsichord at the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments Vienna. Stefan has performed in Europe, Turkey, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia, Canada, the USA and in Australia. In 2017 he was invited to lecture on J. S. Bach’s organ Trio Sonatas at the Władysław Żeleński Secondary School of Music in Krakow, Poland. In August 2024 he also taught organ at the Conservatory of Almaty in Kazakhstan. Beside his busy concert schedule, Mr Donner is working as a piano instructor at the University of Music in Vienna.