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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments |
Organ Profile
1871 Henry Willis; 1933 Harrison; 2004 Mander organ at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK
Opened in 1871 ‘to promote understanding and appreciation of the Arts and Sciences’, the Royal Albert Hall continues as a vibrant cultural mecca in the South Kensington area of London. The original ‘Father’ Henry Willis organ of 111 stops was, in 1871, the world’s largest. Further expanded to 146 stops by Harrison & Harrison in 1924-1933, the organ received one additional stop during restorative renovations by Mander Organs completed in 2004. This is the largest secular pipe organ in England and is within the top twenty largest instruments worldwide. It is second in England behind the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral instrument built by Henry Willis III, which today boasts 152 stops.
Programs that feature this organ
Virgil Fox - The Legend Endures 9218
Curley Cues 9414- Going On Record 9727
On This Day 9851- Holiday International 9949
- England’s Glory 0103
- Curley Cues 0128
- Organ Fireworks 0140
- From Royal Albert Hall 0435
- Pipes at the Proms 0735
- Conversations With a Great Dame 0812
- Pipes at the Proms (I) 0931
- Pipes at the Proms (II) 0934
- Fireworks and Dreams 0941
- Savoring Schumann 1022
- From the BBC Proms 1034
- From the BBC Proms 1130
- More from the BBC Proms 1138
- The Illusive English Organ 1201
- Virgil Fox: The Centenary 1218
- Cameron Carpenter at the BBC Proms 1238
- From the BBC Proms 1337
- Fireworks and Dreams (Encore) 1422
- Prom-inent Pipes 1536
- From Royal Albert Hall 1737
- Another Prom Date 1832
- At the Proms 2019 1935
