Yves Rechsteiner Pipeorgan Recital

Yves Rechsteiner studied organ and harpsichord at the Geneva Conservatory, and specialised on forte-piano and basso continuo at the Schola Cantorum of Basel.

Pricewinner of several international competitions (Genève, Prag, Bruges…), he was appointed basso continuo teacher and head of the Early Music Department at the Conservatoire Supérieur of Lyon in 1995.

Apart from his activity as a soloist or accompanist, he makes regular arrangements and transcriptions for the organ. His personal projects and recordings cover the baroque repertoire as well as the symphonic music, including collaborations with traditional or jazz players:

He records Bach on pedal-harpsichord in 2002, creates Alpbarock ensemble dedicated to swiss popular music in 2005, and is awarded “Diapason d’or” in 2010 for his Rameau arrangements. He records his organ version of Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique in 2013.

Since 2014 he is touring world-wide with percussionist Henri-Charles Caget and the guitarist Fred Maurin with Rock the Organ, a program devoted to the music of Frank Zappa and other progressiv rock bands.

The same year he became artistic director of the festival Toulouse les Orgues where he opened the music field to non-classical programs and artists.

From 2021 he is touring with contorsionist Lise Pauton a show with his transcription for organ of Bach’s Sonatas and Partita for violin.

He conceived a movable grand organ « L’Explorateur » constructed in 2022 by Tony Decap with an innovative technology allowing live control of each pipe pressure.