International Organ Series: Lucile Dollat

Some of the biggest names in the organ world converge on Exeter College Chapel this season, across three extraordinary concerts as part of an International Organ Series. All three performers will focus on different aspects of 19th– and 20th-century French organ music – colourful and electrifying music that’s immediately appealing. 

The multi-award winning young prodigy Lucile Dollat, organist of Radio France, joins us for her Oxford Debut.

This concert is produced in partnership with Exeter College. To find out more about the Exeter College organ visit their website.

Pre-Concert Reception

Make your concert experience extra special with the chance to discover some of the hidden delights of Exeter College at a very special concert reception. Before Lucile Dollat’s performance, join us for a pre-concert drinks reception in the Rector’s Lodgings at Exeter College.

The reception will start at 6pm and tickets are £15.

Tickets are limited and can be bought in addition to your concert ticket. Reception tickets must be bought in addition to concert tickets. Reception only tickets are not available.

About the Artist

‘One of the most promising organists of her generation’ Le Télégramme

Lucile Dollat studied at the Conservatoire Régional de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés where she was awarded a Prize in Organ performance (class of Éric Lebrun) and a Prize in Organ Improvisation (class of Pierre Pincemaille). She pursued her studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris with Olivier Latry, Michel Bouvard, Thierry Escaich, Laszlo Fassang, Fabien Waksman, Jean-Baptiste Courtois and Marc-André Dalbavie. In 2020, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Organ performance and, in 2021, a Bachelor’s degree in Organ Improvisation and a Master’s Degree in composition with summa cum laude distinction.

Lucile Dollat has won several prizes in international organ competitions, including the Grand Prix et le Prix du Publicat the André Marchal – Gaston Litaize International Organ Competition (Paris, 2017), the Second Prize at the “Pierre de Manchicourt” International Organ Competition (Béthune – Saint-Omer, 2016). She is a concert performer throughout France and Europe, either as a soloist or part of an orchestral group. In January 2022, her first CD ‘Tiroirs Secrets – French organ rarities’ was released by the label Château de Versailles Spectacles, recorded at the organ of the Royal Chapel, Château de Versailles. Since September 2022, Lucile Dollat has been artist in residence at the Gerhard Grenzing organ in the Auditorium of the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Paris. In January 2023, she became artist in residence at the Fondation Royaumont. In 2024, she will release a CD called ‘Night Windows’ part of the Tempéraments collection (Radio France), featuring 20th-century and contemporary French organ music, with works by Thomas Lacôte, Fabien Waksman, Jehan Alain, Maurice Ravel and others. Lucile teaches Keyboard Harmony at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musiqueet de Danse de Paris and she is co-titular organist of the Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ at the church of Saint Maurice de Bécon (Courbevoie – near Paris).

Photo credit: Djibrann Hass