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The German organist choral conductor and church musician, Simon Reichert, studied church music, organ and historically informed performance in Detmold and Basel. He has won prizes at numerous organ competitions such as the Grand Prix d'ECHO Freiberg 2014.
After working as a church musician in Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark, Simon Reichert has been choir-master and organist of the protestant district Neustadt an der Weinstraße since 2009. His official residence is the Gothic collegiate church there, the central point and cultural center of the city famous for its wine-growing tradition. He also conducts the Neustadter Stiftskantorei, performing works from Monteverdi to Penderecki, and the Neustadter Vokalensemble, which specializes on modern choral music.
Furthermore, Simon Reichert is artistic director of several concert series: the "Marktkonzerte" in the collegiate church, the "Parkvilla-Konzerte" in the Herrenhof Mußbach, the "Neustadter Orgelsommer" and the "Neustadter Herbst - Festival Alte Musik an der Weinstraße." In addition, he directs the Kirchenmusikalisches Seminar Neustadt, which is dedicated to training and educating part-time organists and choral conductors. Many of his students now study at various colleges of music.
As an organist, Simon Reichert frequently performs on big cathedral organs, particularly on historical instruments. His repertoire ranges from late-medieval compositions to the avant-garde, focusing especially on Baroque music. He has given concerts with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Herford, the Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg, and the Cappella Istrapolitana Bratislava. In 2015, he performed J.S. Bach's complete works in 18 concerts. He regularly collaborates with the Neustadter Baroque orchestra »ensemble 1800« and the Capricornus Ensemble Stuttgart as well as with a number of chamber musicians. Moreover, improvisation and occasional pop and jazz music performances complement his musical profile.
In 2016, his Paschen Records debut "Trio Sonatas" was published, which was recorded at the Trost organ in Waltershausen. In 2017, Simon Reichert was invited to play with the Mandelring Quartet at the Hambacher Musikfest and premiered at the Internationale Orgelfestwochen Rheinland-Pfalz while giving numerous concerts in Germany, Denmark, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. |
