The Kensington Skrabl organ: exceptionally exciting, says Jan

Jan Liebermann is the organist of the moment – and not just for the moment. His recital at Our Lady of Victories Church in London was another tour de force.

It followed concerts only days earlier in the Berlin Philharmonie and Westminster Abbey.

His programme, on the French-style Skrabl instrument at Kensington, included Wagner's Meistersingers Overture, in which the command of colour and registration was total.

Works by Bach and Dupré – the latter's Three Preludes and Fugues Op 36 – were delivered with customary precision and musical intelligence and the Duruflé Toccata, exploited the reeds on this instrument with epic brilliance.

Afterwards Jan gave his view on the instrument: 'The organ proved wonderfully suited to the Dupré and Duruflé — both musically and technically — and it was a real pleasure to play.

'The dynamic range from piano to forte is beautiful, and the flutes and celestes are particularly lovely. It’s a remarkably versatile instrument, especially (though not exclusively) for the French repertoire.

'For my taste, it is perhaps a little too powerful overall, and the 32’ flue can be somewhat boomy; perhaps this might be refined in the future. But aside from that, it’s an exceptionally exciting instrument to perform on!"