Michael Eberth (Augsburg) introduces the sound world of the Ebert organ.
He is a harpsichordist and organist and was born in Munich in 1959. After studying with Karl Maureen, Daniel Herscovitch and Hedwig Bilgram, he continued his training with Jean-Claude Zehnder (harpsichord and organ) and Jean Goverts (fortepiano) at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel. In 1984 Eberth was awarded the “Diploma for Early Music” in harpsichord and in 1985 in organ. Additional studies led him to Jos van Immerseel, Kenneth Gilbert, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, John Gibbons, Harald Vogel, Michael Radulescu, Johann Sonnleitner and Gustav Leonhardt.
In addition to Emperor Maximilian’s tomb, the more than 450-year-old organ by Jörg Ebert, whose artistically designed double doors are opened during concerts, is a special feature of the Hofkirche. It is one of the oldest playable and most valuable Renaissance organs in the world.