Free organ recital by Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin from Saint-Sulpice, Paris, at St Albans Cathedral, part of the St Albans International Organ Festival.
Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin plays St Albans Cathedral on Saturday 1 May 2027, at 6:30pm. She's an organist based at the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, so this is a long way from her usual beat — a Parisian organist coming over to the cathedral in the heart of St Albans.
The recital is part of the International Saturday Organ Recitals, the concert series that runs as part of the St Albans International Organ Festival. If you're not familiar with it, the festival is one of the big fixtures of the city's musical calendar, and these Saturday recitals are the regular, open-door side of it. The whole thing is built around the cathedral's organ, and this particular slot brings in a guest from the Continent rather than a local name.
Cauchefer-Choplin is the titular organist at Saint-Sulpice, one of Paris's most famous churches, so she's used to playing for a crowd and working with a substantial instrument. That's the main thing to keep in mind here: she's coming from a specific tradition of French organ playing, and she'll be bringing that to the cathedral's own organ. It's a good chance to hear how a Parisian organist handles a different instrument in a different space.
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On the practical side, admission is free, and you'll get a programme free of charge too. The festival doesn't charge for these recitals, though they do invite donations to keep the whole thing going. It starts at 6:30pm on Saturday 1 May at St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard, AL1 1BY.
