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Koenig
Founded
in
1948,
the
house
in
Sarre-Union
(67)
is
today
one
of
the
oldest
organ
factories
in
Alsace.
During
the
second
half
of
the
20th
century,
the
manufacture
underwent
a
real
revolution.
The
Manufacture
was
founded
by
Jean-Georges
Koenig
(1920-1992),
who
first
worked as an apprentice at Roethinger.
In
1945
he
joined
forces
with
Mrs.
Vondrasek's
widow
to
take
over
the
Saar-Union
company,
which
had
been
founded
in
1930
by
Henri
Vondrasek
at
the
end
of
his
partnership
with
Eugène
Eberhard
(Diemeringen).
Jean-
Georges
Koenig
obtained
his
master's
degree
in
1948,
and
set
up
his
own
business.
From
that
date,
thanks
to
the
young
Michel
Chapuis,
then
professor
at
the
Strasbourg
Conservatory,
he
turned
towards
a
return
to
the
old
organ
and particularly to the French Classical Organ.
The
reconstruction
of
the
organ
of
the
church
of
St
Georges
de
Sarre-Union,
carried
out
according
to
the
directives
of
Dom
Bédos,
was
the
starting
point
of
the
fame
of
the
House.
As
a
result
of
this
reconstruction,
the
company
built
almost
exclusively
organs
with
suspended
action.
In
1968,
his
son
Yves
Koenig
(*
1950)
joined
the
company and took over it in 1983.
In
2008,
Julien
Marchal
(*
1990)
joined
the
company
as
an
apprentice.
In
2016,
he
took
over
the
management
of
the
company
and
was
awarded
the
Alsatian
Craftsmanship
Prize in October 2018.
Among
the
great
achievements
of
the
House
of
Koenig
are
the
organs
of
Sarre
Union
(1967),
St
Malo
Cathédrale
(1981),
Strasbourg
St
Guillaume
(1987),
Strasbourg
St
Pierre
le
Jeune
catholique
(2003),
the
restorations
of
the
historic
organs
of
Lorris
(1974),
Vabres
(1967),
Rodez
Cathédrale (1985).
Eglise Protestante Unie -Auteuil (1971)
Parisian organs built by Koenig
Eglise Protestante Unie -Auteuil (1971) Conservatoire Frédéric Chopin (1998)
Organs of Paris
Koenig
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Founded
in
1948,
the
house
in
Sarre-Union
(67)
is
today
one
of
the
oldest
organ
factories
in
Alsace.
During
the
second
half
of
the
20th
century,
the
manufacture
underwent
a
real
revolution.
The
Manufacture
was
founded
by
Jean-Georges
Koenig
(1920-1992),
who
first
worked as an apprentice at Roethinger.
In
1945
he
joined
forces
with
Mrs.
Vondrasek's
widow
to
take
over
the
Saar-Union
company,
which
had
been
founded
in
1930
by
Henri
Vondrasek
at
the
end
of
his
partnership
with
Eugène
Eberhard
(Diemeringen).
Jean-
Georges
Koenig
obtained
his
master's
degree
in
1948,
and
set
up
his
own
business.
From
that
date,
thanks
to
the
young
Michel
Chapuis,
then
professor
at
the
Strasbourg
Conservatory,
he
turned
towards
a
return
to
the
old
organ
and particularly to the French Classical Organ.
The
reconstruction
of
the
organ
of
the
church
of
St
Georges
de
Sarre-Union,
carried
out
according
to
the
directives
of
Dom
Bédos,
was
the
starting
point
of
the
fame
of
the
House.
As
a
result
of
this
reconstruction,
the
company
built
almost
exclusively
organs
with
suspended
action.
In
1968,
his
son
Yves
Koenig
(*
1950)
joined
the
company and took over it in 1983.
In
2008,
Julien
Marchal
(*
1990)
joined
the
company
as
an
apprentice.
In
2016,
he
took
over
the
management
of
the
company
and
was
awarded
the
Alsatian
Craftsmanship
Prize in October 2018.
Among
the
great
achievements
of
the
House
of
Koenig
are
the
organs
of
Sarre
Union
(1967),
St
Malo
Cathédrale
(1981),
Strasbourg
St
Guillaume
(1987),
Strasbourg
St
Pierre
le
Jeune
catholique
(2003),
the
restorations
of
the
historic
organs
of
Lorris
(1974),
Vabres
(1967),
Rodez
Cathédrale (1985).
Eglise Protestante Unie -Auteuil (1971)
