Organ Concert with Hans Fagius

Hans Fagius, isone of the most eminent concert organists in Europe. A native of Sweden, Prof. Fagius is currently professor of organ at the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen. Prof. Fagius has performed throughout the world, and his recordings on the BIS label have been cited numerous times as outstanding achievements in the recording industry. Prof. Fagius is a specialist in the music of J. S. Bach, and his well-known set of recordings of the complete organ works of J. S. Bach has become a standard in the organ recording repertoire.

Prof. Fagius will perform works of Bach, including the Concerto in C Major, the Passacaglia in C Minor, an early Prelude and Fugue in C Major, chorale preludes, and a chorale partita. This is a rare opportunity to hear one of the world's leading concert organs.

About Hans Fagius:

Hans Fagius (born 1951 in Norrköping, Sweden), for many years one of the foremost and most active organ recitalists in Sweden, got his basic education with Bengt Berg, and with Prof. Alf Linder at the Stockholm College of Music. From 1974-45 he continued his studies with the famous organist and composer Maurice Duruflé in Paris. Important as a starting point for his concert career were prizes at international organ competitions (Leipzig 1972 and Stockholm 1973). Prof. Fagius performs extensively in Europe, and he has also performed in the USA, Canada, and in Australia. In 2006 Prof. Fagius toured Korea and Japan.

Prof. Fagius plays repertoire that spans all epochs, but he especially concentrates on early music and music from the Romantic period. Something of a speciality has been a series of concerts with complete works by different composers, such as the complete organ works by J.S.Bach (three times -- the latest take place during 2007), Dieterich Buxtehude, César Franck, Jehan Alain, Johannes Brahms, Maurice Duruflé and the complete organ symphonies by Louis Vierne.

On the Swedish label BIS Prof. Fagius has made numerous recordings, including a complete recording of the organ works of J.S.Bach on 17 CDs, the same composer's Die Kunst der Fuge, a disc with music by W.A.Mozart, symphonies by C.-M.Widor (2, 3, 6, and 8), a great part of the organ works by Camille Saint-Saens, two discs with important works by Siegfried Karg-Elert, the complete organ works by Maurice Duruflé (Critics Choise in Gramophone magazine, December 2003) and recordings with four-hand organ repertoire as well as music for organ and piano. His recording of Liszt´s three great organ works won the Grand Prix du Disque Liszt in Budapest 1981. Recent productions include a recording with music by the Danish high Romantic composers J.P.E. Hartmann and N.W. Gade (Dacapo) and a CD on the newly restored organ in Leufsta Bruk, Sweden (Musica Redeviva).

Hans Fagius is organ professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, an appoinment he began in 1989 after several years as organ teacher at the Colleges of Music in Stockholm and Gothenburg. He is sought after as a teacher for masterclasses (in the summer 2002 at the famous organ academy in Haarlem, The Netherlands), and is regulary a jury member at international organ competitions (St. Albans, Odense, Calgary, Dallas, Lahti, Erfurt, Leipzig etc.). In 1998 Prof. Fagius was elected as a member of The Royal Swedish Music Academy.

Planned Program*:

Music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue in C Major  BWV 531

Partita diverse sopra: Ach was soll ich Sünder machen    BWV 770

Concerto in C Major BWV 594

Allegro - Recitativ. Adagio – Allegro

Chorale Preludes

Valet will ich dir geben, fantasia    BWV 735

Valet will ich dir geben, C. f. in Pedal    BWV 736

Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu ns wend,  a 2 Clav. e Ped.    BWV 709

Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582

*Please Note: Program is subject to change per Artist's discretion.