Hans Davidsson (born 1958) is a Swedish

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

and pedagogue. He was one of the driving forces behind establishing the organ research center

GOArt The Gothenburg Organ Art Center (''GOArt''), 1995-2016, was a research center based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The institute conducted research in organ building and organ performance from a wide variety of angles. GOArt was founded by among others H ...

and the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative. He is currently professor of organ at the

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Life

Davidsson was born in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

and studied organ at its

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with

Hans Fagius Hans Gustav Fagius, né Andersson (born 10 April 1951), is a Swedish classical organist and pedagogue. Biography Fagius was born in Norrköping and studied organ with Bengt Berg before entering the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, where he stud ...

and Rune Wåhlberg. He later spent three years at the

Sweelinck Conservatory The Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) is a Dutch Music school, conservatoire of music located in Amsterdam. This school is the music division of the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Amsterdam University of the Arts, the city's vocational ...

, Amsterdam, studying with Jacques van Oortmerssen. He began teaching organ at the university in 1986 and was appointed professor in 1988. In 1991 he became the first doctor of music performance in Sweden, successfully defending his dissertation on the organ music of

Matthias Weckmann Matthias Weckmann (''Weckman'') (''c''.1616 24 February 1674) was a German musician and composer of the Baroque period. He was born in Niederdorla (Thuringia) and died in Hamburg. Life His musical training took place in Dresden (as a chorister a ...

. From 1995 until 2000 he was the director of the Göteborg Organ Art Center,

, leading research in organ building and performance practice. From 2001 to 2012 he worked at the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...

serving as professor of organ and project director of the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative. In 2007 he was appointed professor of organ at

University of the Arts Bremen The University of the Arts Bremen (German: Hochschule für Künste Bremen, HfK Bremen) is a public university in Bremen, Germany. It is one of the most successful arts institutions, and its origins date back to 1873. The University of the Arts Br ...

and in 2011 professor of organ at the

. In January 2004 he was awarded

H. M. The King's Medal H. M. ( His Majesty) The King's Medal ( sv, H.M. Konungens medalj), earlier known as the Court Medal ( sv, Hovmedaljen), is a Swedish honour that may be bestowed upon Swedish and foreign citizens. The medal was created in 1814 and is awarded in di ...

for "significant accomplishments in musicology and music, primarily in the fields of organ research and organ education".

Selected Recordings

* ''Eastman Italian Baroque Organ'' (2006), with David Higgs and William Porter. * ''French Symphonic Masterpieces'' (2002) * ''The Complete Organ Works of Matthias Weckman'', recorded twice, in 1991 on the organ in the Ludgerikirche,

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and in 2004 on the

North German baroque organ in Örgryte Nya Kyrka The North German baroque organ in Örgryte Nya Kyrka is a pipe organ in Gothenburg. It was built within a research project at GOArt, University of Gothenburg and dedicated on August 12, 2000. The goal of the project was to recreate the constructi ...

, Sweden. * The complete organ works of

Dieterich Buxtehude Dieterich Buxtehude (; ; born Diderik Hansen Buxtehude; c. 1637 – 9 May 1707) was a Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period, whose works are typical of the North German organ school. As a composer who worked in various vocal ...

: ''Dieterich Buxtehude and the Mean-Tone Organ'', ''Dieterich Buxtehude: the Bach perspective''. and ''Buxtehude and the Schnitger Organ''Buxtehude and the Schnitger Organ
Loft Recordings

References

External links

Göteborg International Organ Academy faculty page

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidsson, Hans 1958 births Swedish classical organists Male classical organists University of Gothenburg alumni Academic staff of the University of Gothenburg Living people Conservatorium van Amsterdam alumni 21st-century organists 21st-century Swedish male musicians Academic staff of the University of the Arts Bremen