Göteborg International Organ Festival
October 9–20, 2024
Journeys in Time and Space
Göteborg International Organ Festival
October 9–20, 2024
Journeys in Time and Space
Yellow Brick Roads
Find your path through the festival!
EARLY MUSIC
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Morlanda Church 18:00–19:00
(Admission free)
Echoes of Byrd and Birds
Edoardo Bellotti, organ
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Ulricehamn Church 19:00–20:10
(Admission free)
Echoes from Half a Millenium of Silence: An Old Hall Ladymass
Trio Mediæval: Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Jorunn Lovise Husan, voice
Catalina Vicens, organetto
Friday, October 13, 2023
German Church 16:00–16:50
(Admission free)
Vocal ensemble from the Academy of Music and Drama led by Per Högberg
A Tribute to Gothenburg 400 Years: Echoes of Celebrations from Five European Cities
Edoardo Bellotti, claviorganum
Friday, October 13, 2023
Örgryte New Church 19:30–20:40
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
Gala Opening Concert: Echoes of Past and Present in Sound, Light, and DanceKimberly Marshall, Henry Willis organ (1871)
Trio Mediæval: Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Jorunn
Lovise Husan, voice
Ulrike Heider, voice
Catalina Vicens, organetto
Hans Davidsson, North German Baroque organ (2000)
Davidsson Organ and Dance Collaborative:
Nathalie Nordquist, Natalie Ogonek, Gabriel Davidsson and Jonathan Davidsson
Magnus Lorentzson (Magnus Lorentzson Design), lighting and production designer
Gusten Aldenklint (Ljudhavet), sound designer
Dennis Åhman (Ljudteknikerna Sverige AB), lighting technician
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Vasa Church 14:00–16:00
(Admission free)
Echoes from Göteborg ́s 400-year Jubilee: An afternoon with mini-concerts
Edoardo Bellotti, Ulrika Davidsson, Per Högberg, Sverker Jullander, Joel Speerstra, Anna Steppler, Catalina Vicens, a. o.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Örgryte New Church 19:30–21:00
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
GIOA Live-stream www.organacademy.se
Echoes of Celebrations around 1630
The European Hansa-Ensemble
Manfred Cordes, director
Monday, October 16, 2023
Örgryte New Church 19:30–21:10
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
Johann Sebastian Bach ́s Violin Concertos
Concerto Copenhagen
Lars-Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord and director
Fredrik From, soloist and violin
Violin I: Alison Luthmers, Kanerva Juutilainen, Stefanie Barner-Madsen
Violin II: Hannah Tibell, Gabriel Bania, Hanna Ydmark, Jens Solgaard
Viola: Antina Hugosson, Mikkel Schreiber
Cello: Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Hanna Loftsdóttir
Violone: Megan Adie
Oboe: Antoine Torunczyk
MAX REGER
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Vasa Church 14:00–17:00
(Admission free)
Echoes from Göteborg's 400-year jubilee
Christa Rakich, organ
Max Reger (1873–1916)
Sunday, October 15, 2023
St. Helena Church, Skövde 18:00–19:00
(Admission free)
Echoes from the past – 20th century composers taking inspiration from past centuries
Ludger Lohmann, organ
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Vasa Parish Hall 14:30–17:00
(Tickets 100/50 SEK)
GIOA Sound Documentation www.organacademy.se
Afternoon Seminar: Echoes of Older Composers in the Works of Max RegerMax Reger’s Organ Music and Principles of Their Performance
Ludger Lohmann, presenterWednesday, October 18, 2023
Mariestad Cathedral 12:05–12:45
(Admission free)
Organ Recital
Isabelle Demers, organ
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Vasa Church 17:00–18:00
(Tickets 120/70 SEK)
GIOA Live-stream www.organacademy.se
Celebration of Max Reger I – 150 Years
Echoes of Johann Sebastian Bach over 300 years
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Vasa Church 19:30–20:40
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
GIOA Live-stream www.organacademy.se
Celebration of Max Reger II – 150 Years
Organ Music by Max Reger (1873–1916)
Ludger Lohmann, organ
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Vasa Church 13:00–14:10
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
GIOA Video Documentation www.organacademy.se
Celebration of Max Reger III – 150 Years
Chamber Music by Max Reger (1873–1916)
Hermann Stefánsson, clarinet
Erik Wahlgren, cello
Bengt Forsberg, piano
Göteborg Concert Hall 15:00–16:45
(Tickets GSO)
Solo Concert on the New Concert Hall Organ (Rieger 2021): Andrée, Reger and Prokofiev
Isabelle Demers, organ
ELFRIEDA ANDRÉE
Friday, October 20, 2023
Göteborg Cathedral 12:00–12:30
(Admission free)
Lunch Concert: Echoes from Elfrida Andrée ́s 62 Years as Cathedral Organist
Kimberly Marshall, organ
Friday, October 20, 2023
Haga Church 14:30–17:00
(Tickets 100/50 SEK)
GIOA Sound Documentation www.organacademy.se
Afternoon Seminar: Elfrida Andrée’s Organ Music
Annette Richards, moderator
Johan Hammarström and Jonas Lundblad, presenters
Friday, October 20, 2023
Vasa Church 19:30–21:10
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
GIOA Live-stream www.organacademy.se
Organ Concert
Music by Elfrida Andrée, Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Natalie Draper, and Rachel Laurin
Jonas Lundblad, Johan Hammarström, Anne Laver, organ
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Jonsered Manor 10:00–16:00
(Admission free)
Symposium: Elfrida Andrée and Pioneering Female Organists and ComposersIn collaboration with Jonsereds Herrgård, University of Gothenburg. The symposium is part of the Jonsered Seminars.
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Vasa Church 11:00–12:15
(Admission free)
Solemn High Mass: Organ and Liturgy
Music by Elfrida Andrée, Fredrik Hjort, Joel O. Eriksson, and others
Vasa Vokalensemble, including students from The Academy of Music and Drama
Per Högberg, choir director and organist
NEW MUSIC
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Göteborg Cathedral 19:30–21:10
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
GIOA Video Documentation www.organacademy.se
Echoes from the Present and the FutureMaria Forsström, mezzo
Daniel Berg, percussion
Amanda Sedgwick, saxophone
Johannes Landgren, organ
Hans Davidsson, organ (Max Käck)
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Göteborg Concert Hall 19:30–21:15
(Tickets GSO)
Organ and Orchestral Music: Bolero – Earth ́s Shadow – Pathétique
Olivier Latry, organ
Roger Carlsson and Walter Witick, percussion
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Friday, October 20, 2023
Göteborg Concert Hall 18:00–19:45
(Tickets GSO)
Organ and Orchestral Music: Bolero – Earth ́s Shadow – Pathétique
Olivier Latry, organ
Roger Carlsson and Walter Witick, percussion
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Göteborg Concert Hall 15:00–17:00
(Tickets GSO)
GSOplay Live-stream www.gso.se/gsoplay
Organ and Orchestral Music: Bolero – Earth ́s Shadow – Pathétique
Olivier Latry, organ
Roger Carlsson and Walter Witick, percussion
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Göteborg Concert Hall 15:00–16:45
(Tickets GSO)
Solo Concert on the New Concert Hall Organ (Rieger 2021): Andrée, Reger and Prokofiev
Isabelle Demers, organ
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Haga Church 19:30–20:45
(Tickets 180/100 SEK)
In Memoriam Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023)
Chamber music and music for soprano, cello and organ
GÖTEBORG YOUTH ORGAN FESTIVAL
LUNCH CONCERTS
Monday, October 16, 2023
St. James’s Church (Sankt Jakobs kyrka) 12:00–12:45
(Admission free)
Lunch Concert: Echoes of Dance in Music for Two Keyboard Instruments
Edoardo Bellotti and William Porter
Afterwards organ soup for registered festival participants in the church’s parish hall.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Haga Church 12:00–12:45
(Admission free)
Lunch Concert: Echoes of Music for Recorder and Organ from the 16th and 17th Centuries
Duo 1702: Louise Hjorth Hansen; recorders, Katrine Immerkjær Kristiansen, organAfterwards organ soup for registered festival participants in the Haga Parish Hall.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Haga Church 12:00–12:45
(Admission free)
Lunch Concert: Echoes of Organ Music from Hamburg and Lübeck
Maija Lehtonen, organ
Afterwards organ soup in the Haga Parish Hall.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Vasa Church 12:00–12:45
(Admission free)
Lunch Concert: Echoes from the Land Without Music
Annette Richards, organ
Afterwards organ soup for registered festival participants in the Vasa parish hall.
Friday, October 20, 2023
Göteborg Cathedral 12:00–12:30
(Admission free)
Lunch Concert: Echoes from Elfrida Andrée ́s 62 Years as Cathedral Organist
Kimberly Marshall, organ
Afterwards organ soup for registered festival participants in the German Church.
