Hans Davidsson

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hans Davidsson (* 1958 in Sweden ) is a Swedish organist and musicologist .

life and work

Hans Davidsson studied with Hans Fagius at the University of Gothenburg , Sweden, where he graduated in 1985 with a diploma in organ playing . His interest in early music then led him to a three-year study with Jacques van Oortmerssen at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and to studies at Gothenburg University, where he researched the north German organ music of the Baroque , in particular with Matthias Weckmann . Davidsson received his doctorate in 1991 with a thesis on Matthias Weckmann and was thereby the first graduate of a scientific-artistic degree in Sweden.

Since 1974 he has been giving concerts in Scandinavian and other European countries, the USA and Asia. In 1986 Davidsson was employed as a music teacher at the Gothenburg University Music Academy and in 1988 he was appointed organ professor. Among other things, he has been leading the establishment of an organ center for research on performance practice since 1989. From 1995 to 2000 he was director of the Göteborg Organ Art Center (GOArt); since then he has been the artistic director and artistic director of the Göteborg International Organ Academy there .

In 2001 he was also appointed organ professor at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester , New York (USA), where he also served as director of the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) . In 2006 he was finally appointed professor for organ at the Hochschule für Künste (HfK) in Bremen .

Awards

meaning

Hans Davidsson is considered an important representative of early music , although he was added in the last phase of the faithful interpretation. He took part in the integration phase of research and practice in Gothenburg and today assumes that specific compositions such as North German, Italian and so on include matching organs. Works of the North German Baroque, such as those by Matthias Weckmann and Dietrich Buxtehude, owe him their faithful rediscovery and performance in a historical context. Since the 1980s he has made numerous CD recordings.

In addition, he has shaped and continues to shape organist training as a teacher at major music colleges since the late 1980s.

Davidsson is looking for new ways of conveying classical concerts, relying on a combination of conversation and making music.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b “ The organ belongs back to the center. At the Hochschule für Künste, Hans Davidsson relies on a combination of conversation and making music ” (PDF), interview by Arnulf Marzluf with Hans Davidsson, in the Weser-Kurier of March 18, 2009, p. 24.
personal data
SURNAME Davidsson, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish organist and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Sweden