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Jon Laukvik (*1952)
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works by Jon Laukvik at Carus
Jon Laukvik was born in Norway and received his earliest music training
in his native town Oslo. He went on to study organ at the State School
of Music (Musikhochschule) in Cologne with the late Prof Michael Schneider
and harpsichord with Prof. Hugo Rug. He also studied organ privately with
Marie-Claire Alain in Paris.
In 1977, Jon Laukvik was awarded both the First Prize and the Bach Prize
in the International Organ Competition in Nüremberg. The same year, he
was also a prize winner in the International Organ Competition sponsored
by the Assembly of the German Protestant Chruch in Berlin.
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In 1980, he was named professor at the State School of Music and Interpretative
Art in Stuttgart where he teaches organ and historical keyboard instruments.
Jon Laukvik has toured throughout Europe, Japan, Israel and the United States.
He has recorded for most of the German Broadcasting Corporations and has recorded
disques also including his own compositions for organ.
Jon Laukvik is frequently in demand to serve on competition juries (i.e. Chartres,
Nüremberg, Odense) and to teach seminars and masterclasses. He is author of
the highly successful Historical
Performance Practice in Organ Playing. He has also edited the Händel Organ
Concerti, op. 7 for Carus-Verlag together with Werner Jacob. His compositions
include works for solo organ, organ with other instruments and vocal and instrumental
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