Dominik Susteck

Born in Bochum in 1977, Dominik Susteck studied church music, composition, music theory and organ in Essen, Cologne and Saarbrücken. He also completed his studies in music education, passing his second state examination in 2008. He worked as an organist from 2007 to 2021 at the Cologne Center for Contemporary Art, Music and Literature “Kunst-Station Sankt Peter,” among others. He has also played numerous world premieres and made a name for himself with modern improvisation concerts. For his CD recordings with predominantly contemporary music on the WERGO and Querstand labels, he has received two awards from the German Record Critics, among others. Teaching activities at the universities of Essen, Düsseldorf, Weimar and Cologne complement his artistic work. Since 2021, Susteck is head of the Department of Church Music in the Archdiocese of Paderborn.