{"id":4808,"date":"2019-06-25T21:32:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listvinafelag.is\/?p=4808"},"modified":"2019-06-25T21:32:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:32:32","slug":"29th-30th-june-mattias-wager-organist-at-stockholm-cathedral-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listvinafelag.is\/en\/29th-30th-june-mattias-wager-organist-at-stockholm-cathedral-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"29th \/ 30th June Mattias Wager organist at Stockholm Cathedral, Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Saturday J 29 @ 12 NOON<\/h4>\n<p>Program<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edgar Elgar 1685-1750<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nImperial March op 32 arr. by G. Martin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimitri Shostakovich&nbsp;1906-1975<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAndante&nbsp;<br \/>\nversion for organ solo by Mattias Wager&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean Guillou 1930-2019<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAu miroir des fl\u00fbtes&nbsp;<br \/>\nFrom \u201dJeux d\u2019orgue\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nToccata and Fugue D minor BWB 565<\/p>\n<h4>Sunday June 30 at 5 pm<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Edgar Elgar 1685-1750<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nImperial March op 32&nbsp;<br \/>\narr. by G. Martin&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean Guillou 1930-2019<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAu miroir des fl\u00fbtes&nbsp;<br \/>\nFrom \u201dJeux d\u2019orgue\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nToccata and Fugue D minor BWB 565&nbsp;<br \/>\nThree improvisations on Icelandic melodies&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAir&nbsp;<br \/>\nFrom Suite in D&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimitri Shostakovich 1906-1975&nbsp;<br \/>\nEdvard Grieg 1843-1907&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/strong>Four Norwegian Dances op 35:&nbsp;<br \/>\n(Arr. For organ by Bj\u00f8rn Andor Drage)&nbsp;<br \/>\nAllegro marcato&nbsp;<br \/>\nAllegretto tranquillo e grazioso&nbsp;<br \/>\nAllegro moderato alla marcia&nbsp;<br \/>\nAllegro molto<\/p>\n<p>Mattias Wager was born in Stockholm in 1967. He studied Organ and Church Music at the Royal College of Music under Torvald Tor\u00e9n and Anders Bondeman. Later, he also studied with Johannes Geffert in Bonn and in Paris with Naji Hakim.<\/p>\n<p>His achievements include three first prizes in international competitions: in the 1995 Organ Interpretation Competition in St Albans, England, and in the improvisation competitions in 1991 in Str\u00e4ngn\u00e4s, Sweden, and 1995 in Paris (Grand Prix d\u2019improvisation \u201cPierre Cochereau\u201d). Beside his work as Cathedral organist in Stockholm, Mattias Wager gives concert performances and masterclasses at festivals and other prestigious venues throughout Europe and has also given several concerts in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>He has been teaching organ and improvisation at the four major Music Colleges in Sweden. Mattias Wager takes a particular interest in cooperating with other artists, for example percussionist Anders \u00c5strand and singer\/choirmaster Gary Graden, together with whom he has formed a trio focusing on improvisation. He has also composed music for several successful theatre plays. Since 1995, Mattias Wager has been a regular guest in the Icelandic organ world, performing, recording and teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Mattias Wager is proud to be Visiting Artistic Director of the Organ Summer 2019 in Hallgr\u00edmskirkja, together with resident Master of Music H\u00f6r\u00f0ur \u00c1skelsson.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2017, Mattias Wager has been a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday J 29 @ 12 NOON Program Edgar Elgar 1685-1750&nbsp; Imperial March op 32 arr. by G. 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