Pre-Debut Organ Concert

Address

Klosterbakken 2,
5000 Odense

Pre-Debut Organ Concert

Description

With music by M. Dupré, J. S. Bach, G. Fauré and others, the programme ranges from the clear lines of the Baroque to the expressive sound of Romanticism and the virtuosic expression of the French organ repertoire. The concert offers both well-known and beloved music, including an organ transcription of Gabriel Fauré's beautiful "Sicilienne". Kristina Avakian Mikkelsen (b. 1996), Roskilde. She began her musical career playing the piano at the age of 6 and sang in Roskilde Domkirkes Pigekor from 2004. She began her organ studies in 2016-2019 with Jens Ramsing. From 2019 she continued her studies at Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium, where she has studied with Sven-Ingvart Mikkelsen, Kristian Krogsøe, Hans Fagius, Monica Melcova and Søren Christian Vestergaard. She completed her master's degree in 2024 and is currently studying in the soloist class with Professor Kristian Krogsøe. She has taken part in masterclasses with, among others, Olivier Latry, Eric Lebrun, Wolfgang Zerer, Henry Fairs and others. In 2022 she was awarded a grant from Magrethe Axelsens Fond, which she used for a masterclass with Nathan Laube in Toulouse in connection with the Toulouse Organ Festival. Alongside her studies she regularly takes part as an accompanist in various contexts. Kristina has previously been choir leader of Roskilde Domkirkes spirekor. Day to day, Kristina is employed as organist at Sankt Jørgensbjerg Kirke in Roskilde, where she contributes to the church's musical life. She is also a representative of ECHO Young, a European network for young organists. She makes her debut from Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium on 13 January at 19.30 in the conservatoire's concert hall. Price: Free