List of organists

The following is a list of famous and notable organists from the past and present. It excludes jazz organists; for those, see List of jazz organists.

See also Category:Organists

Active concert and church organists

Australia

• John Mallinson (born 1934)
• David Drury (born 1961)
• Thomas Heywood (born 1974)
• David Kinsela (born 1941)
• Douglas Lawrence
• Graeme Morton
• Christopher Wrench (born 1958)

Austria

• Martin Haselböck
• Brett Leighton (born 1955)

Belgium

• Ignace Michiels (born 1963)

Bulgaria

• Neva Krysteva (born 1946)
• Alexandra Fol (born 1981)

Canada

• Alexandra Fol (born 1981)
• Paul Halley (born 1952)

Croatia

• Ivan Božičević (born 1961)

Czech Republic

• Pavel Kohout (Organist) (born 1976)

Denmark

• Frederik Magle (born 1977)

Finland

• Kalevi Kiviniemi (born 1958)

France

• Michel Alabau (born 1957)
• Marie-Claire Alain (born 1926)
• Michel Bouvard (born 1958)
• Yves Castagnet (born 1964)
• Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin (born 1947)
• Michel Chapuis (born 1930)
• Maurice Clerc (born 1946)
• Philippe Delacour
• Vincent Dubois (born 1980)
• Thierry Escaich (born 1965)
• François Espinasse (born 1961)
• Jean Guillou (born 1930)
• Naji Hakim (born 1955)
• Jean-Paul Imbert (born 1942)
• André Isoir (born 1935)
• Olivier Latry (born 1962)
• Eric Lebrun (born 1967)
• Philippe Lefebvre (born 1949)
• Jean-Pierre Leguay (born 1939)
• Loic Mallie (born 1947)
• Bruno Mathieu (born 1958)
• Michael Matthes
• Didier Matry (born 1958)
• Pierre Pincemaille (born 1956)
• Jean-Baptiste Robin (born 1976)
• Daniel Roth (born 1942)
• René Saorgin (born 1928)
• Nariné Simonian (born 1966)
• Louis Thiry (born 1935)

Germany

• Winfried Bönig (born 1959)
• Gabriel Dessauer (born 1955)
• Stefan Engels
• Clemens Ganz (born 1935)
• Zsolt Gárdonyi (born 1946)
• Felix Hell (born 1985)
• Hans Uwe Hielscher (born 1945)
• Rudolf Kelber (born 1948)
• Otto Maria Krämer (born 1964)
• Ludger Lohmann (born 1954)
• Wolfgang Rübsam (born 1946)
• Wolfgang Seifen (born 1956)
• Zsigmond Szathmáry (born 1939)
• Elke Voelker (born 1968)
• Harald Vogel (born 1941)
• Gerd Zacher (born 1929)

Hungary

• János Sebestyén (born 1931)
• Laszlo Fassang (born 1973)

Italy

• Graziella Concas (born 1970)
• Arturo Sacchetti (born 1941)

Ireland

• Gerard Gillen
• Ronan Murray (born 1977)

Latvia

• Iveta Apkalna (born 1976)
• Jevgenija Lisicina (born 1942)

Monaco (Principality)

• Marc Giacone (born 1954)

Netherlands

• Bob van Asperen (born 1947)
• Piet Kee (born 1927)
• Ton Koopman (born 1944)
• Gustav Leonhardt (born 1928)
• Ben van Oosten (born 1955)
• Jan Verschuren (born 1962)
• Christine Kamp (born 1966)

New Zealand

• Douglas Mews

Norway

• Jon Laukvik (born 1952)
• Kåre Nordstoga (born 1954)

Philippines

• Armando Salarza (born 1966)

Poland

• Krzysztof Czerwinski (born 1980)

Singapore

• Evelyn Lim

South Africa

• Barry Smith (born 1939)

Sweden

• Hans Davidsson (born 1958)
• Hans-Ola Ericsson (born 1958)

Switzerland

• Guy Bovet (born 1942)
• Daniel Chorzempa (born 1944)
• Lionel Rogg (born 1936)

United Kingdom

• Charles Andrews (born 1989)
• Sarah Baldock (born 1975)
• Jennifer Bate (born 1944)
• Kerry Beaumont (born 1957)
• Graham Blyth (born 1948)
• David Briggs (born 1962)
• Kevin Bowyer (born 1961)
• Martin Baker, Westminster Cathedral (born 1967)
• Andrew Cantrill
• Stephen Cleobury
• Clive Driskill-Smith (born 1978)
• Henry Fairs (born 1976)
• Stephen Farr
• Jeremy Filsell (born 1964)
• Roger Fisher, Chester Cathedral (c. 1970)
• David Goode (born 1971)
• Christopher Herrick (born 1942)
• Peter Hurford (born 1930)
• James Lancelot (born 1952)
• Greg Morris (born 1976)
• Daniel Moult (born 1973)
• Martin Neary (born 1940)
• James O'Donnell (born 1961)
• Simon Preston (born 1938)
• David Price, Portsmouth Cathedral (born 1969)
• Tim Rishton
• Barry Rose (born 1934)
• John Scott (born 1956)
• John Scott Whiteley (born 1950)
• Ian Tracey, Liverpool Cathedral
• D'Arcy Trinkwon (born 1965)
• Thomas Trotter
• Mark Wardell
• Gillian Weir (born 1941)
• David Willcocks
• Alan Wilson, (born 1947)
• Frederick Wilson Whitehead, (1863–1926)

United States

• George C. Baker (born 1951)
• James Biery (born 1956)
• Diane Bish (born 1941)
• David Boe (born 1936)
• Cameron Carpenter (born 1981)
• Chelsea Chen (born 1983)
• Clay Christiansen (born 1958)
• James David Christie (born 1952)
• Ken Cowan
• Carlo Curley (born 1952)
• Jeremy Filsell (born 1964)
• Harvey Gaul (born 1991)
• Gerre Hancock (born 1934)
• Barbara Harbach
• David Higgs
• Christopher Houlihan (born 1987)
• Paul Jacobs (born 1977)
• Dennis James (born 1950)
• Martin Jean
• James Kibbie (born 1949)
• John Longhurst (born 1940)
• Joan Lippincott (born 1935)
• Robert Bardwell
• Haig Mardirosian (born 1947)
• Douglas Major (born 1953)
• Alan Morrison
• Thomas Murray (born 1943)
• Karel Paukert (born 1935)
• William Porter (born 1946)
• George Ritchie
• Catherine Rodland
• Wolfgang Rübsam (born 1946)
• John Scott (born 1956)
• Geoffrey Simon (born 1946)
• Frank Speller (born 1938)
• Frederick Swann (born 1931)
• Carole Terry (born 1948)
• Kent Tritle (born 1960)
• Guy Whatley (born 1975)
• Carol Williams
• Todd Wilson

Past organists

Austria

• Susi Jeans (1911–1993)

Canada

• Gerald Bales (1919–2002)
• H. Hugh Bancroft (1904–1988)
• Ernest MacMillan (1893–1973)
• Healey Willan (1880–1968)

Czech republic (Bohemia)

• František Xaver Brixi (1732–1771)
• Bohuslav Matej Cernohorsky (1684–1742)
• Josef Seger (1716–1782)
• Petr Eben (1929–2007)

Denmark

• Mogens Wöldike (1897–1988)

France

• Jehan Alain (1911–1940)
• Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888)
• Augustin Barié (1883–1915)
• Léon Boëllmann (1862–1897)
• Joseph Bonnet (1884–1944)
• Pierre Cochereau (1924–1984)
• Edouard Commette (1883–1967)
• Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968)
• Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)
• Marcel Dupré (1886–1971)
• Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)
• Rolande Falcinelli (1920–2006)
• André Fleury (1903–1995)
• César Franck (1822–1890), from Belgium
• Eugène Gigout (1844–1925)
• Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)
• Jean Langlais (1907–1991)
• Gaston Litaize (1909–1991)
• Paul de Maleingreau (1887–1956)
• Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
• Henri Mulet (1878–1967)
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
• Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)
• Charles Tournemire (1870–1939)
• Louis Vierne (1870–1937)
• Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937)

Germany

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
• Gottfried August Homilius (1714–1785)
• Theodor Pröpper (1896–1979)
• Karl Straube (1873–1956)
• Karl Richter (1926–1981)
• Käte van Tricht (1909–1996)
• Helmut Walcha (1907–1991)

Italy

• Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925)
• Carlo Giorgio Garofalo (1886–1962)

Netherlands

• Klaas Bolt (1927–1990)
• Ewald Kooiman(1938–2009)

Nigeria

• Fela Sowande (1905–1987)

Spain

• Joan Aulí (1796–1869)

Switzerland

• Alfred Baum (1904–1993)
• Fridolin Sicher (1490–1546)

United Kingdom

• Edward Bairstow (1874–1946)
• E. Power Biggs (1906–1977), born and trained in UK, immigrated to US in 1930
• Ralph Downes (1904–1993)
• Alfred Robert Gaul (1837–1913)
• William Henry Harris (1883–1973)
• Michael Howard (1922–2002)
• Martin Peerson (c. 1572 – c. 1650)
• Basil Harwood (1859–1949)
• James Kendrick Pyne (1852–1938)
• Haldane Campbell Stewart (1868–1942)
• George Thalben-Ball (1896–1987)
• Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)
• Samuel Wesley (1766–1837)
• David Sanger (1947–2010)

United States

• Herman Berlinski (1910–2010), born in Leipzig, Germany, immigrated to US in 1941
• E. Power Biggs (1906–1977), born in Britain, immigrated to US in 1930
• Virgil Fox (1912–1980)
• Leonard MacClain (1899–1967)
• Byron Melcher
• Michael Murray
• T. Tertius Noble (1867–1953)
• Richard Purvis (1913–1994)
• Alexander Schreiner (1901–1987)
• John Serry, Sr. (1915–2003)
• Leo Sowerby (1895–1968)
• Frank Speller (born 1938)
• Carl Weinrich (1904–1991)
• Anton Szandor LaVey (1930–1997)
• Eddie Layton (1925–2004)
• Berj Zamkochian (1929–2004)
• Dan Federici (1950–2008)

See also

• List of organ composers
• Organist
• Organ repertoire
• Organ recital
• Pipe organ