Hans-Ola Ericsson
Hans-Ola Ericsson, born in Stockholm in 1958.
Is active as an artist in various fields of activity such as concert organist, professor, composer and visual artist.
He has given concerts and master classes all over the world. Studies for and meetings with some of the foremost composers and musicians of our time have shaped his world view. He has worked as a professor at the conservatories of music in Piteå, Copenhagen, Bremen, Amsterdam and Montreal.
After returning to Sweden in December 2020, after 10 years in Canada, he divides his time between concert activities, a number of international guest professorships and time in the studio in Sunnansjö outside Sundsvall.
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Hans-Ola Ericsson is a versatile artist active as a concert organist, pedagogue, composer and visual artist. He was born in 1958 in Stockholm
He is active as a concert organist throughout the world focusing on music from the 20th century, music of our own time and baroque music, especially the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He has also made several award-winning recordings.
Ericsson has been a professor at several schools of music, including the School of Music in Piteå at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
He has been involved as an expert in several organ projects and also led several
significant projects such as the Övertorneå project and the construction of the
symphonic organ in Studio Acusticum in Piteå.
Ericsson has an extensive list of works and has composed works that stretch from the mid-1970s until today. One of his famous works is " The Amen of the Four beasts" a Mass for organ and electronics from the year 2000.