Hans Davidsson

Hans Davidsson studied at Conservatorium van Amsterdam and University of Gothenburg. The recorded working language is Swedish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bremen. Employment is recorded with University of the Arts Bremen and University of Gothenburg. Distinctions recorded are H. The King's Medal.

• Name — Hans Davidsson • Born — 1958 • Birthplace — Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden • Education — * University of Gothenburg • Sweelinck Conservatory • Occupation — * Organist • music educator • Years Active — 1986–present • Awards — H. M. The King's Medal (2004)

Davidsson was born in Gothenburg and studied organ at the University of Gothenburg with Hans Fagius and Rune Wåhlberg. He later spent three years at the Sweelinck Conservatory, Amsterdam, studying with Jacques van Oortmerssen. He began teaching organ at the university in 1986 and was appointed professor in 1988. In 1991, he became the first doctor of music performance in Sweden, successfully defending his dissertation on the organ music of Matthias Weckmann. From 1995 until 2000, he was the director of the Göteborg Organ Art Center, GOArt, leading research in organ building and performance practice. From 2001 to 2012, he worked at the Eastman School of Music serving as professor of organ and project director of the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative. In 2007, he was appointed professor of organ at University of the Arts Bremen and, in 2011, professor of organ at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In January 2004, he was awarded H. M. The King's Medal for "significant accomplishments in musicology and music, primarily in the fields of organ research and organ education".