Jakob Lorentzen

Organist Jakob Lorentzen graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music as a student of Hans Fagius, Amalie Malling and Dan-Olof Stenlund. He supplemented his education at the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied piano, improvisation, and organ in the soloist class with Susan Landale, concluding with the ‘Prix de virtuosité’ in 1995. Since 1997, Lorentzen has served as the organist and kantor at Holmens Church and Christiansborg Palace Chapel in Copenhagen. Lorentzen has founded and directed several vocal ensembles. In 2005, he established the Holmens Vocal Ensemble, which specialises in the performance of early vocal music.