Theodore Dubois

As a leading concert organist, Prof. Jean-Christophe Geiser has enjoyed a rapid career since 1991 when at the age of 26 he was named competition winner for the prestigious position of titular organist of the Cathedral of Lausanne, Switzerland's most important gothic building. In 1993, he was appointed professor of organ at the Lausanne University of Music, where he is currently dean of the organ department. He is also artistic director of the Cathedral’s Concert Society. He studied at the Berne University of Music with Otto Seger, earning a diploma in piano, and with Heinrich Gurtner, learning a soloist’s diploma with honors. He was twice awarded the Prix de la Fondation Göhner, enabling him to study organ further with François-Henri Houbart as well as to attend a number of diverse courses in performance and interpretation.