Pietro Paganini

Pietro Paganini is a musician specialised in the repertoire of the baroque period, with a focus on the works of J.S. Bach and contemporaries. In addition to the organ, he plays harpsichord and piano, performing on salient historical instruments across different European countries. In demand as both a soloist and a continuo player, he has performed in important venues such as Carnegie Hall New York, Philarmonie Paris,  and Muziekgebouw Amsterdam. He has been featured in diverse international festivals, both specialized in early music, such as Oude Muziek Utrecht, Itinéraire Baroque en Perigord, Musikfest Bremen, and of broader reach such as Amsterdam Dance Event. He played with orchestras and ensembles such as Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Brüggen Consort, Orkest van Vlaanderen and Orchestra del  Teatro Olimpico. Next to his activities as performer, he is active as artistic advisor for chamber music ensembles and has collaborated with Leiden University and University of North Texas for productions. Research on original sources is an important aspect driving his performance decisions.  Pietro is a laureate and finalist of several international competitions, such as the Competition for Baroque Soloists in Brunnenthal (Schärding, Austria) and the Pesaro Competition, and a recipient of the Huygens excellence scholarship. Fascinated by the research on original sounds and historical organ building, particularly of the Arp-Schnitger school, he is constantly looking to use historical instruments in chamber music formations together with other artists, and to work together with composers and producers. After his education in Italy, he earned a Master’s at the Royal Conservatoire  The Hague, and pursued advanced studies at the State University for Music  and Performing Arts - HMDK Stuttgart. He studied organ with T. Koopman,  V. Bernhardt, and L. Ghielmi, and attended several international masterclasses. Since 2022 he is organist of the Meijer instrument (1795) of the Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder kerk in Amsterdam.