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Kåre Nordstoga (b.1954) was appointed part-time assistant
organist at Oslo Cathedral in 1984. The position was later extended
to a full-time post and he is now the
Cathedral's principal organist, specialising in organ recitals.
Nordstoga grew up at Notodden. It was here he first learned to
play the organ, studying under Harald Aune and Odd Jacob Unhammer.
At the Norwegian State Academy of Music
his tutors included Kaare Ørnung, Søren Gangfløt,
Magne Elvestrand and Bjørn F. Boysen. Following his debut
at Oslo Cathedral in 1978, he studied with David
Sanger in London.
In addition to his work as accompanist for the Cathedral choir,
his repertoire includes a wide range of organ works, the emphasis
being on such Classical masters as Bach, Mozart, Franck, Widor and
Messiaen. Between 1990 and 1992 he gave
a series of 30 Saturday recitals where large audiences heard him
perform all of Bach's organ works, a feat that he repeated within
the Bach-year 2000. His concert appearances have also brought
him to the majority of European countries. Nordstoga lectured at
the Norwegian State Academy of Music for a number of years until
1994, when he was appointed to a full-time post at Oslo Cathedral.
As a soloist his CD-recordings include two performances of French
organ music by Franck and Widor played on the Cavaillè-Coll
organ at St. Etienne Cathedral in Caen and Bach's
triosonatas, performed on the new choir organ at Oslo Cathedral.
Most recent release was the Toccatas
by Bach performed at the Main organ of the Oslo Cathedral.
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