Gunnar Idenstam was born in 1961 in the extreme north of Sweden. As a classical organist he was trained by, among others, the legendary Marie-Claire Alain. In 1984 he won the Grand Prix de Chartres for improvisation and since then he pursues a career as a recitalist, composer, arranger and folk musician which takes him to many parts of the world.
As a folk musician he stands quite apart in his transposition of the special qualities of the swedish folk music tradition to church organ or harmonium and keyboard for example in his own folk music group. His style as a composer/improviser is a felicitous amalgamation of art music, folk music and the more symphonically oriented rock music that represents something not previously attempted in organ music. He also arranges both symphonic music (Mahler, Ravel etc.) and different kind of popular ethnic music (Riverdance) for the organ and regularly performs with leading musicians from various genres of music.
Welcome to Gunnar Idenstam´s website at www.idenstam.org