Internationally celebrated organist Paul Jacobs combines a probing intellect and extraordinary technical mastery with an unusually large repertoire. He has performed to great critical acclaim on five continents and in each of the 50 United States. The only organist ever to have won a GRAMMY Award, Jacobs is an eloquent champion of his instrument both in the United States and abroad. During the 2023/24 season, Jacobs returned to the Los Angeles Philharmonic twice: for the 20th Anniversary celebration of Walt Disney Hall; and in a performance of Lou Harrison’s Organ Concerto with Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Recent highlights include the premiere of a new organ concerto written for him by Lowell Liebermann, with performances at the Jacksonville Symphony and Oregon Bach Festival, and Messiaen’s Livre du Saint-Sacrement at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. A fierce advocate of new music, Jacobs has premiered works by Michael Daugherty, John Harbison, Stephen Paulus and Christopher Rouse, among others.

Jacobs studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and Yale University. He joined the faculty of The Juilliard School in 2003 and was named chair of the organ department in 2004.

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