Robert Bennesh
Robert Bennesh | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1986 Bjärred, Skåne |
| Alma mater | The University of Music in Malmö and Yale University |
| Occupation | Organist |
| Employer | Uppsala Cathedral |
| Board member of | Church of Sweden Music Council |
| Spouse | Rickard Andersson |
| Website | https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/uppsaladomkyrka/organister-och-korledare- |
Robert Bennesh[1][2] (born 31 July 1986) is a Swedish organist who, since September 2024, has been the organist at the Uppsala Cathedral,[3][4] having moved from his position as organist at Lund Cathedral in Lund taken up in 2016.[5][6] In 2016, he founded the 'Festival of Sacred Arts,' launching in 2017,[7] and has won numerous awards for his musical capabilities.[8]
Education
Bennesh gained his education firstly at the age of ten, beginning with piano and quickly progressing to organ.[9]
He later sought his bachelors studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and continued with a Masters at the Malmö Academy of Music.[8] Following this, he studied at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University, receiving a master's in music in 2014 and an artist's diploma in 2015.[3]
Career
Bennesh has performed at numerous festivals, among them the Lund Sacred Contemporary Music Festival,[10] as well as Orchestra New England's Colonial Concert in Connecticut.[11]
He has played and premiered works by contemporary composers such as Judith Bingham,[12] Benjamen Staern,[13] Staffan Storm, Per Gunnar Petersson,[14] Stefan Klaverdal,[15] Eli Tausen á Lava,[16] Daniel Hjorth, and Hanna Blomberg.[17]
Awards
Recordings
- 2020: Humperdinck, Music for the Stage (Naxos, Dario Salvi)
- 2017: Faure Requiem & Other Sacred Music (Hyperion, David Hill)
References
- ^ "Robert Bennesh". Discogs. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Biografi | Malmö Live". malmolive.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Alumnus appointed to position at Uppsala Cathedral | Yale Institute of Sacred Music". ism.yale.edu. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Cathedral organist Robert Bennesh quits and takes a new job". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 21 April 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Organ Matinée". 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Sounds of the Cathedral – Lundagard.se". www.lundagard.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Festival of Sacred Arts". 1 August 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Robert Bennesh founds Festival of Sacred Arts in Sweden". music.yale.edu. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "He is Lund's new cathedral organist". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "meditation i färger – benjamin staern composer". www.benjaminstaern.se. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Amarante, Joe (23 November 2014). "Orchestra New England's Colonial Concert Arrives Saturday for 35th Time". New Haven Register. ProQuest 1627672592. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Lund Cathedral Organ Premiere for Judith Bingham". 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Nordic Highlights No. 3 2018 by Gehrmans Musikförlag – Issuu". issuu.com. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Robert Bennesh | Church musician and organist". Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Conference programme – NECC 2024". www.svenskakyrkan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "reyði tráðurin". eli tausen á lava. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Hanna Blomberg". Blomberg Music & Art. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "PRISM Summer 2013 by Yale Institute of Sacred Music – Issuu". issuu.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2024.