Summer Series Organ Concert - Heinrich Christensen

A native of Denmark, Heinrich Christensen came to the United States in 1998 and received his degree in Organ Performance from the Boston Conservatory, in addition to previous degrees from conservatories in Denmark and France.  He was appointed Music Director of historic King’s Chapel in 2000, after serving as affiliate organist under the direction of Daniel Pinkham during the final two years of Pinkham’s 42-year tenure at the church.  Heinrich was a prizewinner at the international organ competitions in Odense and Erfurt and has given solo recitals on four continents.  He has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Handel & Haydn Society, and numerous choruses in the greater Boston area.  An avid proponent of contemporary music, he has premiered works by Daniel Pinkham, Carson Cooman, Graham Gordon Ramsay, James Woodman and several others.  He has recorded several organ and choral compact discs, and Daniel Pinkham’s works for solo voice and organ with the Florestan Recital Project.  Heinrich has been a featured performer at national and regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and is a past dean of  the Boston Chapter of the Guild.