Monuments #18: Hampus Lindwall

An evening of experimental organ music in Amsterdam's oldest building. Hampus Lindwall is widely regarded as one of the leading organists in the world of contemporary organ music. To mark the 300th anniversary of the Vater-Müller organ, he will give a special evening concert as part of the Monuments music series. The programme features three works that draw from electronic music, including two world premieres. Lindwall previously performed at the Oude Kerk in 2021 as part of the Silence series, and returned last year for a performance with Ellen Arkbro and Hanne Lippard. Programme Cory Arcangel - Chord Memory (2022-2024) Chord Memory is an open-ended composition generated by custom software that produces unpredictable sequences of chords. Ellen Arkbro - Too-sudden image (2026), World Premiere A collaboration between Arkbro and Lindwall that originated in Chordalities for Art Night London in 2019. Seven years later, Lindwall is giving the work a new world premiere. Hampus Lindwall - Hype Inflation (2026), World Premiere Hype Inflation transposes techniques associated with electronic dance music—notably the pumping effect of side-chain compression—onto the pipe organ, using purely acoustic means. About Hampus Lindwall Hampus Lindwall is a Swedish organist, improviser, composer and sound artist. His work sits at the intersection of contemporary music, experimental sound art and electronic music practices. A former student of Rolande Falcinelli, he has been Titular Organist of the Église Saint-Esprit in Paris since 2005. From 2018 to 2023, he taught improvisation at IMEP in Namur. Lindwall is active internationally both as a performer and as a collaborative artist. He has given the world premieres of works by Cory Arcangel, Tarek Atoui, Noriko Baba, Raphaël Cendo, Phill Niblock, Mark Fell, Mauro Lanza and Stephen O'Malley, and performs regularly throughout Europe, North America and China. His recordings have been released on labels including Ideologic Organ, Blank Forms, SUPERPANG, Matière-Mémoire, Clean Feed and Ligia Digital.