Austrian organist Lukas Hasler, 28 years young, stays true to his reputation: a veritable shooting star of his discipline, he plays on organs in cathedrals all around the world. At the same time, he has reached an unprecedented number of young people by consistently making his concerts visible on his YouTube channel, and he was crowned ‘Newcomer of the Year’ in his home country of Austria. His calendar is always fully booked, keeping the socially engaged musician, who spends his time between Los Angeles and Graz, busy with performances across the globe. Now, his debut CD Ein Portrait (A Portrait) offers a glimpse into his own musical DNA.

Lukas Hasler spielte die Hans Zimmers-Kompositionen aus „Interstellar“ und „Fluch der Karibik“ auf der Orgel des (Wiener) Konzerthauses und sorgte für Gänsehaut-Momente – nicht die einzigen an diesem Abend.

In July, the young Austrian top organist Lukas Hasler first gave a concert in the Helsinki Organ Summer series at Kallio Church and thus in Turku and Kuopio. The playing was excitingly virtuoso and imaginative, and he complemented the classics of organ music with his own arrangements of piano works and the encore-sounding ‘Radetzky March’ by Johann Strauss the Elder.