Jeremy Thompson - Karl Höller Organ Music (2020)

Jeremy Thompson was born in Dipper Harbour, a small fishing village in New Brunswick, Canada. He furthered his studies at McGill University in Montreal, studying piano with Marina Mdivani (a student of Emil Gilels). He began organ studies while he was in Montreal, among the many fine instruments of that city. He was fortunate to continue his studies with Dr. John Grew.

In 2005, he earned a Doctorate of Music in performance from McGill, where he held two prestigious doctoral fellowships. He has appeared frequently with orchestras in­cluding the St. Petersburg State Academic Orchestra, the Sara­tov Philharmonic Orchestra, the Georgian National Orchestra, the Charlottesville Symphony, the North Caro­lina Symphony and the McGill Symphony Orches­tra. He has performed extensively throughout North America in both solo and chamber music settings, and has also completed three tours to the former Soviet Union.
Thompson enjoys perform­ing music from all eras and specializes in highly virtuosic repertoire. His recordings include piano music of Scriabin for MSR Classics and a recording on the McGill label of contemporary piano music by Quebec composers. His interests include 16th- and 17th-­century Italian organ music as well as opera conducting, including performances at James Madison University. He is Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Virginia.