Leufsta Cahman Academy

"I wish my heart were an organ pipe, and I the translator of God's silence."

(Emil M. Cioran)

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12 - 16 July 2026

Registration opens at February 23.

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Leufsta Cahman Academy – where history becomes living music

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Leufsta Cahman Academy is an international meeting place for advanced study, artistic research, and living music-making, with the unique Cahman organ (1728) in Lövstabruk as its sonic heart.
Here, historical instruments, scholarship, and artistic practice are brought together in an integrated approach where the music of the 17th and 18th centuries is understood through both intellect, body, and tradition.

In the summer 2026 the Academy brings together leading international figures such as Pieter Dirksen, Karin Nelson, Mattias Lundberg, Peter van Tour, and Lukas Arvidsson in seminars and masterclasses where Sweelinck, Bach, Buxtehude, and the art of improvisation take center stage.

Through hands-on work with historical sources, partimenti, and notational materials, the Academy opens creative spaces where improvisation, composition, and interpretation converge.
Dance and movement form a natural part of the Academy’s artistic language, with Natalie Ogonek and Gabriel Davidsson leading historical dance and Swedish traditions as embodied musical knowledge.

The voice and sound world of Swedish folk music are represented by the nationally and internationally renowned folk musicians Miriam Andersén and Torbjörn Näsbom, where song, nyckelharpa, and tradition intertwine with early music.

Together with the ensemble Vox Cordis, part of Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, a vibrant dialogue emerges between solo work, ensemble practice, and social music-making.

Leufsta Cahman Academy is a place where musical history is not reconstructed, but continues to breathe, move, and resonate in the present.

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Artistic Director for the Leufsta Cahman Academy is Lukas Arvidsson.