Aleksanteri
Wallius

IN ENGLISH

Aleksanteri Wallius (b. 1999) is a versatile Finnish concert organist. He studied in the Master´s programme in Organ Performance at the Sibelius Academy under the guidance of Markku Hietaharju and Markku Mäkinen. In January 2023, Wallius won the First Prize at 23rd International Organ Competition in Wiesbaden (Bach Prize). In the summer of 2025, he was a finalist, audience prize winner, and one of the top three competitors at the 33rd St. Albans International Organ Competition, considered the most prestigious organ competition in the world. He has also been a finalist in two major American organ competitions (Longwood Gardens, Elizabeth B. Stephens organ competition).

Wallius performs regularly as a solo recitalist across Europe, as well as in collaboration with choirs and various ensembles. Highlights include soloist performances of Saint-Saens Organ Symphony with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO) and Rautavaara´s Organ Concerto with Academy Winds.

The 2024-2025 season features engagements at the Bamberg Concert Hall, Helsinki Music Centre, Basilica of St. Ouen in Rouen and Stockholm Cathedral.

He has attended masterclasses by teachers such as Thierry Escaich, Olivier Latry, Nathan Laube, Jean Guillou, Ton Koopman and Thomas Trotter.

Wallius has a particular passion for symphonic organ music from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as for arranging and performing transcriptions. In the autumn of 2020, he performed all six organ symphonies by Louis Vierne in a single day at Turku Cathedral. In June 2025, his transcription of Carl Orff´s Carmina Burana for organ, choir, percussion, and soloist was premiered to a sold-out audience at the Helsinki Music Centre.

He is currently pursuing advanced artistic studies (”Meisterklasse”) at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig under the direction of Professor Martin Schmeding.