Torvald Torén

Swedish organist, professor at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, member of the Royal Academy of Music and organist at Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm 1966–2001, born 29 September 1945 in Uppsala, died 5 July 2001 in Stockholm. He was one of the most notable Swedish organists of his time. He performed a vast amount organ repertoire, and was considered as one of the foremost interpreters of French romantic-symphonic organ music. Torén studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm; He was the organist of Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm from 1966 until his death in 2001. Additionally he served as a professor in organ at the Royal College of Music from 1983 to 2001. Torén was elected as a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music in 1993. Father of Marcus Torén.