Callum Anderson – organ

The Programme

Callum Anderson – organ

Toccata in F major, BuxWv 156

Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen?
(Chorale with Six Variations)

Praeambulum Primi toni a 5

Capriccio in G minor, FbWV 508

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538

The Artist

Callum Anderson is a harpsichordist and organist based in London. In 2020 he completed a Master’s Degree in Historically Informed Performance at the Royal Academy of Music with a distinction, studying the harpsichord with Carole Cerasi and James Johnstone. He now enjoys a busy freelance musician career, performing regularly as a continuo player and soloist. Callum is also the Assistant Director of Music and organist at St Mary’s Church, Putney.

As a continuo player, he has taken part in numerous projects around the UK with chamber and orchestral ensembles, such as the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Bath Festival Orchestra, Leeds Baroque, London Mozart Players, Sinfonia Cymru, Manchester Collective and the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras. As a keyboard soloist, he has given recent organ recitals at venues such as St Botolph without Aldgate, Grosvenor Chapel, Temple Church, Canterbury Cathedral, and in 2025 gave the annual organ recital for the Brecon Baroque Festival in Brecon Cathedral. He has also given recitals on the harpsichord at the Handel and Hendrix Museum and the Horniman Museum. In February 2025, he undertook his first performance with the newly formed Chiswick Chamber Orchestra as the harpsichord soloist for J S Bach’s 5th Brandenburg Concerto. He returned to Leeds in March 2025 to perform with Leeds Baroque again as the organist for Vivaldi’s Organ and Violin Concerto in C minor. From September 2026, Callum will return to the Royal Academy of Music to undertake further studies with Professional Diploma in harpsichord.

Callum is also currently the Assistant Director of Music at St Mary’s Church, Putney. He was previously the organist of St Peter’s Church, Acton (2020-2022), and has held organ scholarships at St Mary Redcliffe (Bristol), St Mary’s Church (Battersea) and St Marylebone Parish Church. He is also an active teacher in keyboard and music theory in schools and privately. When time permits, he also enjoys composing for harpsichord and organ.