Karin Lagergren

Karin Lagergren is a Swedish singer, educator, and musicologist. During her studies at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, she became interested in early music, which she later developed by studying  at the Brabant Conservatory in the Netherlands, with Katarina Livljanic in Sorbonne, and through private studies under Lena Susanne Norin. Karin has in particular focused on Gregorian chant and is today one of Sweden’s leading names in this field, both as a performer and scholar. Since 2024 she is a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

Karin performs as a soloist, together with other musicians, and with her own ensemble Gemma, founded in 2006. She gives courses and lectures on medieval music with a focus on Gregorian chant. She also gives workshops and coaches choirs and vocal ensembles that wish to develop their knowledge of how to make early music. Current concert programs are The Miracles of Our Lady together with Emelie Roos and Dohyo Sol  and Simple Gifts – Female Devotion in the Late Middle Ages wher ensemble Gemma collaborates with ensemble Peregrina from Switzerland. This project is supported by The Swedish Arts Grants Committee and had its premiere in August 2024 at the festival Laus Polyphoniae, Antwerp. Currently she prepares an edition of the two (!) Offices of St Botvid of Botkyrka.

Karin combines her freelance work with her position as an associate professor in musicology at Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden.

On this webpage, you can learn more about the concert programs and other activities that Karin and Gemma offer.