Marko Sever is an Australian conductor, organist and artistic director whose work spans concert performance, choral liturgy, and festival leadership. Formed in the rigour of the English cathedral tradition, he has performed in major venues across Europe and Australasia, building a reputation for virtuosity and dramatic conviction.

 

After formative studies in Australia, Marko spent six years in London, receiving his master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music and becoming a prizewinning Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. His time in the UK took him to the heart of the English cathedral tradition, with positions at St Albans Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral, where he regularly accompanied and directed the cathedral choirs and assisted in the training of choristers. While at Westminster, he recorded his debut CD, Symphonie-Passion, on the Cathedral’s world-famous Grand Organ; the recording received a five-star review in Choir & Organ and was featured on BBC Radio 3. 

 

Now based in Sydney, Marko is Organist of St James’ King Street and Artistic Director of the St James’ International Organ Festival, which he founded in 2024. The Festival has brought leading international artists including Vincent Dubois, James O’Donnell and Martin Baker to Sydney, while building new audiences for the organ through imaginative programming and a more vivid, contemporary approach to the concert experience.

 

At the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, he is completing a master’s degree in Conducting with Benjamin Northey, extending his work from the organ loft into orchestral direction and broader artistic leadership. He is also a broadcaster with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney.

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