Francis Jacob

Born in Saverne, Jacob started playing the organ at a young age.

He was only thirteen when he replaced the organist from Saessolsheim, who had fallen ill.[1] He studied the organ with Sylvain Ciaravolo and André Stricker in Strasbourg and with Jean Boyer in Lyon.

He performs as soloist on organ and harpsichord, and in the chamber and orchestral music, particularly with the Ricercar Consort, the Concert Royal, Gli Angeli, and other ensembles.

He has recorded CDs with Le Parlement de Musique and the Ricercar Consort, among others.

On some of the first ten CDs mentioned below, which he recorded with the Ricercar Consort under the direction of Philippe Pierlot, he also plays works by J.S.