Vladimir Magalashvili first studied chemistry and worked in research at the N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry in Moscow before turning to music. He began his professional organ and piano studies at the Academic Music College of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Prof. Galina Semenova. He later earned a Master’s degree in Organ Performance at the University of the Arts Berlin, studying with Prof. Leo van Doeselaar, Erwin Wiersinga, and Paolo Crivellaro, and simultaneously graduated with honors from the N.G. Zhiganov Kazan State Conservatory under Prof. Rubin Abdullin. He has performed worldwide in solo recitals and ensemble concerts, collaborating with renowned ensembles such as the Berliner Philharmoniker and RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, and conductors including Jonathan Nott, Ben Palmer, Sergey Neller, and Teodor Currentzis. In 2018 he received 2nd Prize at the Neubrandenburg Organ Competition. Vladimir is organist of the Babylon Orchestra in Berlin and guest organist of the sirventes berlin Ensemble, performing regularly at NoonSong in the Church at Hohenzollernplatz. A specialist in the music of Marcel Dupré, he frequently includes Dupré’s works in his concerts. His thesis focused on the interpretation of Dupré’s organ music. Vladimir actively promotes the expansion of organ repertoire, collaborating with contemporary composers and premiering new works for organ and orchestra. In 2022, he founded the innovative Organ.Light.Percussion.Electronics project, combining classical organ performance with modern sound design.