S Y D N E Y OR G A N C O M P E T I T I O N
2026
Andrej Kouznetsov studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Philip Swanton.
While a 
student there, he won several awards including first prize in the Open Section
of the Sydney Organ Competition. During this time, he was Organ Scholar at the University
of Sydney, and at St James', King Street, where he was subsequently appointed Organist.
Relocating to the United Kingdom, Andrej spent a year as Organ Scholar at Salisbury
Cathedral where he was also Director of the Cathedral Chamber Choir. Following this,
he was appointed Organ Scholar at Westminster Abbey in London, where he regularly
accompanied and conducted the Abbey's world-
Andrej is currently Assistant Director of Music at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane,
where he plays the organ for Cathedral services, assists with the training of the
boy choristers, and directs the Girls’ Choir. He was previously also Director of
Music at St John’s College in the University of Queensland. Alongside his work in
Brisbane, he maintains a recital schedule across Australia and abroad. He appears
regularly as organist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Andrej has a particularly
keen interest in improvisation, especially in the French post-