Halgeir Schiager was born 1955 at Biri near Gjøvik, Norway, and in 1979 he graduated as an organist from the Norwegian State Academy of Music where he studied the organ with Magne Elvestrand. He continued his education in Munich and Strasbourg, where he studied with Professor Franz Lehrndorfer and Professor Daniel Roth respectively. He made his debut in the Oslo Concert Hall in 1985. Schiager has given concerts in many European countries and made radio recordings in Germany and Norway. He has also taken part in a number of highly acclaimed CD recordings. He has been member of the jury by international organ competitions. At present Halgeir Schiager is organist in Grefsen Church in Oslo.