Jon Laukvik received his earliest music training as organist and pianist in his native town Oslo. He went on to study organ at the University of Music (Musikhochschule) in Cologne with Prof. Michael Schneider and harpsichord with Prof. Hugo Ruf. He also studied organ privately with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris.
In 1977, Jon Laukvik was awarded both the First Prize and the Bach Prize in the International Organ Competition in Nuremberg. The same year, he was also a prize winner in the International Organ Competition sponsored by the Assembly of the German Protestant Church in Berlin.
In 1980, he was named professor at the University of Music and Interpretative Art in Stuttgart. Since 2001 he is also professor at the University of Music (Norges musikkhøgskole) in Oslo.
Jon Laukvik has toured throughout Europe, Japan, Korea, Israel and the United States. He is frequently in demand to serve on competition juries (e.g. Chartres, St Albans, Dallas, Nuremberg, Odense, Alkmaar, ARD-competition Munich) and to teach seminars and masterclasses.
He is author of a highly successful organ tutor in two volumes: "Orgelschule zur historischen Aufführungspraxis" published by Carus-Verlag (English translations: Vol. 1, "Historical Performance Practice in Organ Playing", covering the Baroque and Classical periods; Vol. 2, "The Romantic Period"). He has edited the Handel Organ Concerti Op. 7 for Carus-Verlag together with Werner Jacob. In February 2008 Carus published the Complete Organ Works of Louis Vierne in 13 volumes, edited by Jon Laukvik and David Sanger.
His compositions include works for solo organ, organ with other instruments and vocal and instrumental works (cf. "Publikationen and Downloads").