The Netherlands 1975 Nathan Ensign, USA 1977 Jos van der Kooy, The Netherlands 1979 Christoph Tietze, USA 1983 Naji Hakim, France 1985 Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet-Hakim, France 1987 David Drury, Australia 1991 Christoph Kuhlmann, Germany 1993 David Briggs, UK 1997 Martin Baker, UK 2001 Hayo Boerema, The Netherlands / Thomas Lennartz, Germany (joint second) 2003 Robert Houssart, The Netherlands 2005 Gerben Mourik, The Netherlands 2007 not awarded 2009 Jean-Baptiste Dupont, France 2011 Paul Goussot, France 2013 Martin Sturm, Germany 2015 David Cassan, France 2017 not awarded 2019 Gabriele Agrimonti, Italy 2021 No improvisation competition was held References External links St Albans International Organ Festival website Music festivals established in 1963 Classical music festivals in England Pipe organ festivals Music competitions in the United Kingdom International Organ Festival Music festivals in Hertfordshire