Naji Hakim was a pupil of Jean Langlais and studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris, where he won first prizes in harmony, counterpoint, organ, improvisation, analysis and orchestration. He also received first prizes at the international organ competitions at Haarlem, Beauvis, Lyon, Nuremburg, Saint Albans, Strasbourg and Rennes.

Hakim was organist of the Basilica of the Sacre-Coeur in Paris from 1985 to 1993. He is presently organist of la Trinite (directly succeeding the late Olivier Messiaen) and is currently professor at the National Regional Conservatory of Boulogne-Billancourt and visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

For further information, please visit Hakim's own site at www.najihakim.com.