Magnus Martensson, a Swedish concert pianist and comedian, will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Lutheran Church, Jamestown.

Magnus Martensson, a Swedish concert pianist and comedian, will perform a piano concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Jamestown’s First Lutheran Church.

The concert is part of the First Lutheran Concert Series and is also cosponsored by the American Scandinavian Heritage Foundation.

Martensson’s first half of the concert will feature classical and Scandinavian piano music and the second half will be a unique mixture of piano music and comedy. Martensson will also perform two piano/organ duets with church organist, Brian A. Bogey.

Martensson, pianist/comedian, has appeared in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, Toronto, Vancouver, Stockholm, Cleveland, Malmo, Pittsburgh, Winnipeg, Albuquerque, Burtrask, Jamestown, and Buffalo. He has appeared at New York City comedy club Carolines on Broadway; played for the Swedish King Carl XVI, and on American and Swedish TG. His 2008 performance at the United Nations in New York City made the Honorable Ban Ki-moon titter, while the ongoing North American tour “Excuse Me, Does My Piano Count as One Carry-on?” is ongoing. During the 2023/24 season he will perform at the Stockholm Theatre, the Gothenburg Theater and Portland’s Nordia House.

Admission is free but an offering will be received. A reception will follow in the church parlors. The public is welcome to attend.