Giant Organ Concerts at St Stephens Cathedral
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Listen to a concert on the new Giant Organ at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna! Mighty sounds from more than 12,000 pipes fill one of the most beautiful churches in the world. In the organ concerts, world-class international organists play a wide-ranging programme from Bach over Reger to gems of organ music.
The Giant Organ (130 stops) in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral, which has not been playable for 25 years, has been renewed by the organ building company Rieger from the Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg and connected to the choir organ (55 stops) in the front area of St. Stephen's Cathedral, which was also built by Rieger in 1991. The connection of the two organs will make it possible for the first time in the history of the cathedral to fill the space with a multi-dimensional sound, from a central console with five manuals and now a remarkable 185 stops. Please find further information on the website of Vienna Cathedral Organ.
Program and cast
October 17, 2024 - 8:30 PM: Maciej Zakrzewski (Gdańsk)
The originally engaged organist Krzysztof Urbaniak from Łódź is unfortunately unavailable and had to cancel. We thank Maciej Zakrzewski from Gdańsk for kindly taking over the concert.
Max Reger: Fantasy on the Choral "Halleluja! Gott zu loben bleibe meine Seelenfreud!" op. 52 No. 3
Maciej Zakrzewski: Floodlight (Improvisation)
Felix Borowski: 2nd Sonata for Organ
Maciej Zakrzewski: Suite Bizarre
October 24, 2024 - 8:30 PM: Martin Schmeding (Leipzig)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Overture to "The Hebrides," op. 26
Johann Sebastian Bach: "By the Rivers of Babylon" for double pedal, BWV 653b
Franz Schmidt: Toccata and Fugue in A-flat major
Max Reger: Consolation in E major, op. 65/4
Louis Vierne: Finale from the 6th Symphony in B minor, op. 59