The Cathedral Organ Festival Bratislava

The Cathedral of St. Martin is this year launching a new musical tradition. For the first time in its history, this cathedral becomes a major vehicle for the expression of organ music.

"Just at the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the new organ of the phenomenal organbuilder Gerald Woehl, the greatest organ literature resounds and satisfy es the most demanding listeners, especially the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and the French composers of the 19th and 20th century.

The Organ of St. Elizabeth, as the creator himself named it, enriches with its sound not only worship, but through concerts also, the cultural life of our capital. It is a musical instrument par exellance, comparable with the best European cathedral organs. For our country it is a groundbreaking project, that being the first non-factory made organ of this size ever built in Slovakia," The Cathedral Organ Festival director Stanislav Surin said.

Festival takes place from 12.8. till 16.9. 2010.

PROGRAM

12.8.2010 o 19.00 h
Al Yoshida /JAP/
the Dome of St. Martin, Concert ticket: 7,-€

19.8.2010 o 19.00 h
Wladislaw Szymanski /PL/
the Dome of St. Martin, Concert ticket: 7,-€

26.8.2010 o 19.00 h
Johann Trummer /AUT/
the Dome of St. Martin, Concert ticket: 7,-€

8.9.2010 o 19.00 h
Irena Chribkova – organ /CZ/
Martin Stropnicky – recital /CZ/
the Dome of St. Martin, Concert ticket: 7,-€

16.9.2010 o 19.00 h
David Di Fiore /USA/
the Dome of St. Martin, Concert ticket: 7,-€