The Merseburg Organ Festival is taking place for the 54th time, with the magnificent Ladegast organ in Merseburg Cathedral taking centre stage. Under the motto "Musikland Österreich", the organ festival from 7 to 15 September 2024 is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner's birth, the 150th anniversary of Franz Schmidt's birth and the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schönberg's birth the composers and works of the Danube Monarchy.
Chamber music in the Kapitelhof
FOCUS on Viennese Classicism IV
Family concert "For young and old opera lovers"
Opéra en miniature "The Abduction from the Seraglio" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In a version for baroque ensemble, singer, narrator and puppet theatre
Dorothea Wagner - soprano, Kyle Fearon-Wilson - tenor, Wolf-Dieter Gööck - baritone/speaker
Vera Geyer - choir part (alto), Cornelia Fritzsche - puppet theatre
Lauensteiner Hofkapelle, Christoph Teichner - musical director and fortepiano
Viennese coffee house in the chapter garden
"You've got it good, you can go to the coffee house!"
(Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria)
Tickets are available in advance via Reservix, ADticket and in the Tourist Information Merseburg.