The big music night I

The Merseburg Organ Festival is taking place for the 53rd time, with the magnificent Ladegast organ in Merseburg Cathedral taking centre stage. From 9 to 17 September 2023, the audience can look forward to numerous concerts with top-class organists. Under the title "AppetitAnReger - Max Reger on his 150th birthday", we will be commemorating the important German composer of the late Romantic period, Max Reger, in 2023.

The big music night 1st part in Merseburg Cathedral
6 pm | Organ recital "Max Reger and French Romanticism"
On the Ladegast organs: Jean-Baptiste Dupont, organist at Saint-André Bordeaux Cathedral, France

Tickets are available in advance via reservix.de, adticket.com and in the Tourist-Information Merseburg

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Chaconne BWV 1004 (arranged by Jean-Baptiste Dupont)

Jean-Baptiste Dupont
Improvisation on a given theme

César Franck (1822-1890)
Chorale No. 2 in B minor

Jean-Baptiste Dupont
Improvisation on a given theme

Max Reger (1873-1916)
Fantasy on the chorale “Straf‘ mich nicht in deinem Zorn” op. 40, No. 2

Other items on the programme for the big music night:

19.15 hrs | Max-Reger-Buffet (advance booking 25€)
Between the first and second concert programmes, the "Max-Reger-Buffet" awaits you in the cloister of Merseburg Cathedral, which will also satisfy your physical appetite with numerous delicacies. (25 € p.p.).

Part 2 at the Domgymnasium
8.15 pm | Axel Thielmann presents: "From Johann Strauss to Max Reger - Salon Music of the Reger Era"

3rd part in Merseburg Cathedral
10 pm | Max Reger: The 100th Psalm op.106 and others