Aleksandra Grychtolik & Alexander Grychtolik - From Vivaldi to Bach - A Meeting of Two Harpsichords

Sunday, 11 October 2026, 18:00 - Kulturforum Franziskanerkloster, Paterskirche

Aleksandra Grychtolik & Alexander Grychtolik (harpsichord) perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, as well as improvisations.

The duo has earned an international reputation through their historical sound aesthetics, distinctive interpretations, and passion for improvisation. Their work is documented in television productions for "Arte" and on several CDs nominated for the "ECHO Klassik" and the "German Record Critics' Award". They perform regularly in venues such as the Alte Oper Frankfurt and at festivals including Bachfest Leipzig, Festival van Vlaanderen, and Festival "J. S. Bach de Lausanne". In 2021, they were artists in residence at the International Bach Festival Schaffhausen. Both play on master instruments from the workshop of Cornelis Bom (1938-2023); one of them comes from the collection of Gustav Leonhardt.

Tickets are initially available only through subscription. Subscriptions are available from 11 July 2026 at the Tourist Information office, Orsaystraße 3a, 47906 Kempen (phone: 02152 917 4120, email: kartenverkauf@kempen.de) - also by mail or telephone, with priority given to in-person purchases. Subscription prices (6 concerts): Category A 188 € (reduced 95 €), B 145 € (reduced 74 €), C 106 € (reduced 55 €), D 73 € (reduced 38 €).

Individual tickets cost between 15 and 39 € including ticket fee; individual ticket sales begin around 5 September 2026 - at the Tourist Information office or online in the Kulturszene-Kempen shop (plus fees). The event is supported by the Kempen Klassik e.V. association.