Hamburger Orgelsommer 2026

Name: Hamburger Orgelsommer 2026
Start: 2026-08-25T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-25T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Hauptkirche St. Jacobi

took place · 25 Aug 2026

Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Hamburg, Germany

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Hamburger Orgelsommer 2026 — Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Hamburg

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Summer organ festival in Hamburg. Concerts take place at the Main Church of St. James.

Line-up

Hamburger Camerata 19:00
Matthias Kelemen 19:00
Wolfgang Capek 19:00
Charles Balayer 19:00
Loreto Aramendi 19:00
Jonathan Scott 19:00
Jan Liebermann 19:00
Christian Weiherer 19:00
Niklas Jahn 19:00

About: Magne H. Draagen

A leading figure in European church music, Draagen brings decades of cathedral experience - from Oslo and Trondheim to Hamburg's iconic Michel - to every recital he gives. His programmes range from Baroque counterpoint to late-Romantic Norwegian organ music.

organs at St. Michaelis Hamburg that Draagen plays regularly

1.5M

annual visitors to Hauptkirche St. Michaelis Hamburg

What's new

2026-05
Draagen performed a joint organ concert with Tjark Pinne (Oslo Cathedral) at St. Michaelis Hamburg for the opening evening of the Hamburger Hafengeburtstag on 8 May 2026.
2026-04
Draagen was invited to play at the restored Notre-Dame de Paris in April 2026, shortly after the cathedral reopened following its five-year restoration.
2025-09
Draagen gave an organ recital at the Evangelische Kirche St. Pölten (Austria) as part of the 'klangräume' concert series in September 2025.

Tracks

Echoes of Leipzig in Nidaros Cathedral2021 solo organ album on LAWO Classics, recorded on the Steinmeyer organ at Nidaros Cathedral; Norwegian organ music inspired by Reger and Straube

Ich will dir mein Herze schenken2024 recording at the organs of Hauptkirche St. Michaelis Hamburg

Canto ergo sum2009 LAWO Classics recording with boy soprano Benjamin Isachsen and violinist Berit Cardas

Soli Deo Gloria2010 LAWO Classics recording with boy soprano Benjamin Isachsen and string players

Magnificat2014 recording with Nidarosdomens Jentekor

About the venue: Hauptkirche St. Jacobi

Hauptkirche St. Jacobi is one of Hamburg's five main Lutheran churches, with origins dating back to the 13th century. It is home to the famous Arp-Schnitger organ (1693), one of the largest and best-preserved Baroque organs in the world. The church regularly hosts organ concerts, sacred music performances, and cultural events alongside its regular services.

Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Hamburg Get directions

Hamburger Orgelsommer 2026

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