Johann Sebastian Bach & Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Vocal & Organ Works in Dialogue

Name: Johann Sebastian Bach & Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Vocal & Organ Works in Dialogue
Start: 2026-09-19T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Nikolaikirche Leipzig

took place · 19 Sep 2026

Nikolaikirche Leipzig, Germany

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Johann Sebastian Bach & Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Vocal & Organ Works in Dialogue — Nikolaikirche Leipzig, Leipzig

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On 19 September, as part of the Orgelherbst festival, vocal and organ music fills the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig. The 106 tonal colours of Saxony's largest organ meet the voices of the BachChor.

The programme features Bach's double-choir motets "Komm Jesu, komm" and "Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit", alongside Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Organ Sonata No. 3 in A major. Nikolaikantor Markus Kaufmann conducts the BachChor and plays the organ.

About the venue: Nikolaikirche Leipzig

The Nikolaikirche is one of Leipzig's oldest and most significant churches, dating back to the 12th century. Its interior was remodelled in a striking late-Baroque and early-Neoclassical style in the 18th century, featuring the famous palm-column nave. The church became historically prominent as the starting point of the Monday Demonstrations in 1989, which played a key role in the peaceful revolution that led to German reunification. Today it hosts regular services as well as concerts and public events.

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