The MDR Symphony Orchestra and organist Denny Wilke form a delightful sonic alliance in this program: Both perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, including the famous Passacaglia in C minor and the equally famous Orchestral Suite in B minor. The program is complemented by Franz Schreker's atmospheric Intermezzo and Edvard Grieg's Suite, Op. 40, a stylistically charming return to the Baroque period, which the composer intended as a homage to the Danish-Norwegian poet Ludvig Holberg.

Bach plus

Stadtkirche St. Wenzel

New Year's Eve in the Gewandhaus: Stay with us after the concert and experience the turn of the year in the concert foyers. We invite you to a champagne reception with snacks and the best view of Augustusplatz.

Michael Schönheit Wegscheider and Schuke organ , Denny Wilke organ

Gewandhaus

We present you celebratory organ music to mark the end of the year at this organ gala – performed on the large Sauer organ in the Frankfurt Concert Hall, which has 4,000 pipes and 50 registers.

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2nd Sunday Matinee – Organ Gala with Denny Wilke

Symphony for Organ No. 5

Brandenburgischen Staatsorchesters Frankfurt

Orchestral Suite No. 2

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Ich Hatte viel Bekümmernis

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor

Adagio

Denny Wilke

Events

Past events

Aug 30, 2025

Bach plus · MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Dec 31, 2024

Michael Schönheit Wegscheider and Schuke organ , Denny Wilke organ · Gewandhausorchester

Future and recently performed repertoire

Organ in Symphony for Organ No. 5 by Widor

Brandenburgischen Staatsorchesters Frankfurt

Organ in Orchestral Suite No. 2 by Bach

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Organ in Ich Hatte viel Bekümmernis by Bach

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Organ in Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor by Bach

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Organ in Adagio by Bach

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

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