Northern Lights in Basel Minster - Saturday ORGEL-PUNKT 12
Overview
Intro
Cathedral organist Jørgen Ellekilde (Aalborg) plays works by Bach, Liszt (B-A-C-H), Vierne and Jesper Madsen.
At the upcoming Saturday lunchtime concert ORGEL-PUNKT 12, there will be a joyful reunion with cathedral organist Jørgen Ellekilde (Aalborg). In addition to the Sinfonia from the cantata "Wir danken dir, Gott" BWV 29
in the organ arrangement by Marcel Dupré, Franz Liszt's Hommage à den Leipziger Thomaskantor, Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Louis Vierne's "Les cloches de Hinckley" op. 55 and two chorale preludes by the well-known Danish composer Jesper Madsen.
Jørgen Ellekilde is the cathedral organist at Aalborg Cathedral, Budolfi Church. He graduated from the Royal College of Music in Copenhagen with a Master's degree in 2017 and was subsequently accepted into the soloist class with the highest grade. In spring 2019, he made his debut in the Symphonic Hall of the Concert Hall in Aarhus. The critics were enthusiastic: "He has outstanding technical ability and plays an impressive program in a very convincing and virtuoso manner". Jørgen Ellekilde also studied piano at the Music Academy in Odense and worked as a piano accompanist and répétiteur. During his studies in Aarhus, he continued his training with KMD Prof. Christoph Schoener at the Michaelis Church in Hamburg.
ORGEL-PUNKT 12: Every Sat from 6.6. to 26.9., at 12:00 on Saturdays after the midday peal: 30 minutes of organ music, varied programs, internationally renowned concert organists - time to recharge your batteries, relax and be inspired: the thousand-year-old "Klangraum Münster" is popular in this format with locals and tourists alike. A colorful mixture of works by old masters, from Bach, Mozart and the Romantics to Messiaen and the avant-garde can be heard in 19 concerts on the largest and most versatile organ in the region. In addition to cathedral organist Andreas Liebig, illustrious guests from Germany and abroad will also be performing.
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kontakt@basler-muensterkonzerte.ch
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Admission free - collection at the exit (suggested donation 20 CHF)
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Event dates
- 06 June 2026
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Basler Münster
Münsterplatz 9
4051
Basel
Switzerland
Phone
+41 (0)61 272 91 57
accueil.muenster@erk-bs.ch
baslermuenster.ch