Cathedral Organ Festival Bratislava

The 17th annual Cathedral Organ Festival under the auspices of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bratislava, Mons. Stanislav Zvolensky.

The concerts will take place from 30 July to 10 September every Thursday at St. Martin’s Cathedral at 7:30 pm. An exception will be the concert at St. Margaret’s Church in Lamač, which will take place on Sunday afternoon, September 6.

Program 2026:

Thursday, 30 July 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

PARIS INTIME

Marie-Andrée Joerger – accordion (France)
Vincent Dubois – organ (France)

Programme: L. Vierne, C. Debussy, G. Fauré, B. Bartók

Thursday, 6 August 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

CROWN AND GLORY

Andreas Jetter – organ (Switzerland)

Programme: F. Schmidt, J. S. Bach, J. Jongen

Thursday, 13 August 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

FROM IBERIA TO THE FRENCH CATHEDRAL

Carlos Paterson – organ (Spain)

Programme: J. Ximénez, L. de Narváez, Fr. E. Narvajas, F. M. López, A. Guilmant, M. Bonis, C. Franck

Thursday, 20 August 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

GRAND ORGAN VISIONS

Johannes Skudlik – organ (Germany)

Programme: J. S. Bach, T. Dubois, W. A. Mozart, F. Liszt, S. Rachmaninoff, Ch.-M. Widor

Thursday, 27 August 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

CONTEMPLATION AND PRAYER IN THE SHADOW OF STEPHANSDOM

Konstantin Reymaier – organ (Austria)

Programme: J. S. Bach, A. Bruckner, R. Schumann

Thursday, 3 September 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

LA SERENISSIMA – MUSIC FROM VENICE

Daniele Ferretti – organ (Italy)
Armoniosa Ensemble – Early Music Ensemble (Italy)

Programme: J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, G. F. Handel, T. Albinoni

Sunday, 6 September 2026 | 3:00 p.m.

St. Margaret’s Church, Lamač

CONCERT IN THE ARCHDIOCESE

Stanislav Šurin – organ (Slovakia)
Miloš Valent – Baroque violin (Slovakia)

Programme: J. Schop, N. Corradini, J. Cabanilles, G. B. Pergolesi, J. S. Bach, Ch. Gounod, G. Bélier

Thursday, 10 September 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

BETWEEN THE CATHEDRAL AND THE OPERA

Samuele Galeano – conductor (Italy)
Roberto Bonetto – organ (Italy)
Lucia Byráková – soprano (Slovakia)
Trnava Chamber Orchestra
Alžbeta Ševečková – concertmaster
Tirnavia Mixed Choir
Michal Stahl – choirmaster (Slovakia)

Programme: E. Elgar, G. Verdi, G. Puccini, G. Rossini, P. Mascagni

Location: St. Martin’s Cathedral in Bratislava
Date: every Thursday, from July 30 – September 10, 2026
Start: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Standard concerts (6.8., 13.8., 20.8., 27.8.)
Adults €20 / Seniors 65+, teachers (ITIC), students (ISIC) €15 / Disabled €5

Gala concerts (30.7., 3.9., 10.9.)
Adults €25 / Seniors 65+, teachers (ITIC), students (ISIC) €20 / Disabled €5

Concert in the Archdiocese (6.9. at 3:00 p.m., St. Margaret’s Church in Lamač)
Free admission

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