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Orgelfrühling Steiermark 2020/2021

Festival Cancellations

The Orgelfrühling Steiermark Festival 2020 wanted to dedicate itself to the thematic complex of magic, miracles, myths and witchcraft. However, at short notice the events in spring 2020 had to be cancelled due to the Austrian measures to contain the corona virus, whereupon all concerts were postponed to 2021.

The program included seventeen concerts throughout Styria, including the Kammersymphonie Berlin conducted by Jürgen Bruns, a solo organ cycle in the Herz-Jesu Church with renowned guest organists, numerous first and world premieres, and several drama and literature projects on texts such as the Malleus Maleficarum ('Hammer of Witches', 15th. Century), Eveline Hasler's novel Anna Göldin, last witch or the Cautio Criminalis (Friedrich Spee).

Unfortunately, the events could not take place in 2021 as planned.

Project Transformation

For the 2021 season, the project was transformed into a new format, presenting artistic ideas, program elements and productions from the Orgelfrühling Steiermark online throughout the year.

Schedule 2021
Apr11

Festival Opening

Bach in Stefaniensaal
Gunther Rost, organ
Apr14

Malleus Maleficarum – ein Tutorial

Theatre & E-organ
Heinraich Kramer's 'Hammer of Witches'
Apr18

Bach in 4D

4D – Orchester Steiermark
Annedore Oberborbeck, Pirmin Grehl, Gunther Rost
Apr21

A Breeze of Fresh Air

Aleksey Vylegzhanin plays Naji Hakim
Film Clip by Felix Breisach
Apr25

Kammersymphonie Berlin

Mozart
Orgel & Orchester
Apr28

Our Venues

Leibnitz
Organs Throughout Styria
May02

Organ & Orchestra

Graz Philharmonic, Gunther Rost, Patrick Lange
ORF Concert Broadcast
May05

Portrait

Petr Eben
Kammermusik des 20. Jahrhunderts
May13

Ascension

Organ & Transverse Flute
Gunther Rost, Pirmin Grehl
May16

Short MUMUTH Concert

Nikola Cerovečki plays Bach I
Streaming
May19

Portrait

Reiko Yamada
Commissioned Works within the Festival
May23

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

New Release
Annedore Oberborbeck, Pirmin Grehl, Gunther Rost
May25

Resounding Light

Contemporary Organ Music with Wolfgang Kogert
Radio Broadcast
May30

Our Venues

Pöllau
Organs Throughout Styria
Jun02

Adjustable Tempers

Works by Reiko Yamada
Digital Organ, Violin, Electronics & Performance Art
Jun06

Partita

BWV 830
Gunther Rost on the Organ of Graz Cathedral
Jun09

Short MUMUTH Concert

Nikola Cerovečki plays Bach II
Streaming
Jun13

Our Venues

St. Veit am Vogau
Organs Throughout Styria
St. Veit am Vogau
St. Veit Parish Church
Jun16

Bach · Busoni

Famous Transcriptions
Miki Aoki, piano
Aug15

Assumption

Inauguration Concert with the newly restored Fernwerk
Summer Special Event
Oct05

Portrait

Stefan Johannes Hanke
Commissioned Works within the Festival
Oct10
Oct24

Romantic Organ Music

Günther Kaunzinger
J. Reubke – R. Schumann – F. Liszt
Nov01

Hommage à Beethoven

L. v. Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Anke Willwohl, organ
Nov10

Christian Barthen, Short Concert I

Max Reger
Halleluja! Gott zu loben bleibe meine Seelenfreud
Nov28

Portrait

Olivier Durendal
Commissioned Works within the Festival
Dec05

Maurice Duruflé

Complete Organ Works
Recording from Graz Cathedral
Dec08

Bach in Maria Strassengel

Festival Finale
Transverse Flute & Organ