The organ is a sounding universe. You can't help but notice him. Its polished pipes hide any timbres and voices. It's perfect for expressing powerful emotions or religious ecstasy, embodied in sound difficult questions, which have worried humanity for thousands of years. Century after century, the organ was heard in churches throughout Europe and America, and a huge number of composers wrote works exclusively for the “king of instruments” solo or as the main timbre in an ensemble.
Among them are not only Johann Sebastian Bach, who brought organ playing to a transcendental level, but also Mozart, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Brahms and many others. The works of these authors are included in the repertoire of modern organists. To catch them in a concert program means to join a centuries-old tradition that is maintained to this day.
Organ music in Moscow is heard in many churches and cathedrals. For any church to have an organ is an honor. And any listener will experience incomparable pleasure when great scores fill the space under the church vaults. Moscow concert halls different levels They also boast an organ and regular concerts designed for connoisseurs of organ music.
The organ can sound as a single voice or in the company of other instruments, including the duduk and saxophone; it accompanies multimedia projects, fabulous performances or performances. And every time such events turn into genuine musical festival. Using the recommendations of the KudaGo portal, you will always know where to listen organ music in Moscow.
ParkSeason continues to share with readers unusual places Moscow. In today's material we will tell you where you can listen to a real organ, look at Protestant Church, and how to find yourself in little England (or Germany) without leaving Sadovoye.
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Lutheran Cathedral of Peter and Paul in Starosadsky Lane
Hidden in the alleys of Kitai-Gorod is a Gothic spire: upon closer inspection, it grows into an architectural structure that is not typical for Moscow. This Cathedral Peter and Paul. After long wanderings of the Lutheran community (cathedrals appeared in the 17th century) Chistye Prudy, and in Lefortovo), in early XIX century, it finally settled in Starosadsky Lane (then it was still Kosmodamiansky). For meetings and services, they bought the estate of the princes Lopukhins and in 1818 they founded a church here. The house was rebuilt for several years, and by the 1850s there were so many parishioners that they decided to expand the building: it was then that it was given the appearance that it has now - with a bell and a Gothic spire. Germans, Swedes, Finns, Estonians and Latvians living in Moscow came here. Divine services were conducted in three languages: German, Latvian and Estonian.
Pogroms began here in March 1915, and with the advent of Soviet power, the cathedral’s activities stopped altogether. The building was given to the cinema, and the spire was dismantled. By the early 1990s, initiative groups began to raise the issue of restoring the cathedral, and twenty years later, after a long search for sponsors and paperwork, services began again in the reconstructed church.
One of the main relics and attractions of the Peter and Paul Cathedral is the historical organ. In 1892, the community acquired a 42-register "E. F. Walker", who became the best tool in Moscow. During the war, it was evacuated to Novosibirsk, where it was sold for scrap metal. Fortunately, “V.” survived. Sauer,” which, being a “resident” of the Lutheran Church in the German Settlement, was transported to the Crematorium, where it was preserved until the 2000s. In 2005, it was repaired and transferred to the Cathedral of Peter and Paul: musicians continue to play on it.
Concerts are regularly held in the cathedral hall: the organization is carried out by the Belcanto charitable foundation. It is led by Tatyana Lanskaya - singer and popularizer classical music. ParkSeason talked with Tatyana and found out for whom and why organists perform in Moscow.
Tell me, what musicians perform at concerts? Are these professional people?
Organists from all over the world perform at concerts organized by the foundation. At the moment it is about 5,000 people. We invite musicians to Moscow and organize evenings of various formats.
What venues do organists perform at?
The halls are scattered throughout Moscow: it could be a cathedral in the center of Moscow, chamber rooms of a conservatory, palaces in estates, museums.
Is the Peter and Paul Cathedral one of the main venues for organ concerts?
This is a platform with a historical German organ from the 19th century. There are also ancient instruments in the Big and Small Halls of the Conservatory, the Tchaikovsky Hall and the Glinka Museum.
How many concerts does the foundation organize?
The maximum number of events per day is 11. On average, the number of concerts already held is close to five thousand. In August we will open programs in St. Petersburg.
Who goes to organ concerts?
There is no single layer of audience. This greatly depends on the format of the concert and the venue where it is held. If it’s a Bach concert, for example, we expect people who are more “academic,” older. If it's "Sounding Canvases" and "Sounds of the City", then the hipsters and the middle class come. This is a separate project of the foundation, which was launched last year: playing musical instruments is accompanied by art installations that are projected on the walls and dome of the cathedral. Drawings that fall into the projection are created right there on the spot with sand or water. That is, several types of art are combined at once: music, drawing and video. You can purchase tickets for the concert on the Bel Canto Foundation website.
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Malaya Gruzinskaya
In the Presnensky district on Malaya Gruzinskaya there is another cathedral that is unusual for our eyes - this is a Catholic church built before the 1917 revolution. Services are held here, it seems, in all European (and not only) languages - French, Spanish, Polish, English, Latin, and even Korean and Armenian. This temple was opened in 1911, and was built at the expense of the Poles, who densely inhabited the area near the modern Belorussky railway station, working on the Moskovsko-Smolenskaya railway. The cathedral on Gruzinskaya was luckier than the one on Starosadsky Lane: during the war it was looted, but not thoroughly destroyed. IN Soviet years a food base was located here, and then the building was given over to a dormitory. In the late 1990s, Polish expats achieved the return of the cathedral to the Catholic Church, and services resumed here. There are two organs in the temple: digital and wind. Unlike the organ in the Cathedral of Peter and Paul, this modern instruments, created in the last fifty years. Organ concerts in various formats are held in the cathedral on Malaya Gruzinskaya every week: sometimes organists perform solo, sometimes accompanied by other musical instruments. You can view the current schedule on the website of the Art of Good charity foundation, which organizes concerts.
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Anglican Church of St. Andrew in Voznesensky Lane
The temple in the Victorian Gothic style is discreetly located on Voznesensky Lane: even those who consider themselves connoisseurs of architectural Moscow do not immediately understand where it is hiding. This is the only Anglican church in the capital, and all services here take place on English language. The British community, like the German one, wandered around the city for quite a long time: since the 16th century, churches were either built in the German Settlement and next to the Sukharevskaya Tower, or they rented parts of mansions from the Russian aristocracy. Finally, in 1828, the Anglican parish settled in Voznesensky Lane: then still in Kolychev’s house. In the 1870s, the community grew and it was decided to rebuild the building. An architectural design was requested from London and a typical building was built based on Richard Freeman's sketches. English church. In January 1885, the first solemn service was held here. At the same time, a Brindley and Forster pipe organ was installed. The fate of the temple in the Soviet years was not much different from those that we have already talked about: first they stopped the services, then they placed a dormitory and destroyed the organ, and already in 1960 the building was transferred to the Melodiya recording studio. Due to its good acoustics, musicians began to use the temple: major artists recorded songs here. The 1990s, in this case, became a salvation: after Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Moscow, they promised to return the church to the parishioners, after which Melodiya vacated the premises.
Nowadays organ concerts are held in St. Andrew's Cathedral: however, the musicians play an electronic digital instrument. Events are held in different styles: you can go to rock performances where they cover Nirvana, or you can listen to an unprofessional parish choir. On the site charitable foundation"Heavenly Bridge", which is responsible for organizing concerts, you can view the schedule and purchase concert tickets.
There are several places in Moscow where you can hear a real organ concert.
1. Moscow International House of Music (MMDM).
This is a 10-story building with a total area of more than 40 thousand sq.m. There are three halls, one of which houses the largest organ in Russia. Such famous stars as Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Zurab Sotkilava and others gave concerts at the House of Music. MMDM has everything so that listeners can get maximum pleasure from the performance.
Address: Moscow, Kosmodamianskaya embankment, 52, building 8.
Metro: Paveletskaya.
This is an active Lutheran church. Built in the 19th century. Organ concerts are held here regularly several times a day. Tickets cost about 2 thousand rubles. You can come with coupons, the discount in this case will be 50% of the cost. Coupons can be purchased.
Address: Moscow, Starosadsky lane, 7/10, building 10.
Metro: China town.
Very beautiful cathedral, made in neo-Gothic style. The organ that is located here was built back in 1955 for the Basel Münster Cathedral in Basel, and in 2002 it was donated to the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Moscow. This is one of the largest organs in Russia, 74 registers, 4 manuals, 5563 pipes.
Ticket prices for organ concerts start from 650 rubles. You can purchase online through ponominalu.ru.
Address: st. Malaya Gruzinskaya, 27/13.
Metro: Krasnopresnenskaya.
– the main hall of the Moscow State Philharmonic. It was built in 1940. Initially, it was planned to build the V.E. Theater in its place. Meyerhold, but during construction Meyerhold was repressed and shot. Eventually theater Hall converted into a concert hall. From the St. Petersburg Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul brought an old (1839) German organ, on which in the 60s. 19th century played by P.I. Chaikovsky. But during transportation from St. Petersburg to Moscow, it received serious damage and by 1959 it was already in unsatisfactory condition. As a result, a new organ from the Czech company Rieger-Kloss, 81 registers, 7800 pipes, was installed in the hall.
Tickets for concerts can be purchased on the official website http://www.meloman.ru/calendar/
Address: Triumfalnaya Square, 4/31.
Metro: Mayakovskaya.
Here is the oldest organ in Russia - an organ created by the German master F. Ladegast or the so-called “Khludovsky” organ (named after the first owner, he was the Moscow merchant Vasily Alekseevich Khludov).
WITH concert program can be found on the official website of the museum http://www.glinka.museum/
Address: Moscow, st. Fadeeva, 4.
Metro: Novoslobodskaya, Mayakovskaya.
Here, in 2008, a small mobile organ with 12 registers produced by the German company Glatter-Götz - Klais appeared. Concerts take place on Saturdays. Ticket cost 400-500 rubles.
Address: st. Dolskaya, 1.
Metro: Tsaritsyno, Orekhovo.
is the only Anglican church in the capital. It is famous for its architecture and the organ concerts held here. Initially, after construction, an organ made by the English company Brindley & Foster was installed in the cathedral, but in Soviet time it was lost and now concerts are held on a three-manual electronic organ from Viscount.
Ticket prices start from RUB 1,350.
Address: Voznesensky lane 8.
Metro: Tverskaya, Okhotny Ryad.
For 15 years now, brass music concerts have been held in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Malaya Gruzinskaya, 27, in the absence of services. The Swiss beauty from Kuhn reproduces music perfectly different eras thanks to the well-designed acoustics of the temple. Moreover, by purchasing a ticket to an organ concert here, you will not only receive aesthetic satisfaction, but also do a good deed - all proceeds go to charity.
Malaya Gruzinskaya street, 27/13
2Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
At the end of the 19th century, a major German entrepreneur, Wilhelm Sauer, who owned an organ-building company, installed the instrument opposite the altar of the cathedral. Ten years ago it was implemented major renovation organ under the direction of the German master Reinhardt Hüfken. Now you can listen to the music of this wonderful instrument in the unique acoustics of the cathedral at services and concerts.
lane Starosadsky, 7/10, building 10
Photo: 2do2go.ru Moscow International House of Music (MMDM)
The Moscow International House of Music hosts some of the best concerts in the country. In addition to organists and other classical performers, you can listen to jazz, folk, pop and much more at MMDM.
Kosmodamianskaya embankment, 52, building 8
Photo: orchestra.ru 4 Concert Hall on Mokhovaya
Concerts on Mokhovaya are held with the support of Bel Canto, public organization, dealing with unique cultural projects. Thanks to them, Moscow audiences can attend free of charge not only organ evenings, but also festivals various styles music and opera.
st. Mokhovaya, 11
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Photo: Concert Hall of the Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Memorial Museum of A.N. Scriabin, Innovation Hall
In this multimedia complex, events are held not only in concert hall, but also in the exhibition space and interactive classroom. There used to be an old dilapidated apartment building, but a few years ago it was renovated and turned into a center contemporary art. The purpose of the complex is to promote the visualization of music, as Alexander Nikolaevich wanted.
Photo: culture.ru 
Photo: culture.ru 6 Museum of Musical Culture named after. Glinka
The Glinka Museum houses a rich collection folk instruments from different countries, as well as an exhibition about the history of Russian music. Here, in addition to concerts, you can listen to lectures, see music and literary manuscripts, as well as documents related to the life and work of famous musicians.
st. Fadeeva, 4
Photo: You can listen to the organ and beautiful organ music in Moscow in several halls and cathedrals of the capital. This antique instrument still attracts both music connoisseurs and people far from musical art to concerts
List of organ halls where you can listen to organ music
Moscow international house Music
The MMDM complex has three concert halls, one of which has the largest Russian Federation organ. Acoustics are made on top level, which makes it possible to listen to all the tones of the organ and get unforgettable experience from organ music.
Kosmodamianskaya embankment, building 52, building 8 (Paveletskaya metro station)
Cathedral of the Apostles Peter and Paul
It is worth noting that this is still in operation in Moscow. It was erected in the nineteenth century. Organ music concerts are held within these walls at on a regular basis, and several performances a day. You can get here to listen to the organ by either purchasing a regular ticket or taking advantage of coupon discounts on specialized websites.
Starosadsky lane, building 7/10, building 10 (metro Kitay-Gorod)
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
This one was built in the neo-Gothic style. The organ mounted here was created in 1955 for the Catholic Cathedral “Basel Munster” in Basel, Germany, but in 2002 it was donated to this iconic Catholic church. It is worth noting that this organ is one of the largest in Russia and has 74 registers, 4 manuals, as well as 5563 pipes, which makes it possible to listen to organ music on this instrument in all its splendor and shades.
Malaya Gruzinskaya, building 27/13 (Krasnopresnenskaya metro station)
Concert Hall named after P.I. Tchaikovsky
This is the main hall of the famous Moscow Philharmonic. Initially, they wanted to install an organ here, created back in 1839 and located in Leningrad, in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. It is noteworthy that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky himself played this instrument in the 1860s. Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to listen to organ music on it, since it fell into disrepair during transportation in 1959. Today in the concert hall you can listen to the organ on an instrument created by the Czech company Rieger-Kloss. Your ears will be caressed by 81 registers and 7800 pipes located in it.
Triumfalnaya Square, building 4/31 (Mayakovskaya metro station)
State Museum musical culture them. M.I. Glinka
This is where one of the oldest organs in Russia is located, which was created by the German master Friedrich Ladegast for the merchant of the first guild Vasily Alekseevich Khludov, which is why the instrument is also called the “Khludov” organ.
Fadeeva, building 4 (Novoslobodskaya or Mayakovskaya station)
Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
Dolskaya, building 1 (metro Tsaritsyno or Orekhovo)
St. Andrew's Cathedral