Summer Organ Festival

It is around the theme "Music transcends our horizons" that this 14th organ festival organized by "Ars in Cathedrali" at the Cathedral of Saints Michel and Gudule in Brussels is declined. Every Tuesday evening at 20h, from July 28 to September 1, an internationally renowned organist from Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium comes to offer the public an exclusive program. The concerts will be played on the majestic Grenzing organ hanging in the nave of the cathedral in a swallow's nest, an ideal location from an acoustic point of view. A giant screen will allow the public to admire the playing of the organists whose console is located high up. Program: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 20h: Rie Hiroe - “Per pugnem ad lucem" On the program: works by D. Buxtehude, A. Matsuoka, J.S. Bach, and J. Reubke The organist: Rie Hiroe is a professor of organ at the University of Arts de Tokyo. Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 20h: Xavier Deprez - “Is this jazz?" On the program: works by J. Jongen, O. Messiaen, X. Deprez The organist: Xavier Deprez is titular organist of the Cathédrale de Bruxelles Mardi August 11, 2026 - 20h: Franz Josef Stoiber - Improvisation Au program: Improvisation The organist: Franz Josef Stoiber is titular organist of the Cathédrale de Regensburg Mardi August 18, 2026 - 20h: Erwin Wiersinga - “A musical trip in Belgium, France and the Netherlands” On the program: works by F. Peeters, J. Jongen, M. Ravel The organist: Erwin Wiersinga is titular organist of the A-kerk of Groningen Mardi August 25, 2026 - 20h: Benoit Mernier - “Bach Heritage” On the program: works by J.S. Bach, M. Dupré, M. Widor, A. Isoir, J. Brahms, C. Franck The organist: Benoit Mernier is a professor of organ at the Conservatoire de Bruxelles Mardi September 1, 2026 - 20h: Bart Jacobs - “Stylus phantasticus” On the program: works by D. Buxtehude, Fr. Tunder, J.S. Bach The organist: Bart Jacobs is titular organist of the Cathédrale de Bruxelles