Students of HfM Weimar bring baroque organ art to Suhl

Baroque sound art meets young virtuosity in Suhl

As part of the Suhl Organ Summer, the Kreuzkirche will become a stage for a special concert experience on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 6:00 PM: Students of the Franz Liszt University of Music Weimar will present works by Sweelinck, Buxtehude, and Bach on the baroque Eilert-Köhler organ. The concert combines historical performance practice, fine orchestration on the organ, and the energy of a new generation of musicians. ([oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de](https://oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de/events/orgelkonzert-mit-studierenden-der-hochschule-fuer-musik-franz-liszt-weimar/))

Young talents, large space, great breath

Six students from the Church Music and Historical Keyboard Instruments programs will perform a program that demands stylistic precision and musical maturity. The baroque Eilert-Köhler organ of the Kreuzkirche provides the ideal resonance space: clear registers, plastic articulation, and a sound language that charges every phrase with tension. For the audience, this creates that live atmosphere where technique and expression meet directly. ([oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de](https://oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de/events/orgelkonzert-mit-studierenden-der-hochschule-fuer-musik-franz-liszt-weimar/))

Bach, Buxtehude, and Sweelinck in historical brilliance

The program includes works by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dieterich Buxtehude, and Johann Sebastian Bach. In particular, Bach's Partita on the chorale O God, thou holy God, movements from the trio sonata in G major, and the prelude in E-flat major promise an intense listening experience between theological depth, baroque elegance, and virtuosic keyboard play. The historical perspective here is not decoration but the core of the evening. ([oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de](https://oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de/events/orgelkonzert-mit-studierenden-der-hochschule-fuer-musik-franz-liszt-weimar/))

A venue with character and history

The Suhl Kreuzkirche is considered an impressive testimony to baroque architecture. It was built between 1731 and 1739, possesses a magnificent facade, and is acoustically and atmospherically closely connected to the restored Eilert-Köhler organ. According to tourist information, there is also barrier-free access via a ground-level side entrance. The concert venue thus significantly contributes to the intensity of the evening. ([suhl-tourismus.de](https://www.suhl-tourismus.de/kreuzkirche/))

Why this concert is particularly appealing

Here, musical education meets the public stage directly. For the students, the performance is an opportunity to gain concert experience and explore the special possibilities of historical organ music. For the audience, a rare window opens into the workshop of young interpretation: concentrated, lively, and with palpable dedication to sound. Anyone who appreciates baroque church music, organ summer, and authentic concert moments will experience a substantive evening in Suhl. ([oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de](https://oberzentrum-suedthueringen.de/events/orgelkonzert-mit-studierenden-der-hochschule-fuer-musik-franz-liszt-weimar/))

Conclusion

The organ concert in the Kreuzkirche Suhl promises an evening full of spiritual depth, sonic precision, and historical brilliance. Young talents, a unique instrument, and a venerable space create a concert that resonates long after. Anyone wishing to experience organ literature in all its colorful diversity should attend this date live.

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Sources:

• Oberzentrum Südthüringen - Event page
• Suhl Tourism - Suhl Kreuzkirche
• HfM FRANZ LISZT Weimar - Bernhard Klapprott
• HfM FRANZ LISZT Weimar - Prof. Bernhard Klapprott