Cisterscapes

Heilsbronn: Guided tour "Open wide the gates"
2025-12-01 19:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Musical guided tour of the cathedral during Advent with the Sopranetten.
Location: Heilsbronn Minster, Münsterplatz 1, 91560 Heilsbronn.
Further information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen
Organizer: Evang.-Luth.-Pfarramt, Kulturamt Heilsbronn.
Photo: Guided tours, Sopranetten © Wolfgang Burger

Heilsbronn: Guided tour with lights
2025-12-06 17:00
Hundreds of candles bathe the cathedral in a romantic and mysterious glow – an experience for the senses and soul with Jutta Gruber.
Location: Heilsbronn Minster, Münsterplatz 1, 91560 Heilsbronn
More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen
Photo: Lichterfuehrung-im-Muenster-mit-J.-Gruber-©Berning.

Heilsbronn: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae - Peregrina and the heavenly messengers
2025-12-21 17:00
Cistercian nun Peregrina von Frauental takes you into the world of heavenly messengers and traces the angels in the cathedral. Costume tour with Christine Diefenbacher.
Location: Münster Heilsbronn, Münsterplatz 1, 91560 Heilsbronn.
More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen
Organizer:
Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office, Cultural Office Heilsbronn
Photo: Christine Diefenbacher, nun Peregrina, tour guide © Fotostudio Lichtblick

Online lecture Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense : "Cistercians as designers of monastic landscapes - the example of Ebrach".
2026-01-04 18:00 - 19:00 | ONLINE
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Winfried Schenk, Würzburg/ 2nd speaker Scientific Advisory Board Network Cisterscapes/European Cultural Heritage
ZOOM Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81825709697?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting-ID: 818 2570 9697
Identification code: 1924
You can also participate by telephone.
Telephone number: 069 38079884

The centennial calendar - a historical weather forecast from the Cistercian order
2026-01-28 19:00 - 21:00
The centennial calendar is a compilation of weather forecasts. It was compiled in the 17th century by Cistercian abbot Mauritius Knauer (* 1613 or 1614; † 1664). It was intended to enable him and his monks to predict the weather and thus optimize monastic agriculture. Although the hundred-year calendar does not provide a reliable weather forecast, it is an interesting example of historical weather forecasts and the ideas of the time about the influence of celestial bodies on the weather. The calendar is still updated today and printed in various farmers’ calendars, although modern meteorology sees no scientific basis for the predictions.
In the lecture, EKS project manager Martina Zanner first presents the centenary calendar by Abbot Mauritius Knauer. The project manager of the eco-model region, Antje Grüner, will then discuss the significance of the calendar for organic agriculture.
Location: Tirschenreuth District Office, large conference room

Guided hike along the Prinzensteig trail
2026-02-07 09:00 - 10:30 | Zwettl Monastery, Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
Take a walk with us on this meditative path at the beginning of the Ottenstein barrage! The romantic forest sanctuary was built in 1936 and continues to delight hikers and those seeking peace and quiet to this day. Get to know the Zwettler monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Monastic viticulture in Franconia II: the Silvaner question
2026-02-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Information Center Orangery Ebrach, Lagerhausstrasse 5, Ebrach, Bavaria, 96157, Deutschland
Lecture by
Jesko Graf zu Dohna, Archivist of the Princely Castell Archives
“How the Silvaner came to Franconia. Sources, controversies, probabilities”
in conversation with Prof. Dr. Winfried Schenk, historical geography, wiss. Cisterscapes advisory board
Live from the Orangery in Ebrach.
Register at rosa.karl@lra-ba.bayern.de.

Guided hike along the Zwettl Monastery Landscape Trail
2026-02-21 09:00 - 11:30 | Old town hall Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 3, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
Hike with us through the landscape shaped by the Cistercians on the old pilgrimage route from Zwettl to the abbey and back again. This route may not be as tranquil, but it is historically interesting. All the more magnificent when the baroque tower of the abbey appears, which is well worth a visit. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Guided hike along the beech and oak trail
2026-02-28 14:00 - 15:00
The guided hike along the Beech and Oak Trail leads through the monastic mixed forest into the past, past centuries-old trees. The trail is suitable for families and baby carriages.
Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Guided hike along the forest pond trail
2026-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Zwettl Monastery, Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
On this guided hike, we walk from Zwettl Abbey to the forest pond, which is nestled in a small depression in the monastery forest between Zwettl Abbey and the former Grangie Edelhof. It is still used today for fish farming and is home to swans, ducks and frogs.
Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Guided hike along the Evangelist Trail
2026-03-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Zwettl Monastery, Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
This easy hiking trail was once a pilgrimage route between the town and Zwettl Abbey. Join us on this guided hike in search of traces in the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Course: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall
2026-04-24 14:00 - 2026-04-25 15:30
Stone by stone – Workshop: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall
Dry stone walls have been a defining element of our cultural landscape for centuries. Especially on steep slopes where vines are grown. They are not only functional, but also a piece of living history. The Maulbronn monastery vineyard is an outstanding example of these walls built from reed sandstone. It was partly laid out in the Middle Ages and is now used as a vineyard again to the west.
What makes dry stone walls so special?
✓ Pure craftsmanship – with traditional know-how
✓ Naturally built – with stones from the region
✓ Durable and stable – as they are also frost-resistant
✓ Slope stabilization – they keep the humus in the terraces
✓ Heat storage – during the day they store sun, at night they give off heat
✓ Increased biodiversity – ecologically valuable habitat for plants and animals
✓ Local recreational value – landscape experience and unique views during walks
But nature leaves its mark: dry stone walls are exposed to the elements and need to be regularly maintained or rebuilt in damaged areas.
Experience the art of dry stone walling up close
In our workshop, participants learn the art of dry stone wall building: from the basics of stone working to expert instruction on how to build and reconstruct a vineyard dry stone wall.
More detailed information on the program, the venues and the participation fee can be found at the following link:
Drywalls_Flyer.indd

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-03 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 05/18, 06/1, 06/15 and 06/29, 07/13 and 07/27, 08/10 and 08/24, 09/7 and 09/21, 10/5 and 10/19.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-03 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten, Ebrach.
Season: From the beginning of May to mid-October every Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center.
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

On the trail of the Cistercians - excursion to Pielenhofen
2026-05-09
On 09.05.2026, you can experience the traces of the Cistercian order in Pielenhofen an der Naab. Cistercian nuns first worked there before Cistercians prayed and worked in the legacy of the nuns during the Baroque period.
More information on registration and program: Excursion Pielenhofen-3

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-10 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 1.06., 15.06. and 29.06., 13.07. and 27.07., 10.08. and 24.08., 7.09. and 21.09., 5.10. and 19.10.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Ebrach Monastery Landscape: Guided tours - In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-17 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours for individual travelers in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 06/15 and 06/29, 07/13 and 07/27, 08/10 and 08/24, 09/7 and 09/21, 10/5 and 10/19.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Ebrach Music Summer: BEETHOVEN AND ROSSINI
2026-05-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Kaisersaal, former abbey, Ebrach, Marketplace 1, Ebrach, Choose federal state:, 96157, Germany
BEETHOVEN AND ROSSINI
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
The Italian in Algiers, Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Concerto in D major op. 61
Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92
Jan Mráček
Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague
Gerd Schaller, conductor
Subject to change without notice.
Tickets at 39 | 44 | 49 €
The Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague, one of the leading orchestras in the Czech Republic, will open the Ebrach Music Summer 2026 with masterpieces by Ludwig van Beethoven and Gioachino Rossini. The overture to “The Italian in Algiers” is a sparkling masterpiece full of wit, rhythmic energy and dramatic surprises – a prime example of Rossini’s brilliant operatic artistry. Beethoven’s violin concerto – famous for its wonderful melodies and balanced form – is one of the most frequently performed works in music history. The internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso Jan Mráček, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, promises an extraordinary listening experience in the magnificent Kaisersaal of Ebrach Monastery – a room whose dimensions correspond to those of Beethoven’s time. The music of the great Viennese classical composer unfolds its full effect here, not only visually but also acoustically. In the second part of the evening, you can expect Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, which was celebrated by none other than Richard Wagner as the “apotheosis of dance”. A sparkling, symphonic-dance prelude to a summer full of music in the heart of Franconia!

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-24 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 29.06., 13.07. and 27.07., 10.08. and 24.08., 7.09. and 21.09., 5.10. and 19.10.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Jonathan Scott (concert organist, Manchester)
2026-05-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
Program:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) arranged by E. H. Lemare
Tannhäuser, Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541
George Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), arranged by Jonathan Scott
Concerto in G minor op. 4 No. 1
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) arranged by Jonathan Scott
My Fatherland, The Moldau
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arranged by Jonathan Scott
Enigma Variations Op. 36, Nimrod
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) arranged by Jonathan Scott
Symphony No. 3 in C minor op. 78, Finale
Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-06-07 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 13.07. and 27.07., 10.08. and 24.08., 7.09. and 21.09., 5.10. and 19.10.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-06-14 15:30 - 17:00, 2026-06-21 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Karol Mossakowski (titular organist, Saint-Sulpice, Paris)
2026-06-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAMME
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546
Schübler chorales alternating with improvisations by Karol Mossakowski
Wachet auf, the voice calls us
Wo soll ich fliehen hin
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden
Max Reger (1873-1916)
Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor

Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Ebracher Musiksommer: Baroque Virtuosos
2026-06-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Kaisersaal, former abbey, Ebrach, Marketplace 1, Ebrach, Choose federal state:, 96157, Germany
Baroque Virtuoso
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
Concerto for violin, oboe and orchestra in C minor BWV 1060R
Concerto for two violins and orchestra in D minor BWV 1043
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Water Music, Suite II in D major
Orchestra with Gewandhaus musicians Leipzig
Gerd Schaller, conductor
Festive baroque music in the Kaisersaal with works by Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel has always been very popular. When musicians from the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra also perform this concert, the crowds are particularly large. Experience has shown that the Leipzig orchestra’s traditional guest performance as part of the Ebrach Summer of Music sells out quickly – so it’s worth booking your tickets early!
Under the title VIRTUOSES BAROQUE, the program this time features true gems of the Baroque repertoire, with the solo concertos presented promising a very special treat for the ears. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 offers particularly festive sounds, and the famous Air from it is one of Bach’s best-known works. His concerto for violin and oboe is often regarded as an adaptation of Bach’s earlier harpsichord concerto, with the violin and oboe taking on the role of the harpsichord. In the concerto for two violins, on the other hand, the two soloists enter into an exciting competition. The program is rounded off by the D major suite from Handel’s Water Music, which revives the former splendour of a royal river journey. A musical treat that is guaranteed to delight!
Subject to change without notice.
Tickets at 39 | 44 | 49 €

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-06-28 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten, Ebrach.
Season: From May to October every Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center.
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Thomas Ospital (titular organist, Saint-Eustache, Paris)
2026-07-05 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545
Georg Böhm (1661-1733)
Vater unser im Himmelreich
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata in F major, Wq 70
Marcel Dupre (1886-1971)
Symphonie-Passion op. 23, Die Welt in Erwartung des Erlösers
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Die Toteninsel, transcribed by Louis Robilliard
Thomas Ospital (born 1990)
Improvisation

Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Ebrach Music Summer: KLANGKATHEDRALE
2026-07-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
SOUND CATHEDRAL
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Mass No. 1 in D minor
Te Deum
Munich Philharmonic Choir
Rehearsal: Andreas Herrmann
Philharmonie Festiva
Gerd Schaller, conductor
Subject to change without notice.
The now legendary and internationally acclaimed Bruckner cycle in Ebrach with the Philharmonie Festiva continues – this time with two monumental choral-symphonic masterpieces by Anton Bruckner. His Mass in D minor once made such a lasting impression on conductor Johann Ritter von Herbeck that he persuaded Bruckner to move to Vienna. The Te Deum, in turn, is one of the most impressive musical eulogies of all.
A truly monumental sound experience awaits you – with a top-class cast: the Munich Philharmonic Choir, which has already celebrated great success with Bruckner’s Mass in F minor, Herbeck’s Great Mass, Goldmark’s opera Merlin and, most recently, Haydn’s Creation at the Ebrach Music Summer, guarantees top musical quality this year too – together with the Philharmonie Festiva and an international ensemble of soloists.
The former Ebrach Abbey Church will once again become a cathedral of sound. An experience that you will not only hear, but feel. Don’t miss out on it.
Tickets at 29 | 39 | 44 | 54 €

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Markus Eichenlaub (Cathedral Organist, Kaiserdom, Speyer)
2026-08-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAM
Karl Borromäus Waldeck (1841-1905)
Organ Fantasy in C major
Jesús Guridi (1886-1961)
Variaciones sobre un tema vasco
Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)
Partita “Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend”
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Praeludium in C BWV 545/1
Air BWV 1068 (organ arrangement by Sigfrid Karg-Elert)
Fuga in C BWV 545/2
Guy Bovet (*1942)
Salamanca (para un òrgano barroco espanol)
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
from: First Partita in E major op. 100
Canzona (2nd movement)
Finale (7th movement)

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INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Konstantin Reymaier (Cathedral Organist, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna)
2026-10-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAMME
César Franck (1822-1870)
Choral No. 1 in E major
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Partite diverse sopra “Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen” BWV 770
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Nachtstücke op. 23
Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Finale

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