23.10.2026 20:00
4500 Solothurn
Walk right in without a ticket—our churches and festival events are open to you.
Admission to our concerts is free. We’d appreciate a donation on your way out. As a guideline, we recommend CHF 20 for afternoon and evening concerts and CHF 10 for short concerts.
Children and teens under 16 are warmly invited to all events.
With the festival pass for CHF 90, you can conveniently attend all festival events
without having to worry about Twint or the collection box on site. By purchasing a festival pass, you’re also supporting the festival’s organization. Thank you very much for your valuable support.
Admission to our concerts is free. We’d appreciate a donation on your way out. As a guideline, we recommend CHF 20 for afternoon and evening concerts and CHF 10 for short concerts.
Children and teens under 16 are warmly invited to all events.
With the festival pass for CHF 90, you can conveniently attend all festival events
without having to worry about Twint or the collection box on site. By purchasing a festival pass, you’re also supporting the festival’s organization. Thank you very much for your valuable support.
OrgelSOunds breathes new life into the organ: classical, jazz, crossover, and surprising formats featuring top-notch musicians. A festival for the curious, organ fans, and the whole family.
"Orgelsounds" shines a new light on the organ. The festival brings together world-class organists with the local scene, opens church spaces to a broad audience, and bridges tradition and innovation. Spanning classical music, jazz crossover, and new concert formats, the program is sensuous, surprising, and accessible to everyone.
The festival bistro in the Stadtkirche is open throughout the event and transforms into a coffee corner, cake stand, or cocktail bar depending on the time of day. Also located in the Stadtkirche is our small shop, stocked with all sorts of items to delight any organist’s heart.
The full program and further information are available at: www.orgelsounds.ch
Friday, October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Organ Battle
An improvisational duel on the “queen of instruments” featuring Vincent Thévenaz and Guy-Baptiste Jaccottet.
Saturday, October 24 | 8:00–8:30 a.m. | Stadtkirche Organ
Morning Booster
Start your (festival) day with meditative organ music.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | Stadtkirche Organ Gallery
Organ Tour
A journey of discovery: technology, sound, and hidden spaces up close.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. | St. Ursen Cathedral French
Baroque Meets Modern Improvisation: Organ concert with cathedral organist Jakob Schönborn-Dietz.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | Altes Zeughaus Museum
Hammond Jazz Café
Stewy von Wattenwyl and Band: Jazz, coffee, and Hammond sounds.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche, Yellow Hall
Orgelkids – Build Your Own Organ
Work together to build a small organ and try it out.
Saturday, October 24 | 12:00 PM | Jesuit Church
Jeux d’Orgues
Lunchtime concert with Christian Barthen, organist at Bern Minster.
Saturday, October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Jesuit Church, organ loft
Workshop – In Search of the Right Sound
Course on registration and timbres with Christian Barthen.
Saturday, October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Roll the Film! Play the Organ!
Classic silent films with live organ improvisation by Guy-Baptiste Jaccottet; a cinematic delight for young and old alike.
Saturday, October 24 | 4:00–5:15 p.m. | Franciscan Church
Sole blu
A crossover between neo-Alpine folklore, jazz, and classical music featuring the Rheinstimmen choir and the instrumental ensembles Jütz
Franciscan Church & Take Three.
Saturday, October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Organ Apéro with Film Scores
A musical apéro with Nadia Bacchetta (organ), Cordelia Hagmann (violin), and Santiago Bernal Montaña (cello).
Saturday, October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Organ Dance
Organ, band, and a groovy festival finale to dance along to.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
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The festival bistro in the Stadtkirche is open throughout the event and transforms into a coffee corner, cake stand, or cocktail bar depending on the time of day. Also located in the Stadtkirche is our small shop, stocked with all sorts of items to delight any organist’s heart.
The full program and further information are available at: www.orgelsounds.ch
Friday, October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Organ Battle
An improvisational duel on the “queen of instruments” featuring Vincent Thévenaz and Guy-Baptiste Jaccottet.
Saturday, October 24 | 8:00–8:30 a.m. | Stadtkirche Organ
Morning Booster
Start your (festival) day with meditative organ music.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | Stadtkirche Organ Gallery
Organ Tour
A journey of discovery: technology, sound, and hidden spaces up close.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. | St. Ursen Cathedral French
Baroque Meets Modern Improvisation: Organ concert with cathedral organist Jakob Schönborn-Dietz.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | Altes Zeughaus Museum
Hammond Jazz Café
Stewy von Wattenwyl and Band: Jazz, coffee, and Hammond sounds.
Saturday, October 24 | 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche, Yellow Hall
Orgelkids – Build Your Own Organ
Work together to build a small organ and try it out.
Saturday, October 24 | 12:00 PM | Jesuit Church
Jeux d’Orgues
Lunchtime concert with Christian Barthen, organist at Bern Minster.
Saturday, October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Jesuit Church, organ loft
Workshop – In Search of the Right Sound
Course on registration and timbres with Christian Barthen.
Saturday, October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Roll the Film! Play the Organ!
Classic silent films with live organ improvisation by Guy-Baptiste Jaccottet; a cinematic delight for young and old alike.
Saturday, October 24 | 4:00–5:15 p.m. | Franciscan Church
Sole blu
A crossover between neo-Alpine folklore, jazz, and classical music featuring the Rheinstimmen choir and the instrumental ensembles Jütz
Franciscan Church & Take Three.
Saturday, October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Organ Apéro with Film Scores
A musical apéro with Nadia Bacchetta (organ), Cordelia Hagmann (violin), and Santiago Bernal Montaña (cello).
Saturday, October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | Stadtkirche
Organ Dance
Organ, band, and a groovy festival finale to dance along to.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Die Publikation dieser Anzeige wird ermöglicht durch GA Weissenstein GmbH.
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OrgelSOunds Festival Solothurn
Nadia Bacchetta