Listen to a concert on the new Giant Organ at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna! Mighty sounds from more than 12,000 pipes fill one of the most beautiful churches in the world on one of the biggest organ units of Europe. In the organ concerts, world-class organists play a wide-ranging programme from Bach over Reger to gems of organ music.

The Giant Organ is part of the organ landscape of St. Stephen's Cathedral, which is one of the largest organ systems in Europe, with its more than 12,000 pipes, five manuals and 130 stops. Although the Giant Organ is truly enormous, its name does not refer to the size of the instrument, but comes from the main portal of St. Stephen's Cathedral below it, the Giant Gate. From the mobile console, the giant organ and the choir organ in the side aisle can be played together.

During the devastating cathedral fire in April 1945, the old Giant Organ (90 stops) built by Eberhard Walcker in 1886 burned on the west gallery of St. Stephen's Cathedral. In 1960, the new Giant Organ (125 stops) built by Viennese organ builder Johann M. Kaufmann was consecrated on this site, but it only played for about 35 years and was then out of service for a long time as a silent wreck. This instrument was completely redesigned by Rieger Orgelbau in 2017-2020, using old pipes and keeping the appearance of 1960, but equipped with the newest technology.

The new console is centrally located in the nave, so you can watch the organists play the five manuals with masterful virtuosity. Blow you can find all information on the, dates, organists and their programme. A truly enveloping sound experience awaits you.

Programme

On Thursdays and Saturdays different organists will perform amazing Organo pieces ranging from Bach to Reger,

The impressive atmosphere of Vienna's famous St. Stephen's Cathedral will definitely carry you away in the magical organo concerts throughout the year!

The concerts will take place from 8th of March to the 30th of December 2025, 

Here are the exact dates, programs and performers:

• Sat 8. March 2025 - 8:30pm: Adam Tanski (Warschau)

  Frederik Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 in c minor
  Adam Tanski: Improvisation "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen?"
  Petr Eben: Moto Ostinato from „Sonntagsmusik“
  Adam Tanski: Improvisation "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
  Johann Sebastian Bach: „Es ist vollbracht“ (Arie from the Johannespassion)
  Adam Tanski: Improvisation "Heil’ges Kreuz, sei hoch verehret"

• Sat 15. March 2025 - 8:30pm: Stephan Leuthold (Bremen)
  Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Sonata in D minor on „O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden“
  I - Chorale und
  II - Con moto poco
  III - Andante con moto e cantabile

  Johann Sebastian Bach: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 656
  Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia from the cantata „Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit“ (Actus tragicus), BWV 106
  Johann Sebastian Bach: "Ertödt uns durch dein Güte, erweck uns durch dein’ Gnad" from the cantata „Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe“, BWV 22
  Stephan Leuthold: Three improvised compositions on themes from the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré
  Franz Liszt: Saint François de Paule marchant sur les flots

• Sat 22. March 2025 - 8:30pm: Monica Melcova (San Sebastián)
  Monica Melcova: Symphonic paraphrase on Lenten themes
  

  Max Reger: „Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir“ from Op. 67
  Olivier Messiaen: „Les eaux de la grâce“ from Les Corps glorieux
  Maurice Ravel: Pélude e Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin, M.68
  Monica Melcova: Suite sur le nom de RAVEL
  Prélude - Scherzo - Berceuse - Epilogue

• Sat 5. April 2025 - 8:30pm: Pieter van de Velde (Antwerpen)
  Josef Vockner: Orgelsonate
               Allegro moderato - Adagio - Allegro maestoso e vivace
  Johannes Brahms: Herzlich tut mich verlangen
  Auguste Fauchard: Cinq Chorals sur „Vexilla Regis prodeunt“
     1. Choral Canonique
     2. Choral Fugué
     3. Choral Harmonique
     4. Choral Orné
     5. Choral ContrapuntéJohann Sebastian Bach: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Hände from cantata 27
  Charles Marie Widor: Mattheus-Final from „Bach’s Memento“
• Sat 12. April 2025 - 8:30pm: Alma Bettencourt & Pierre Queval
  Maurice Duruflé: From the Suite Op. 5
  Prélude
  Pierre Queval: Improvisation
  Yves Castagnet: Poème sur un choral imaginaire for two Organs
  Prélude
  Chorale
  Intermezzo
  Adagio
  Allegro
  
• Sat 26. April 2025 - 8:30pm: 
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• Sat 3. May 2025 - 8:30pm: 
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• Sat 10. May 2025 - 8:30pm: 
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• Sat 17. May 2025 - 8:30pm: 
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• Sat 24. May 2025 - 8:30pm: 
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• Sun 8. June 2025 - 8:30pm: 
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• Thu 3. July 2025 - 8:30pm
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• Thu 10. July 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Thu 17. July 2025 - 8:30pm
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• Thu 24. July 2025 - 8:30pm
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• Thu 31. July 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Thu 7. August 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Thu 14. August 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Thu 21. August 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Thu 28. August 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Thu 2. October 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Sat 27. December 2025 - 8:30pm
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•  Tue 30. December 2025 - 8:30pm
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Categories and Prices

Tickets are available in 3 different categories:

• Category 1            EUR    35,-
• Category 2            EUR    25,-
• Category 3            EUR    15,- (restricted view)

All prices are total prices, i.e. including all taxes and statutory fees. We do not charge any further fees.

Venue

Where better to find calm and contemplation than in the wonderful, peaceful atmosphere of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna? In the church, the magical Christmas concerts offer the ideal opportunity and venue to escape the hustle and bustle of the hectic streets & shops and to get back to reflecting about life’s essentials.

St. Stephen's Cathedral is considered one of the most striking landmarks of Vienna and is an absolute must on every visit to Vienna. The church with its unique atmosphere and history enchants visitors from all over the world each time anew.

St. Stephens’s Church (Stephansdom)
Stephansplatz 3
1010 Vienna

Duration

Concert lasts for 60 minutes, without intermission.

Tickets

Once your booking has been confirmed, you will receive an e-mail containing your booking voucher. Please print it out or download it on your smartphone/tablet to show it at the evening box on the day of the concert.

In case you do not receive an e-mail in the minutes following the booking, please check your Spam folder!

How to get there?

Take the subway line U1 or U3 to the station Stephansplatz, the elevator or escalator will take you directly in front of the magnificent St. Stephen's Cathedral.

Cancellations

It is possible to cancel your ticket up to 3 days before the concert date.