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Organ expert Porträt Peter Waldner Peter Waldner takes us on a voyage of discovery through the sound of the baroque Styrian organ and unearths many a musical treasure from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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A journey to the most beautiful historical organs in Styria

Peter Waldner from Innsbruck, the ultimate expert in historical keyboard instruments presents the treasures to be found in Styrian churches: historical organs from the Baroque period and the particular style of music that brings out the very best in these instruments. The audience visits three of these special places by bus, starting from Graz or Pöllau as desired. The bus transport is included in the ticket price.

Programme

Pfarrkirche Gasen: Music by Christian Erbach, Johann Jacob Froberger, Johann Caspar Kerll, Johann Speth, Johann Krieger, Bernardo Storace, Gregorio Strozzi and Bernardo Pasquini 

Wallfahrtskirche Pöllauberg: Music by Jacob Hassler, Hans Leo Hassler a. o.

Pfarrkirche Pöllau: Music by Johann Caspar Kerll, Georg Muffat, Gottlieb Muffat, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Joseph Fux, Johann Sebastian Bach a. o.

Duration: app. 3,5 hours (incl. lunch)

Tickets

Price: EUR 48
Incl. bus transfer. Registration required!

Reductions:
U27 (for all under 27) & Ö1 Intro: 50 % reduction

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Coach transfer

On our Organ-tour we visit the parish church in Gasen, the pilgrimage church of Pöllauberg and the parish church of Pöllau.

We will be travelling together by Styriarte bus. There is one bus stop in GRAZ and one in PÖLLAU.

The bus from Graz departs at 9.15 am from the Graz Opera House (Franz-Graf-Allee) - book online

The bus from Pöllau departs at 10 am at the P&R car park Schloffereckstraße - book online.

The bus journey is included in the ticket price, registration is essential.

Book your bus ticket online or directly at our ticket office.

Culinary delights

The organ tour includes time for lunch together in Pöllauberg.

If you buy a menu voucher (EUR 30), a place is organised for you at the Berggasthof König in Pöllauberg. The menu (choice of meat or vegetarian) includes food and drinks (water, juice, wine).

Book your lunch in Pöllauberg online (menu with meat / vegetarian menu) or at our ticket office.