Benedikt Bonelli Plays Organ Music in Ottobeuren: Sound Magic in the Basilica
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An Afternoon Full of Sound and Contemplation in the Basilica of Ottobeuren
On Saturday, September 26, 2026, the series of organ concerts invites you to the Basilica of St. Alexander and Theodor in Ottobeuren. At 4:00 PM, Benedikt Bonelli from Kempten, organist of the Basilica of St. Lorenz, will present a 40-minute concert featuring organ music in a space that has been appreciated for centuries for its extraordinary acoustics and monumental sound culture. Admission is free, donations are welcome.
A Monument of Baroque, an Instrumentation of Renown
The Basilica of Ottobeuren is among the most sonorous church spaces in Southern Germany. Its organ triad, featuring two baroque choir organs by Karl Joseph Riepp and the restored Marian organ, creates a panorama that accommodates both delicate registrations and large, radiant sound arcs. It is here that organ music unfolds its full effect: not as background, but as an immediate live experience amidst breath, echo, and architectural expansiveness.
Benedikt Bonelli Brings Experience and Liturgical Depth
Benedikt Bonelli has been the choral director and organist at the Basilica of St. Lorenz in Kempten since 2009. According to his official biography, he studied organ in Vienna and Salzburg, graduated with honors, and has been active at various church music stations. His career combines concert practice, liturgical competence, and a repertoire that ranges from organ literature to stylistically conscious interpretations. For the audience in Ottobeuren, this promises a finely balanced evening of precision, richness of color, and spiritual tension.
Why This Organ Concert Deserves Special Attention
Ottobeuren has developed into a European center of organ music with its organ concerts. The Basilica offers not only a historical setting but also impressive spatial dramaturgy: The tones rise, merge in the vault, and return as warm, lively reverberations. Those who listen here do not experience an ordinary concert but a musical spatial event, where each registration, each phrase, and each pause has an effect.
Conclusion: An Appointment for All Who Want to Truly Experience Organ Music
Benedikt Bonelli in the Basilica of Ottobeuren represents 40 concentrated minutes full of sound culture, historical ambiance, and musical expressiveness. The concert is suitable for anyone who wishes to experience organ music in one of its most beautiful performance venues. Arrive early, secure a seat, listen, immerse yourself: This concert promises a special afternoon in Ottobeuren.
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