Organ festival L'Europe & L'Orgue

24 July, 28 July and 6 more days

Organ Festival L'Europe & L'Orgue returns to Maastricht this year with a programme full of wonderful concerts.

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This year’s international organ festival, L’Europe & L’Orgue, begins on Sunday 19 July at 3.00 pm with the opening of an exhibition by artist Ton Boelhouwer in the Basilica of St Servatius. This will be followed at 4.00 pm by the opening concert, linked to this exhibition, featuring the renowned organist Marcel Verheggen.

World-class organists
The programme will then feature performances by world-class organists, including Matthias Maierhofer, Francesca Ajossa and Vincent Dubois, organist at Notre-Dame in Paris. The programme also features the special concert *Klee Dreams of Bach* by Cindy Castillo, with projections onto the organ, and the closing concert by Hans Leenders and violist Semjon Kalinovsky.

Lunch concerts at special venues
Every Friday between 24 July and 14 August, short lunch concerts will take place from 12.30 to 13.00. These can be attended at the Basilica of Our Lady (transept organ) on OLV Square and at the Cellebroeders Chapel in the city centre, accessible via the gate at Brusselsestraat 58. Booking is not required, and contactless payment is not available everywhere.

Prices

  • From €7.00 to €100.00 Opening concert €17.50 | Evening concerts €12.50/€20.00 | Lunch concerts €7 | Season ticket €100

When

  • Every Tuesday and Friday until 18 August 2026