Cristina Garcia Banegas in Braunschweig: Organ Summer with Bach and Piazzolla

A summer evening full of organ art in the Riddagshausen Monastery Church

The International Riddagshäuser Organ Summer continues with its second concert on July 12, 2026, bringing an international sound universe to Braunschweig with Cristina Garcia Banegas from Montevideo. In the St. Maria Riddagshausen Monastery Church, great church music meets a unique live atmosphere that fills the space with depth, tranquility, and radiant presence.

A program between Piazzolla and Bach

The program features works by Astor Piazzolla and Johann Sebastian Bach. This connection is what makes the evening exciting: the rhythmic tension and emotional warmth of Tango Nuevo on one side, and the architectural clarity and spiritual power of baroque organ music on the other. For organ lovers, this is not just a concert but a finely balanced encounter between two musical worlds.

The monastery church as a resonance space

The Riddagshausen Monastery Church is one of the most impressive church spaces in the region, creating a sound that unfolds over time while remaining precise due to its historic architecture. Organ concerts particularly benefit from this interplay of acoustics, orchestration, and registered coloration. Every chord carries weight, every line has contour, and every crescendo has an almost tangible tension.

International interpreter with profile

Cristina Garcia Banegas is one of the prominent names in the organist scene in Latin America. The concert in Braunschweig continues the long-standing summer series that attracts organ enthusiasts year after year, making church music audible in all its diversity. For the audience, it becomes an evening that connects concentration and emotion.

Conclusion: A date for everyone who wants to experience the organ live

The second concert of the International Riddagshäuser Organ Summer promises a stylish summer evening with tonal depth, historical backdrop, and great musical expression. Anyone wanting to experience Bach and Piazzolla in a special church space should mark this date in Braunschweig and be there live.

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Sources:

• Klosterkirche Riddagshausen - International Riddagshäuser Organ Summer I
• Klosterkirche Riddagshausen - Event Category Organ Summer
• State Church Braunschweig - Details Dates State Church
• Johannis Braunschweig - Organ Brochure June/July 2026
• State Church Braunschweig - Church Music
• Klosterkirche Riddagshausen - Exterior Architecture