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20th Monaco International Organ Festival
October 4 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
20th Monaco International Organ Festival will be held on from 4 to 18 October 2025 at 8.30 pm
The Monaco International Organ Festival invites you to four concerts featuring diverse programs that showcase the rich instrumental heritage of the Principality, taking place at the Cathedral, the Church of the Sacred Heart, and Saint Charles Church.
The opening concert at the Cathedral is part of the celebrations for the Three Jubilee Years of Saint Thomas Aquinas: his birth (1225), his death (1274), and his canonization (1323). For this occasion, his relics will be brought to the Principality, and the organ will feature some of the masterpieces of Johann Sebastian Bach, thus celebrating the connection between these two remarkable figures—a composer and a philosopher.
Next, we will welcome Cameron Carpenter. This brilliant and unconventional organist never fails to captivate his audience. As a performer, composer, and arranger, he has revolutionized the way we perceive the organ today, and each of his concerts is an unforgettable experience for listeners.
At Sacré-Cœur, we will have the pleasure of welcoming Gunnar Idenstam and Lisa Rydberg back to the Festival for the second time. Their program for organ and violin will take us on another journey through the music of Bach, often reimagined with influences from folk music. Imagine, if you will, hypothetical German organists of that era, who came to work in the Swedish countryside, bringing with them a Bach piece that they would share with local folk musicians…
Finally, the closing concert will feature the Pêr-Vari Kervarec Trio, which is much more than just a musical ensemble: it embodies a living tradition, a bridge between history and the present, between the ancient stones of French churches and cathedrals and the souls of those who come to listen. Pêr-Vari Kervarec performed on the steps of the Sainte-Dévote Church during the Prince’s wedding procession in 2011. The ensemble aims to evoke the spirit of the ancient Breton Grimaldi sites.
