{"id":8128,"date":"2026-05-24T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathedralisbruxellensis.be\/events\/bach-ad-meridiem\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:43:32","slug":"bach-ad-meridiem","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/cathedralisbruxellensis.be\/en\/events\/bach-ad-meridiem\/","title":{"rendered":"BACH AD MERIDIEM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Bach ad Meridiem<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Saturdays 13, 20 and 27 June and 4 July 2026 at 12 noon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Do you like Bach?<\/p>

If the answer is \u2018yes\u2019, then the \u2018Bach ad Meridiem\u2019 concert series is just the thing for you!
Four concerts will take place on Saturdays 13, 20 and 27 June and 4 July here at the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels.<\/p>

For the third year running, the Ars in Cathedrali association is presenting this series of organ concerts devoted exclusively to Johann Sebastian Bach.<\/p>

From 12.00 pm to 12.45 pm, the German composer will be celebrated by organists Ben Van Espen, Charl\u00e8ne Bertholet, Annelies Focquaert and Momoyo Kokubu.<\/p>

The concerts will take place in the choir of the cathedral, which houses the organ built by the Brussels organ builder Patrick Collon in 1977; this instrument is particularly well suited to Baroque music, including, of course, the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.<\/p>

This magnificent instrument is inspired by the sound of the organs built during Bach\u2019s lifetime by Gottfried Silbermann (1683\u20131753), which are located in Saxony and Thuringia,<\/p>

The \u201cBach ad Meridiem\u201d series offers a unique opportunity to hear the works of Johann Sebastian Bach played on an instrument that does them justice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tickets: click on the name to book tickets. Admission \u20ac10, free for under-18s. <\/p>

13.06 Ben Van Nespen<\/a><\/p>

20.06 Charl\u00e8ne Bertholet<\/a><\/p>

27.06 Annelies Focquaert<\/a><\/p>

04.07 Momoyo Kokubu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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