The summer's organ series | David Kiefer

Summer is a time for enjoyment. Bright evenings, scents, colors and warmth open our minds to new experiences. We will take advantage of this beautiful time of year to offer concerts on the Nidaros Cathedral's amazing organs. During the summer, five organists from Spain, Germany, Sweden, Belgium and Japan will be guests at Nidaros Cathedral.

This evening, David Kiefer from Germany will give a concert. The 28-year-old church musician has been named Young Organist of the Year 2026 by the European Cities of Historical Organs. He has studied church music, organ and organ improvisation. From 2024 to 2025, Kiefer was assistant organist at Cologne Cathedral. Since 2024, he has taught organ and organ improvisation at the Musikhochschule Freiburg.

Kiefer has given concerts in, among others, St. Eustache in Paris, Sainte Chapelle de Versailles, St. Wenzel Naumburg, Stiftskirche Stuttgart, Schlosskirche Bayreuth, the Vaison-la-Romaine festival, Ulm Münster, Magdeburger Dom, Essener Dom, Freiburger Münster and Cologne Cathedral.

Program

The Wagner Organ

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543

Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)

Récit de tierce en taille (Livre d'Orgue)

The Steinmeyer Organ

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Sonata in D minor "Vater unser im Himmelreich", Op. 65 No. 6

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Suite op. 5

Prelude - Sicilian - Toccata