On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the popular short concert series OrganPoint12 begins at noon.

The concert is titled "Amitiés" – Franco-German Friendships, featuring works by Alexandre Guilmant and Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, with Thorsten Pech (Weimar) at the organ. Admission is free; a donation for church music is requested at the exit.

Biography: Thorsten A. Pech, born in Wuppertal in 1960, maintains an active concert schedule both in Germany and abroad as an organist and conductor. In addition to his studies in Wuppertal and Vienna, international concert tours have taken him to China, Japan, Russia, Poland, and many European countries. Numerous CD recordings, compositions – primarily for trumpet and organ – and the publication of forgotten organ works document his artistic output. From 1989 to 2021, he directed the Düsseldorf Bach Society and until 2025, the Wuppertal Concert Choir. In 1998, he was appointed "Music Director" by the Association of German Professional Choral Conductors, and in 2016 he received the Enno and Christa Springmann Foundation Prize.

"Frederick's Castle Through the Ages"

Change – Impact – Vision

In commemoration of Frederick the Wise. A guided tour through parts of the South Tower and the Reformation History Research Library.

Dates (last Friday of the month): May 29 / June 26 / July 31 / August 28 / September 25 / October 30, 2026

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • Price: €5.00 per person, reduced* €3.50

(*Students, pupils up to age 27, family/social pass holders, and people with disabilities with valid ID)

Maximum number of participants: 20 people | Short-notice changes are possible.

Saturday | May 16 | 6 p.m. | Castle Church

Praise and Glory to You – Bach Cantata 117

Cantatas, Concertos, Songs, and Arias
Schola Cantorum Adam Rener
Orchestra Musica Juventa Halle
Nina Schumertl, Mezzo-soprano
Fridolin Wissemann, Tenor
Rainer Weiss, Baritone
Conductor Ulrich Hirtzbruch
Admission: €16 (reduced: €12) Advance tickets: www.reservix.de
and at the Tourist Information Office at Castle Square

The castle church can be visited at the following times: Monday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday or public holidays from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The tower opens at the same time as the castle church, last ascent possible until 4 p.m. [Information from April 27, 2026]