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Culture on a cold evening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Revised 23 March 2026 | First Published: 8 February 2021 ~ Awesome K\u00f6nigsberg Cathedral Organ Concerts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you spot the clue in one of the photographs providing evidence that this was first written in 2021? First prize: a face mask.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recently received a kind invitation to attend an organ concert at K\u00f6nigsberg Cathedral. This was the first time that I had been to a concert there, and I was keen to discover if the sound of the cathedral\u2019s pipe organ was as impressive as the organ looked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With temperatures outside falling to as low as -17 degrees, we were surprised, happily surprised, to discover that in spite of the capacious size of the cathedral, it was warm and comfortable. For a building that had been reduced to a shell in the Second World War by RAF bombing and subsequently and painstakingly restored, the atmosphere and ambience are superb. Lighting is important in any environment, but particularly so in exhibition and concert halls, and here it cannot be faulted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u00f6nigsberg Cathedral Organ Concerts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The colonnades, sturdy walls and Gothic vaulted ceiling served the acoustics well, the hard surfaces deflecting the quieter notes distinctly and the deeper tones with generous resonance. The organ rolled, rumbled and reverberated, the multiple dense sounds thundering spectacularly from numerous points within the building\u2019s chambers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I will admit that I am not much of an opera aficionado, but on this occasion I felt that the dulcet tones of the singer complimented and contrasted perfectly with the rich and varied tones of the pipe organ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a><\/strong>At the close of the concert, we chose to walk around the back of the cathedral, past Kant\u2019s tomb. My wife, Olga, rightly commented that here, outside and within the cathedral, the spirit of the city of K\u00f6nigsberg lives on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was so true, and I felt rather guilty that I had not visited the cathedral more frequently since moving to Kaliningrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I confess that since the death of our friend Victor Ryabinin<\/a> in the summer of 2019, I have been purposefully avoiding the cathedral and the surrounding area. The cathedral and Kneiphof Island are only a stone\u2019s throw away from Victor Ryabinin\u2019s former art studio and as such constituted the epicentre of his cultural and historical world. There were so many memories that I did not want to face, and so many more, like this evening\u2019s, which he may once have contributed to but now never will ~ at least, that is, in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you cannot hide forever, and I was glad that I had agreed to attend the concert this evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in the falling temperatures and with noses looking like beetroots, Olga managed to snap some photos of the cathedral on this very cold winter\u2019s night, which capture the magical quality of the external lighting and how it is used to imaginative effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brrrr: It was time to rattle back home on the number 5 tram and, once indoors, make with the cognac!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u00f6nigsberg Cathedral Organ Concerts<\/strong>:
K\u00f6nigsberg Cathedral website: http:\/\/sobor39.ru\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the concert lineup for the 6th of February 2021<\/strong><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Titular organist of the Cathedral, laureate of international competitions, Mansur Yusupov<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soloist of the Kaliningrad Regional Philharmonic, laureate of international competitions, Anahit Mkrtchyan<\/strong> (soprano)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music and song featured works from the following composers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Vivaldi
A. Scarlatti
G. F. Handel
J. Pergolesi
J. S. Bach
V. Gomez
M. Lawrence,
A. Babajanyan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018-2026 Mick Hart. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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