Concerts in the Bordesholm Monastery Church — Spring Concerts

The Monastery Church — a unique resonant space

The Bordesholm Monastery Church is one of Schleswig-Holstein's most important late Gothic churches. It is located in the center of the small town of Bordesholm in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, on the shore of Bordesholmer See. The interior, with its brick walls, wooden choir stalls, and high vaults, possesses acoustics that singers and musicians describe as exceptional — voices and instruments are carried softly without losing clarity or presence.

Concerts with ambition — and with regional ties

The Friends of Music in the Monastery Church association curates the program in close coordination with the Bordesholm Kantorei, the Lübeck University of Music, and regional organizers. The spring series combines concerts of high international standard (such as masterclass final concerts with renowned professors) with choral projects that have regional roots (Kantorei, 'Sotto voce' Kiel).

Program Highlights 2026

• March 1 — Choral Conducting Masterclass, final concert with the Madrigalchor Kiel under Prof. Friederike Woebcken
• March 29 — 'The World of the Piano' — Piano chamber music with Prof. Caspar Frantz and students from Leipzig
• April 26 — 'Charm, Poetry, and Power' — Children's and Youth Choir 'Sotto voce' Kiel and the Swedish choir 'Brunnsbo Korskolan' from Gothenburg
• May 2 — Opening of the Altholsteiner Organ Concerts with Günter Brand on the organ
• May 31 — 'Exulta filia Sion' — Anne-Beke Sontag (Mezzo-soprano) and Tobias Tietze (Theorbo)
• June 14 — Beethoven and Dvořák — Concert with choir and orchestra of the Bordesholm Kantorei

Bordesholm and its musical tradition

Bordesholm is a small administrative center with around 7,700 inhabitants in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district. The town thrives on the lake, the monastery church, and an active club scene. Its musical tradition dates back to its monastic history — the former Augustinian canonry was an important religious and cultural center in the Middle Ages. Today, the Friends of Music association continues this tradition with a series of spring and autumn concerts.

A series for enthusiasts — and for explorers

The Spring Concerts are aimed at a classical music-loving audience but are deliberately accessible: ticket prices range from €15 to €20, with students usually admitted free, and the organ concert on May 2nd even offering free admission (donations requested). Those unfamiliar with classical music will find an ideal introduction here in an acoustically and atmospherically special setting.