Name: Lehnin Summer Music 2026
Start: 2026-07-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Klosterkirche Lehnin und weitere Spielorte

Lehnin Summer Music

About Lehnin Summer Music

The Lehnin Summer Music festival is one of Brandenburg's most traditional church music festivals. The 51st edition in 2026 runs from July 3rd to September 26th under the theme 'Perspective Europe'. Highlights include the inauguration of the new Wegscheider organ on July 3rd, the interreligious EU project 'Polyverse Echoes' with Athens, Rome, Aquileia, and Lehnin on July 5th, Bach cantatas with rbb presenter Bernhard Schrammek on July 11th, and Monteverdi's Vespers of the Blessed Virgin on September 26th. Free organ matinees on Sundays at 12 PM complement the program. Tickets €5–€20, children free.

Dates 03 Jul — 26 Sep 2026

Venue Kloster Lehnin (12069)

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Edition 2026

Lehnin Summer Music — edition 2026

51st Lehnin Summer Music from July 3rd to September 26th, 2026, themed 'Perspective Europe'. Inauguration of the new Wegscheider organ (July 3rd), 'Polyverse Echoes' with Athens/Rome/Aquileia (July 5th), Bach Cantatas with Bernhard Schrammek (July 11th), Dvořák's 'New World' (July 16th), Paradise Garden Wandering Concert (August 29th), Monteverdi Vespers (September 26th). Organ matinees Sundays 12 PM free. Tickets €5–€20, children free.

Three months of church music in Lehnin Abbey Church. Focus 2026: the new Wegscheider organ and the EU project 'Polyverse Echoes'. Classical highlights with Bach, Dvořák, and Monteverdi frame the season.

Highlights Lehnin Summer Music 2026

Inauguration of the new Wegscheider organ
Interreligious EU project 'Polyverse Echoes'
Bach Cantatas with rbb presenter Schrammek
Monteverdi's Vespers to close the season

Programme Lehnin Summer Music 2026

Main Concerts

03.07. — Inauguration of the Wegscheider Organ
05.07. — 'Polyverse Echoes' (EU Project)
11.07. — Bach Cantatas with B. Schrammek (rbb)
16.07. — Dvořák 'Symphony From the New World'
29.08. — Paradise Garden Wandering Concert
26.09. — Monteverdi 'Vespers of the Blessed Virgin'

Accompanying Program

Organ matinees every Sunday at 12 PM (free)

Prices Lehnin Summer Music 2026

Tickets €5–€20, children free. Organ matinees free of charge.

Practical information

Practical information — Lehnin Summer Music

Getting There

Kloster Lehnin is located between Potsdam and Brandenburg an der Havel. By car via the A2 (Lehnin exit). Take the RE7 train from Berlin/Potsdam to Lehnin station, then a 15-minute walk to the Abbey Church.

Tickets

€5–€20, children free. Advance sales via the Lehnin Abbey Church community. Organ matinees Sundays 12 PM free.

Organizers

Protestant Lehnin Abbey Church Community. Program at klosterkirche-lehnin.de.

Three Months of Church Music in Lehnin Abbey Church

The Cistercian monastery of Lehnin is one of Brandenburg's most significant medieval architectural ensembles — founded in 1180. The Abbey Church regularly becomes a concert hall in the summer: the Lehnin Summer Music festival takes place for the 51st time in 2026.

July 3 – September 26, 2026 — 'Perspective Europe'

The 2026 season is themed 'Perspective Europe' and connects Brandenburg's liturgical tradition with European musical relationships.

Highlights 2026

July 3 — Inauguration of the new Wegscheider organ in the Abbey Church
July 5 — 'Polyverse Echoes', interreligious EU project with ensembles from Athens, Rome, Aquileia, and Lehnin
July 11 — Bach Cantatas with rbb presenter Bernhard Schrammek
July 16 — Dvořák's Symphony 'From the New World'
August 29 — Paradise Garden Wandering Concert on the monastery grounds
September 26 — Monteverdi's Vespers of the Blessed Virgin to close the season

Organ Matinees on Sundays at 12 PM

Accompanying the main series, free organ matinees take place every Sunday at 12 PM during the summer. Organists from Brandenburg and across Europe are invited.