Music in the Cathedral — Greifswald Summer Concerts

A Concert Series for the Summer

The "Music in the Cathedral" series by the Greifswald Cathedral Community of St. Nikolai accompanies the church year with concerts and devotions. In the summer, choirs, vocal ensembles, and chamber musicians join — Greifswald Cathedral, with its exceptional acoustics, offers them a resonance space that lends the sound particular depth.

Nordic Folk Tunes as the Summer Opener 2026

The summer opener for 2026 on July 5th at 5 PM will be a choir performing the program "Nordic Folk Tunes." Folk melodies from Scandinavia — Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland — are arranged for multi-voice choir, thematically fitting Greifswald's proximity to the Baltic Sea and the tradition of Nordischer Klang.

Cathedral Sound Space

The late Gothic Cathedral St. Nikolai from the 14th century is a true hall church: three naves of equal height, slender pillars, a wide vault. This architecture creates a long reverberation and makes the space particularly suitable for vocal music.

Local Context

Greifswald is part of the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In addition to the summer concerts, the cathedral hosts the Greifswald Bach Week, the Organ Summer, and the jazz series "KlangFarben. Jazz im Dom" — it is thus considered a central concert venue in the Hanseatic city.