Event
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In 1969, the year of its foundation, the Greifenstein-Verein e.V. purchased the castle ruins from the Count of Braunfels for one DM. It set itself the goal of making the castle accessible to visitors again, restoring it and preserving it. To mark the 50th anniversary, a grand ceremony was held in the baroque church on 8 December 2019. A whole series of other events were to follow in 2020. Then "Corona" came. All celebrations were cancelled. The internationally active organist Detlef Steffenhagen could be persuaded this year to make up for a Christmas concert planned for 2020, because Rarely is there the opportunity to experience music in such a fitting and atmospheric setting as at this Advent concert in the baroque castle church. The most beautiful and famous compositions by Handel, Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky can be heard in the church, which is lit only by candles. Among them are parts from the Nutcracker Suite, the Four Seasons, but also Christmas film music. The Greifenstein-Verein e.V. cordially invites you to the 1st Advent, 27 November 2022 at 5 p.m. in the baroque church at Greifenstein Castle to an Advent, Christmas and anniversary concert with Detlef Steffenhagen on the 150-year-old Knauf organ. Admission is free, but a donation is requested, as the preservation of the historic fortress requires investments of over 3 million euros in the coming years. Detlef Steffenhagen, born in 1961, began his musical training at the age of five and gave his first organ concert at the age of 14. He studied with Otto Jürgen Burba at the Hoch'schen Konservatorium in Frankfurt and then with Gerd Zacher at the Folkwang Musikhochschule in Essen. He was a multiple prize-winner in the "Jugend musiziert" competition and performs mainly in Europe and North and South America. From 1999 to 2009 he lived in Curitiba (Brazil) and taught at the local conservatory. He was the first German organist to release a CD of his organ transcription of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" on the Sony Classical label. More than 500 concerts have taken him to major churches and concert halls around the world, from Leipzig's Nicolaikirche and Frankfurt's Paulskirche to the cathedral in Rio de Janeiro and Fenway Park Stadium in Boston. Radio and television recordings have also brought him worldwide recognition. He currently lives as a freelance concert organist in Wächtersbach. Translated with DeepL (www.deepl.com).
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Talstraße
35753 Greifenstein