Markranstädter Musiksommer
at church St. Laurentius
We welcome you to the website of
Musiksommer Markranstädt
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I kindly welcome you at our homepage.
Markranstaedt is a rather small city in the western part of Saxony and counts about 15 000 inhabitants. Since 2001, we are delighted to offer a monthly concert program in the time between April and October. These various and popular concerts are performed in our brightly renovated church St. Laurentius, which is located directly at our market place. We offer concerts for orchestra, the organ as well as chamber musical events. One can reach our church easily by using public transport. During every concert sufficient parking possibilities are provided at the market place as well.
After the musical season of summer has come to an end, we continue in November with our concert at the day of Prayer and Repentance. Biyearly at this day, Mozart´s famous “Requiem” will be performed by soloists, our orchestra and the church choir.
We kindly invite you to join the highlight of musical Christmas atmosphere. Every year our church choir performs the unique Christmas Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach at the 3rd Advent.
Our concert at New Year´s Eve completes every year of musical preciousness. We would be joyful to see you visiting the church as well as our concerts.
Yours faithfully,
Frank Lehmann – church musician of St. Laurentius and conductor of the orchestra
Information about the Markranstädter Musiksommer an the further concerts
The 25th Markranstädter Musiksommer opened with an anniversary concert on 26 April.
At the spring concert on 24 May, Christoph Schenker delighted the audience with his cello and amazed the audience with effects and a loop station.
Summer Concert 1 on 14 June featured Franz Schubert’s second song cycle, ‘Die schöne Müllerin’ (The Lovely Mill-maiden), after ‘Winter Journey’ at the Concert in the Passion Tide.
Susanne Kupfer at the piano and baritone Clemens Heidrich offered musicality and virtuosity at the highest level.
After a short ‘holiday break’, we are once again hosting the ‘Sommertöne’ festival this year. On 22 August at 7:30 pm, the Zadig Trio from Paris will entertain you with works by Rafael Cátalas, Clara Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
The following day, on 23 August, our music summer will continue with its regular Summer Concert 2, in which we will be breaking new musical ground. For the first time, we will be welcoming Malte Vief and company to St Laurentius Church.
We would be delighted to welcome you back in Markranstaedt.
Yours faithfully,
Pastor Michael Zemmrich
and Frank Lehmann, Church musician
upcoming events
We would be delighted to welcome you back to the St. Laurentius Church Markranstädt for our 2025 events.
Information on the 2025 events can be found under “Agenda”. Advance ticket sales are available for all our events.
22 August 2025 // 7:30 pm
Guest concert
Guest concert
SOMMERTÖNE Festival 2025
performed by
Trio Zadig (Paris)
(piano, cello, violin)
pieces by Rafael Cátalas, Clara Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Entrance fee: Euro 20,- / 16,- Pensioners / 12,- reduced
23 August 2025 // 4:00 pm
Summer concert 2
Malte Vief’s
‘KAMMER’
Still waters are Vief
with
Malte Vief
(composition and guitar)
and accompaniment by
cello and violin
Entrance fee: Euro 10,-
20 September 2025 // 4:00 pm
Autumn concert
„Review“
Concert for clarinet and organ
performed by
Alexander May (clarinet)
and
Frank Lehmann (organ)
Entrance fee: Euro 10,-
Review
The organ
… at St. Laurentius Markranstädt
Our organ was built in 1886 and replaced the instrument built in 1617/18 by Heinrich Compenius the Younger.
The organ is in possession of two keyboards, a pedal, 24 stops and a swell and has been completely restored during the interior renovation of the church St. Laurentius in 2006/2007.
