Malta International Organ Festival – Grand Finale – Organ & Orchestra

The Malta International Organ Festival closes with an evening of organ and orchestral splendour. Organist Winfried Lichtscheidel opens with the first and second movements and the Finale of Widor’s Sixth Organ Symphony, followed by an organ transcription of Bach’s Third Brandenburg Concerto and the chorale prelude Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland. Johannes Skudlik then conducts the MIOF Orchestra in Widor’s Sinfonia Sacra for organ and orchestra, bringing the festival to a majestic conclusion.

Winfried Lichtscheidel (Germany) – Organ

Johannes Skudlik (Germany) – Conductor

MIOF Orchestra

Charles-Marie Widor – Organ Symphony No. 6: Allegro, Adagio, Finale

Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 (organ transcription)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, from the Leipzig Chorales

Charles-Marie Widor – Sinfonia Sacra for organ and orchestra Op.81