International Organ Festival in Olomouc celebrates Baroque masters Bach and Handel

Photo: Blanka Mazalová, Czech Radio

Organ music lovers are flocking to the Moravian city of Olomouc for the 57th International Organ Festival, which opened on Monday. The annual event, now a well-established cultural highlight, honors the 340th birth anniversary of two towering figures of Baroque music: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.

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Author: Daniela Lazarová