Black Church hosts Organ Nights on 3 October

Organ Nights will bring Swiss organist Nicoleta Paraschivescu to the Black Church in Brasov on 3 October 2026, continuing the concert programme at Biserica Neagr?. The date falls within the venue’s 2026 season, which is presented by the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania - Bra?ov Parish.

Organ Nights brings Nicoleta Paraschivescu to Brasov

The official programme lists Paraschivescu for 3 October as part of the 74th edition of Organ Nights. The 2026 season includes 20 Saturday concerts running from 6 June to 17 October, with the programme presented under the motto Soli Deo Gloria.

The same schedule names artists from Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, the United States, Latvia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania. Further concerts in the programme include Alexandra Codreanu on 10 October and Steffen Schlandt on 17 October, while a separate choral concert is listed for 22 October.

The season therefore gives visitors to Brasov a fixed music event inside the church rather than a general city festival. On 3 October, the scheduled organ recital links the late-season programme directly with the building’s established role as a concert venue.

2026 Organ Nights programme gives the date, artist and venue together.

The Black Church places a modern recital in a medieval setting

Construction of the church began at the end of the fourteenth century, and the work took almost one hundred years. The official history describes the building as a Gothic church modelled on St Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg, reflecting the commercial and craft links of medieval Brasov.

A major fire in April 1689 damaged the church and destroyed significant parts of the town. The rebuilding started immediately and lasted for almost another century, including a new roof, altar and organ. That history gives the October recital a setting shaped by both medieval construction and post-fire reconstruction.

The concert series also relates to a longer musical tradition. The Buchholz organ was inaugurated on 17 April 1839, and the parish describes the instrument as an important European organ. The 2026 programme places contemporary performers within that continuing musical history.

Further architectural and historical detail appears in the custodian’s history of the Gothic church.

Visiting Black Church: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Organ Nights is scheduled at the Black Church in Brasov on 3 October 2026, with Nicoleta Paraschivescu listed as the performer.
• On days with concerts, the church’s visiting programme ends 30 minutes before the performance begins, so a concert-day visit should be planned separately from the recital.
• The venue is a Gothic church whose construction began at the end of the fourteenth century and whose interior was reshaped after the April 1689 fire.
• The 2026 season continues every Saturday through 17 October, with the Black Church also listed for an additional choral concert on 22 October.
• Romanian is the official language of Romania, and the national currency is the Romanian leu.

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Frequently asked questions about Black Church

When does Organ Nights take place at the Black Church?

Nicoleta Paraschivescu is scheduled to perform at the Black Church on 3 October 2026. The wider Organ Nights season runs every Saturday from 6 June to 17 October 2026.

What is the Black Church?

It is a Gothic church in Brasov whose construction began at the end of the fourteenth century. A major fire in April 1689 led to extensive rebuilding.

Where is the Black Church and how do you get there?

The Black Church is in Brasov, Romania, and the Organ Nights programme identifies it as the concert venue. The church is a central cultural and religious landmark of the city.