When does the jazz trumpet and pipe organ concert take place?

The concert will take place on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 7:30 PM.

Where is the concert being held?

The venue is the Evangelische Friedenskirche at Florastraße 55, 40217 Düsseldorf.

Who is performing at the concert?

The program features jazz trumpeter Frederik Köster and organist Kit Downes.

How much is the entrance fee?

The advance sale price is 22 euros. At the box office, the ticket costs 28 euros, and discounted tickets are available for 20 euros.

What kind of music can the audience expect?

The program combines jazz trumpet and pipe organ with original compositions, improvisation, and newly interpreted works from music history.

How can the Friedenskirche be reached via public transport?

The Kirchplatz stop is accessible via the U-Bahn lines U71, U72, U73, and U83 as well as bus lines 732, 736, 835, and 836.

When Jazz Meets Organ: Düsseldorf's Unconventional Concert Experience Awaits

Name: 21. IDO-Festival: Jazz Trumpet & Pipe Organ – Frederik Köster and Kit Downes
Start: 2026-10-26T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-26T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Evangelische Friedenskirche

When jazz trumpet and pipe organ merge into a sound cosmos

The 21st International Düsseldorf Organ Festival brings two outstanding musicians together in the Friedenskirche Düsseldorf-Unterbilk on Monday, October 26, 2026: the award-winning jazz trumpeter Frederik Köster and the British organist Kit Downes. Their concert combines the expressive freedom of jazz with the monumental sound diversity of the Beckerath organ.

An extraordinary dialogue between trumpet and organ

What happens when a versatile jazz trumpet meets the almost unlimited expressive possibilities of a pipe organ? Frederik Köster and Kit Downes develop an open musical dialogue from it. Original compositions encounter newly interpreted works from music history, creating a concert experience between improvisation, sound architecture, and rhythmic tension.

Jazz meets the tonal colors of the Beckerath organ

The Friedenskirche provides the atmospheric setting for this special IDO concert. The Beckerath organ, with three manuals and 36 registers, opens a wide range of tonal colors. Since 2016, an additional movable console in the church space has enhanced the instrument's possibilities. A fourth manual with keyboard, piano, and synthesizer sounds expands the organ sound with modern electronic nuances.

Frederik Köster and Kit Downes on the IDO stage

Frederik Köster is one of the prominent jazz trumpeters in Europe, known for his lyrical tone production, technical precision, and stylistic openness. Kit Downes, winner of the German Jazz Award 2025 in the category of keyboard instruments, moves confidently between jazz, improvisation, and contemporary sound art. In Düsseldorf, two independent musicians meet who do not fill musical spaces with effects but shape them together.

Festival atmosphere in the heart of Düsseldorf

The concert is part of the 21st International Düsseldorf Organ Festival, whose program combines organ music with jazz, classical music, modern music, pop, film, and performance. The festival organization focuses on the wonder of the instrument and opens the organ to new genres and unusual ensembles. In the Friedenskirche, a concentrated concert atmosphere is created, where every trumpet note and every orchestral organ movement becomes immediately tangible.

Conclusion: A concert for curious ears

Visitors can expect an intense concert experience between jazz club energy and sacred sound expansiveness. Those who want to experience how jazz trumpet and pipe organ push musical boundaries should witness this concert of the IDO Festival live in Düsseldorf.