Black Church hosts Berlin choir on 22 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 03:22 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Black Church in Brasov hosts a Berlin State and Cathedral Choir concert on 22 October 2026, with the programme moving from the Beth Israel Synagogue into the church. The event brings choral music, organ and flute accompaniment, and a new Romanian suite to one of Romania's best-known Gothic monuments.
The concert is organised by the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania - Brasov Parish and the Jewish Community of Brasov. The local name is not used here because the publishing system does not support one of its Romanian letters.
Black Church hosts Berlin choir concert on 22 October
The Berlin State and Cathedral Choir's boys' vocal ensemble, part of the Berlin University of the Arts, performs under conductor Kai-Uwe Jirka. The ensemble includes 30 boys and 20 young men, while the organiser says its history reaches back to 1465 and that it regularly provides liturgical music at Berlin Cathedral.
The musical programme starts at 6pm at the Beth Israel Synagogue on Poarta Schei Street. It then continues at the Black Church with the hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, motets by Johann Eccard, Heinrich Schütz and Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, and the premiere of a short Romanian suite. The organiser's concert announcement names both venues and the route between them.
The event links two religious communities through a single evening of music. Its first section focuses on psalms at the synagogue, while the second places a Lutheran hymn and organ-led choral works inside the Gothic church.
Black Church history gives the concert a Gothic setting
The present building stands on the site of an older Romanesque church. Construction of the current church began in 1383, and the main building was considered complete by 1477, according to the Bra?ov heritage record.
A major city fire on 21 April 1689 damaged the roof and destroyed the interior furnishings. Smoke blackened the surviving walls, giving the monument the name used today. The building later became the parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran community, and it remains both a place of worship and a visitor attraction.
That history shapes the October programme without turning the concert into a general heritage event. The choir's route from the synagogue to the church makes the building's continuing religious use part of the evening's structure, while the organ and motets connect the performance to its Lutheran setting.
Visiting Black Church: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The concert takes place on 22 October 2026. The musical programme begins at 6pm at the Beth Israel Synagogue before continuing at the Black Church.
- The event uses both venues, so the Black Church is the second location rather than the starting point. The organiser names the parish and the Jewish Community of Brasov as organisers.
- The monument stands at Curtea Johannes Honterus 2 in Brasov's historic centre. The official visitor information lists the church at that address.
- The winter visiting schedule began on 16 October 2026, with visits listed from 10am to 6pm Tuesday to Saturday and from noon to 6pm on Sunday and Monday.
- The church is closed for autumn cleaning on Mondays 2, 9 and 16 November 2026. This affects visits on those three dates, not the concert on 22 October 2026.
- Romania's official language is Romanian and its national currency is the leu.
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Frequently asked questions about Black Church
When does the Berlin State and Cathedral Choir concert take place at Black Church?
The concert takes place on 22 October 2026. The programme starts at 6pm at the Beth Israel Synagogue and continues at the Black Church.
What is Black Church?
It is a late Gothic church in Brasov whose construction began in 1383 and was largely completed by 1477. It serves as both a Lutheran place of worship and a visitor attraction.
Where is Black Church and how do you get there?
The church is at Curtea Johannes Honterus 2 in Brasov's historic centre. The concert itself begins at the Beth Israel Synagogue before moving to the church on 22 October 2026.
