VVO 2026 | Organ a meditácia | Sedem slov na kríži | Daniel Pastirčák a István Nagy |

In the middle of Easter, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., the 14th year of the international organ festival Vivat vox organi continues in the Evangelical Church on Lazovná Street. It will be a performance from the festival series Organ and Meditation. On the festive evening of Good Friday, with preacher Daniel Pastirčák and organ improviser István Nagy, visitors will immerse themselves in seven meditations and seven organ improvisations, over the seven exclamations of Christ on the cross. The atmosphere of the meditations will be enhanced by the exhibition of Daniel Pastirčák's latest work of art: Christ on the Cross, with the words: "Forgive them, for they know not what they do."

Entrance to the event, on this holiday, is voluntary.

Daniel Pastirčák currently works as a preacher of the Church of the Brethren in Bratislava. He is also a successful poet, novelist and essayist whose literary works have won several important awards. In addition to literature, he also works for the theater and visual arts. He participated in book illustration festivals and exhibitions and exhibited in Slovakia and abroad. In addition to his artistic work, he will share his spirituality with the participants of the event in the form of meditations that were created and were inspired by the seven cries of Christ on the cross as recorded in the biblical writings.

István Nagy is an artist who has an excellent command of interpretation and improvisation on historic romantic organs, such as the organ preserved in the Evangelical Church on Lazovná street, from 1893. In addition to solo performances concerts (Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany) he also performs with soloists and chamber ensembles. In addition to concert activities, he is also engaged in pedagogical work. He is also a successful music composer. His two ordinaries won an award at a composition competition in Budapest. In September 2020, the renowned Norsk Musikvorlaag publishing house released three of his compositions for organ under the title "Deus, creator omnium." In 2023, he released his debut album "Heavenly Harmony," containing recordings of baroque and romantic works. In August 2024, he recorded his second album on the new organ of the Calvary Church in Bratislava.