Pipes & Phones

At the intersection of jazz and sacred sound, the duo Pipes and Phones – saxophonist Peter Lehel and organist Peter Schindler – brings both worlds together.


The organ provides the perfect backdrop for the expressive lines of the saxophone. Meditative passages alternate with rhythmic impulses, structured compositions meet improvisational freedom. A unique sound emerges that fills the space and touches the audience – an experience that transcends musical categories.

Peter Lehel, Saxophone

Peter Lehel is a saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He studied at the music academies in Stuttgart and Budapest and collaborates with renowned jazz and classical musicians. His compositional work spans jazz ensembles such as saxophone quartet and big band, as well as crossover projects with chamber music and orchestra. Lehel regularly performs at jazz festivals in South Korea, China, and Taiwan with projects such as the Peter Lehel Quartet and the Finefones Saxophone Quartet. In 1997, he received the Jazz Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg and has twice been awarded the German Record Critics’ Award. In 2004, he was granted a scholarship by the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation and served as guest professor at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China in 2007. His works and arrangements have been released on more than 80 CDs.

Peter Schindler, Organ

Peter Schindler is a composer, pianist, and organist who has written music for ballet, theatre, film, and children. His musicals, such as Midnight Hour at Owlstone Castle and Max and the Cheese Gang, are widely performed in theatres and schools. Since 1999, he has toured with his quintet Saltacello in Korea and China, where he performs jazz-inspired music with international artists. With projects such as Pipes & Phones and the Missa in Jazz, he combines jazz and sacred music. Schindler also set love poems to music in Rosenzeit, for which he received the Baden-Württemberg Cabaret Award in 2007. In his cantata Sun, Moon and Stars, he brings together poems from five centuries exploring themes such as love, time, and life.

So come by and enjoy an unforgettable concert evening.

After the concert, you’ll have one last chance to admire the stunning graphic works by Helmut Müller.

• Free admission (donations welcome)
  
• Saturday, August 23, 2025, 5:00 PM
  
• Venue: Krankenhauskirche im Wuhlgarten, Brebacher Weg 15, 12683 Berlin