Hans Zimmer: concert sound journey with organ, gongs and video projections, St John’s Church

Gong masters unite the sound of their instruments with the majestic voice of the organ. A unique soundscape emerges through free musical improvisation, culminating in Hans Zimmer’s music from the films “Interstellar” and “Dune”.

Each concert is a one-of-a-kind experience. Silence and the delicate resonance of bells gradually give way to the deep vibrations of gongs and the powerful sound of the organ. The music seems to reveal the church in all its acoustic depth, from barely audible sounds to magnificent waves of music.

The visual side creates a special atmosphere, based on light dramaturgy. Light becomes an extension of the music: it follows its movement, highlights the architecture of the church and invites the audience to experience the music on a deeper level.

The first part is an immersive sound experience: gongs, flat bells known as bilas, and organ come together in live improvisation. The soundscape invites you to pause amid everyday rush, quiet your thoughts, listen to the music and the silence, appreciate the beauty of the moment and make space for inner contemplation.

The space is then filled with Hans Zimmer’s music, epic, emotional and reaching towards infinity. The power of the organ and the deep resonance of the gongs give these familiar compositions a new dimension. It is more than a performance of Hans Zimmer’s music: it is a journey from silence to monumental sound, from contemplation to a sense of infinite space.

The sound space is created by the organist of St John’s Church since 1996, Lili Märtmaa and Denis Vinogradov, founders of the Centre for Healing Sounds in Tallinn, multi-instrumentalists and sound therapists, and light and video artist Aleksander Bachmann.

Tickets: €30 advance, €38 on the day, €18 pensioners and students, €12 schoolchildren.

Time and place: 2 December 2026, 19:00, St John’s Church, Vabaduse väljak 1, Tallinn.