Chapelle Notre-
Dame de l'hôpital
du Val-de-grâce
1, place Alphonse Laveran, 75005 Paris
1853 - Cavaillé-Coll
1885 - Merklin
1927 - J.M. Koenig
1993 - François Delangue et Bernard Hurvy
Photo: Pierre Marteau
ORGANS OF PARIS 2.0 © Vincent Hildebrandt ALL ORGANS
Organiste titulaire
Hervé Désarbre
Suppléant: Yannick Merlin
Famous organists in the past: Clément Loret (1833-1909)
Concerts
Every Sunday afternoon 5.30p.m.
Masses with organ
Sunday 11a.m.
Videos
Yannick Merlin
The organ was built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll in 1853, for
the church of Sainte-Geneviève (now: Panthéon), which
became the Pantheon in 1885. The organ was then
transferred to the Val-de-Grâce by Merklin. The last time it
was heard in the Pantheon was probably at funeral of
Victor Hugo.
In 1927, maintenance was carried out by Paul-Marie
Koenig. It was restored by François Delangue and Bernard
Hurvy in 1933.
The organ of Val-de-Grâce is one the rare authentic organs
of Cavaillé-Coll in Paris and sounds beautiful, empowered
by the beautiful acoustics of the church itself.
Site of the organ
An old photo of the organ at his original location: the
Panthéon.