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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Y. Mara Teresa Hernndez

In Mexico City, this German organist says music is a gift from God and the organ's sound is proof

Mexico Organist Cathedral - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

After six decades of devotion to the organ, Maestro Leo Krämer treats the instrument like an extension of himself. He doesn't even need to lay hands on it to hear in his mind how a song will sound.

“That’s why it’s called an organ,” Krämer said. “Because it’s alive.”

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