The Basel sculptor Alexander Zschokke created this expressive sculpture as a tribute to Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965). The musician is depicted with his fingers spread wide as he concentrates on playing the organ. The accompanying plaster design also found its way into the collection of the Basel Historical Museum. Both works are part of a generous donation from Petra Zschokke, the sculptor's daughter.

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) not only achieved outstanding things as a doctor, but also as a Protestant theologian, philosopher, pacifist, musicologist and organist. In 1913, he emigrated to Central Africa and founded a "jungle hospital" in Lambarene. In keeping with his ethic of "reverence for life", both humans and animals were treated there. In order to finance the hospital, Schweitzer undertook concert tours as an organist through Europe and the USA until he was 80 years old. Music-making, but also the theoretical study of music, especially Bach, and organ building accompanied him throughout his life. He took a "tropical piano with organ pedal" with him on his trip to Africa. This enabled him to continue to cultivate the skills he had learnt as a child, even far away from Europe. For him, making music was a retreat from everyday life into his own inner world. In 1952, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his life's work.