Editing Helmut Walcha (section)

{{short description|German organist (1907–1991)}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix  =
| name              = Helmut Walcha
| honorific_suffix  =
| image             = Helmut Walcha (1).jpg
| alt               = Black and white profile publicity shot of a clean-shaven man with strong features and greying hair, combed back
| caption           =Helmut Walcha, {{circa}} 1960
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1907|10|27|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Leipzig]], Germany
| death_date        = {{birth date|1991|08|11|df=y}}
| death_place       = [[Frankfurt]], Germany
| occupation        = {{ubl| Organist | Harpsichordist | Composer | Pedagogue }}
}}
'''Helmut Walcha''' (27 October 1907 &ndash; 11 August 1991) was a German [[Organ (music)|organist]], harpsichordist, music teacher and composer who specialized in the works of the Dutch and German [[Baroque music|Baroque]] masters.

Blind since his teenage years, he is known for his recordings of the complete organ works of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], entirely played from memory.