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Beethovenfest Bonn 2014: 6 September – 3 October



Beethovenfest Bonn 2014: 6 September – 3 October 

Ludwig van Beethoven, sculpture in Beethoven Halle, Bonn. Foto Henning Høholt

by Silke Neubarth

BONN/GERMANY: Highlights include:

  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performs the complete cycle of Beethoven’s symphonies
  • Borodin Quartet completes its three-year Beethoven String Quartet cycle
  • Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Leif Ove Andsnes present The Beethoven Journey
  • London Symphony Orchestra opens the festival with John Eliot Gardiner and cellist Gautier Capuçon
  • Leonidas Kavakos performs a complete cycle of Beethoven’s violin sonatas
  • A number of prestigious visiting orchestras: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Norwegian Artic Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Top soloists in 2014 include: Arcadi Volodos, Hugh Masekela, Thomas Zehetmair, Isabelle Faust, Toby Spence, Waltraud Meier, Jan Lisiecki and Christian Lindberg
  • New music includes the premiere of Philip Maintz’ new work for piano and ensemble and Helmut Oehring’s homage to the late work of Beethoven and Goya both in collaboration with the Bundeskunsthalle
  • Pianist Burkhard Kehring’s ‘Divan of Song’ exploring the relations between Western Europe and the Middle and Far East in romantic repertoire
  • Two performances of Jakob Peters-Messer’s production of Fidelio at Opernhaus Bonn
  • Ensemble Sarband presents ‘Passio – Compassio’ on the anniversary of 9/11 focusing on music from the Christian and Muslim faiths
  • The Kuss Quartet is joined by Bennewitz Quartet, Heath Quartet and Quatuor Zaide for a String Quartet Weekend
  • Young Beethovenfest 2014’s Student Managers organise a concert with classical techno producers, the Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble

 

Every year in the autumn for a month Beethoven’s native city of Bonn celebrates Beethovenfest, welcoming top international orchestras, well-known soloists, major ensembles and promising young performers

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. These and many other musicians regularly return to Bonn to perform thought-provoking programmes compiled specifically for the festival which highlight both Beethoven’s output alongside new works echoing what Beethoven did in his era

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Henning Høholt, editor in Kulturkompasset in front of entrance door Beethoven Halle, Bonn. Archive foto: Henning Høholt December 2013.

In 2014 Beethovenfest Bonn looks at the relationship between a composition and its audience, taking as its theme the ‘spark divine (Götterfunken)’. This year the festival also explores the themes of Cult Music and the 200th anniversary of the Vienna Congress in 1814, which began the reorganisation of Europe.

  • 60 events in the main programme at 21 venues across the city.
  • Extensive accompanying programme with a further 60 events including exhibitions, lectures, readings, Post Tower Lounge concerts, workshops, films and Public Viewing.
  • More than 2000 artists will contribute to the Beethovenfest Bonn.
  • Two thirds of the main programme concerts will be broadcast by the media partners.


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