Past press releases

A look back at 15 years of sound art in public spaces

Special exhibition at the Beethoven House documents all work from the Beethoven Foundation Bonn's 'bonn hoeren' and 'soundforum' projects from 2010 to 2025.

THE BEETHOVEN FRIENDSHIP AWARD, a new cultural prize, goes to Tan Dun

Belcea Quartet receives honorary membership of the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn

In September 2025, the members of the Beethoven-Haus Association elected the Belcea Quartet as honorary members. Yesterday, the renowned string quartet ensemble received its honorary membership certificate in the Chamber Music Hall.

Veranstaltungsreigen zur Eröffnung der Beethovenhalle

The Charta Riesling BTHVN

A special edition for music and wine lovers, supporting young musicians. Now available in the Beethoven-Hause shop.

Press invitation: Programme for the reopening of the Beethoven Hall

Der Charta Riesling BTHVN - Eine besondere Edition für Musik- und Wein-Liebende gleichermaßen

Presse-Einladung - Donnerstag, 25. September 2025, 16 Uhr

The long journey of a Beethoven manuscript

Special exhibition describes the journey of an important Beethoven original to the Beethoven-Haus

The museum will be closed on 2 July due to the heatwave.

Inspiration Beethoven

Beethoven-Haus Bonn stellt Veranstaltungsprogramm für die Saison 2025/26 vor

Music inspiration

New special exhibition at the Beethoven-Haus looks at Beethoven's compositions as inspiration for visual artists

Urgent renovation work in the Beethoven-Haus Bonn

Chamber Music Hall temporarily closed in April and May 2025

Important Beethoven manuscript comes to Bonn

Beethoven-Haus acquires the only original manuscript of the 4th movement of Beethoven's String Quartet opus 130. Public and private sponsors made the valuable new acquisition possible.

Beethoven und Kant: Genies auf Augenhöhe

Sonderausstellung im Beethoven-Haus zum Kant-Jahr zeigt Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen dem bedeutenden Philosophen und dem Bonner Komponisten auf

Masterclass: Young string quartet stars at the Beethoven-Haus

Press invitation

Invitation to the press conference on 8 September 2024, 10 a.m.

Highlights im Bonner Kammermusiksaal

Beethoven-Haus Bonn stellt Veranstaltungsprogramm für die Saison 2024/2025 vor.

BTHVN WOCHE on the subject of humanism

Ode to Freedom

Special exhibition at the Beethoven-Haus shows Leonard Bernstein as outstanding Beethoven Ambassador

"Nie gehörte, nie geahndete Wunder-Geheimnisse der heiligen Kunst"

International conference on the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Akademien concerts in May 1824

Press Invitation May 2, 2024, 11 a.m. CEST

Special Exhibition honours Leonard Bernstein as outstanding Beethoven Ambassador

BTHVN2024 - 200 years of Beethoven's Ninth

RESOUND Beethoven 9 The programme of the world premiere

Celebratory concert to mark the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

International Beethoven Masterclasses Bonn 12 to 15 September 2024

Chamber music course with the Belcea Quartet

Showing attitude with music?

In perfekter Harmonie

Neue Sonderausstellung im Beethoven-Haus stellt Arbeiten des Bonner Künstlers Jan Karczewski historischen Musikinstrumenten aus der Sammlung Zimmermann gegenüber.

RESOUND Beethoven 9

200 years of Beethoven's Ninth

Beethoven als Liedkomponist

Meisterkurs im Beethoven-Haus mit Christoph Prégardien konzentriert sich auf den Liedgesang. Acht junge Nachwuchssängerinnen und -sänger nehmen mit Klavierpartnern teil.

Ein heiterer Blick auf Beethoven

Karikaturen-Ausstellung im Beethoven-Haus bis 15. Oktober verlängert

Erst der Tod, dann das Leben

Beethoven-Haus Bonn legt Gemeinwohl-Bilanz vor

Bericht für die Jahre 2020/2021 auf der Webseite abrufbar

Event programme for the 2023-24 season

In focus: The "Ninth" and music in times of crisis

Ein heiterer Blick auf Beethoven

Sonderausstellung im Beethoven-Haus zeigt den Komponisten in Karikaturen, Cartoons und Comics

Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer’s health and family history

The Happiness of Music

On a par with Johann Sebastian Bach

New special exhibition at the Beethoven-Haus shows Beethoven's preoccupation with the art of fugue composition. On display are numerous important Beethoven manuscripts from the museum's own collection.

BEETHOVEN // OPUS 360: Virtual Reality im Beethoven-Haus Bonn

Innovatives Vermittlungsprojekt verbindet Gaming, Klassik und Rap

Auf Koreanisch durch Beethovens Geburtshaus

Beethoven-Haus stellt neuen Mediaguide auf Koreanisch vor

Veranstaltungsprogramm für die Saison 2022-23

Von Bach inspiriert

Beethoven-Haus stellt Veranstaltungsprogramm 2022-23 vor

A sign of solidarity: "Hope for Peace" summer of music

Launch of the Network of the Houses and Museums of Musicians in Europe

Benefit concert with Philipp Scheucher in the Chamber Music Hall of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn

Donations will go to the "Freunde Helfen! - Convoy and the Beethoven House's aid programme "Musicians in Need: Hope for Peace".

"Hope for Peace" – Beethoven-Haus bietet geflüchteten Musikerinnen und Musikern Hilfe und Unterkunft

The Bridgetower Project

New series of events on diversity and discrimination as seen from the Beethoven-Haus Bonn – Launch Event on August 29th with Daniel Hope

The Bridgetower Project

New series of events on diversity and discrimination as seen from the Beethoven-Haus Bonn – Launch Event on August 29th with Daniel Hope

Visit and benefit concert by Anne-Sophie Mutter in the redesigned Beethoven-Haus Bonn

Declaration against the use of Beethoven's music in extremist contexts

Song recital with Anna Lucia Richter postponed due to illness

New date: 19 January 2022, 8 pm

Inside Beethoven! Das begehbare Ensemble

Klanginstallation im Beethoven-Haus lädt dazu ein, Musik in einer virtuellen Bühnensituation zu erleben.