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Please note the changed start time. Start at 7:00 pm instead of 6:00 pm.

Christoph Baumgarten (*2000 in Halle/Saale) studied composition in Weimar with Michael Obst and Ulrich Kreppein. He is currently studying in Leipzig with Fabien Lévy. He has received further inspiration from Malika Kishino, Gordon Kampe, Jay Schwartz and, as part of the Lucerne Festival, Unsuk Chin and Dieter Ammann. He is a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. In recent years, he has composed several works for various instrumentations, which have been performed by performers such as the MDR Symphony Orchestra, the Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra, the IEMA, the Ensemble ascolta and the Ensemble Modern.
He is expected to present a composition for trumpet, violoncello and piano.

Carlotta Rabea Joachim (*1995 Ruhrgebiet) studied violin and composition (junior studies, bachelor's, master's, masterclass) in Detmold, Essen, Lucerne and Munich with Dieter Ammann and Moritz Eggert, among others. She was a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Her works have been performed in Europe, the USA and South America, including by the Scharoun Ensemble, the Modern Art Ensemble and the National Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Prague. She wrote her first stage work Betterplazes for the Neukölln Opera. Together with the Holst-Sinfonietta, she founded the Freiburg Composition Workshop for young people. She has led various workshops in the fields of composition and music education at the Berlin University of the Arts and the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, worked as a concert and music theatre dramaturge at the Münster Theatre and taught music education at the University of Marburg.
She is expected to present a composition for violin, percussion, piano and baritone.

In co-operation with the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

Abends haben wir den Garten und das Museum für uns ganz allein und mutige Kinder ab 7 Jahren gehen auf Entdeckungsreise auf der Suche nach Schatten und Tönen aus Beethovens Zeit.

With members of the Chamber Orchestra Unter den Linden Berlin and Gustav Frielinghaus, solo violin

With members of the Chamber Orchestra Unter den Linden Berlin and Gustav Frielinghaus, solo violin

With members of the Chamber Orchestra Unter den Linden Berlin and Gustav Frielinghaus, solo violin

Since the Beethoven anniversary year 2020, the 'Jugend musiziert' competition has awarded the Hermann J. Abs Prize for the best interpretation of a work by Ludwig van Beethoven. The prize is awarded by the respective national jury. The prize includes a concert performance of the competition programme in the Chamber Music Hall. 

With the kind support of the Hermann J. Abs Foundation

What have you always wanted to know about Beethoven?

Together with you, we will focus on a special topic related to the great composer. The focus is primarily on Beethoven the man. We will introduce you to a few selected objects in the museum. In the coffee round afterwards, creative and thought-provoking impulses will stimulate discussion.

The programme is aimed at senior citizens, culture lovers, but also curious people who would like to learn and experience something. As the topics change, the round(e) can be booked as a single or multiple event.

"Dunkel war's der Mond schien helle…" Mit einem neuen Programm geistern wir wieder durch das Beethoven-Haus - natürlich im Dunkeln und nur mit einer Taschenlampe ausgestattet, auf der Suche nach Schatten und Tönen aus Beethovens Zeit.

The selection made by Artist in Residence Aaron Pilsan allows the entire range of Beethoven's oeuvre to be experienced - from the elegance of the early works to the visionary darkness of the middle phase and the transcendent clarity of his late works.

Olga Reznichenko began her training as a classical pianist at the age of eight, but soon discovered her passion for jazz. The young virtuoso student of Richie Beirach and Michael Wollny is now regarded as one of the most interesting figures on the current jazz scene and is making a name for herself above all with her trio. Here she combines complex harmonic and rhythmic structures with a simpler and minimalist texture and easily accessible melodies. As a soloist, she also allows her pieces to emerge from improvisation and gives space to her pure, intuitive joy of playing.

The concert will be recorded by Deutschlandfunk.

The world-famous composer Alessandro Scarlatti was a musical border crosser like almost no other Baroque composer. He left his mark on music around 1700 with furious and fiery arias, but also with fragile melodies and a complex compositional technique with daring harmonies. To mark the 300th anniversary of the composer's death, Paper Kite plays a special selection of Scarlatti's serenatas and combines the Sonata a quattro No. 1, a forerunner of the string quartet, with the Cavatina from Beethoven's String Quartet op. 130.

What have you always wanted to know about Beethoven?

Together with you, we will focus on a special topic related to the great composer. The focus is primarily on Beethoven the man. We will introduce you to a few selected objects in the museum. In the coffee round afterwards, creative and thought-provoking impulses will stimulate discussion.

The programme is aimed at senior citizens, culture lovers, but also curious people who would like to learn and experience something. As the topics change, the round(e) can be booked as a single or multiple event.

With his crystal-clear and androgynous voice, Valer Sabadus is one of the top countertenors. ‘On the wings of song’ is the title of his programme, which takes the audience on a journey through 200 years of the art of singing.

Songs and arias by Henry Purcell, Georg F. Händel, Wolfgang A. Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Gabriel Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn and others.

The career of the legendary piano duo Tal and Groethuysen, who never cease to surprise with unusual concert projects, began 40 years ago in Bonn - reason enough to celebrate their stage anniversary here with a reminiscence of the programme from back then in the first part and a new programme in the second half!

The current book 'Duo Tal & Groethuysen – Seiltänze mit zwanzig Fingern' by Michaela Fridrich is available in the Beethoven Haus shop to accompany the concert.

Fabian Müller will make up for the concert on 24 September 2024 at the Beethoven House, which he had to cancel due to illness, with an identical programme. This will conclude his eight-part concert series at the 2024 and 2025 festivals, featuring all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas.

In this concert, the lyrical early works of the Fourth and Ninth Piano Sonatas are juxtaposed with the philosophical dimensions of the last Piano Sonata No. 32 – once again, the astonishing range of expression in Beethoven's piano music can be experienced.

Fabian Müller not only finds his own approach to Beethoven's cosmos, but also responds to the multifaceted music as a composer: he precedes each sonata with a bagatelle that comments on it, introduces it, and goes against the grain.

'It was dark, the moon was shining brightly…' With a new programme, we are once again haunting the Beethoven-Haus – in the dark, of course, and equipped only with a torch, searching for shadows and sounds from Beethoven's time.

The duo Be-Flügelt – Andreas Güstel and Julian Eilenberger – invite you to a unique piano recital full of emotion, touching melodies and inspiring stories. Enchanting sounds, a cosy atmosphere – and a concert experience that opens hearts. Look forward to a journey through music and stories that sometimes seem unbelievable, often make you laugh and are always full of compassion. We have followed the call of our hearts – and cordially invite you to enjoy lightness, joy and wonder with us.

The award-winning string ensemble LGT Young Soloists, sponsored by the LGT Bank, Liechtenstein, is made up of highly talented young musicians aged 13 to 23 from over 20 nations. The unique concept: exceptional young musicians perform as soloists within the ensemble, accompany each other and share their passion for music. Ten of them will make the Chamber Music Hall resound in a unique way in this concert.

With the kind support of LGT Bank

Passion, precision, unprecedented expressivity and pure emotionality characterise the music-making of the Belcea Quartet, which was last heard in the Chamber Music Hall in September 2024 with an impressive masterclass on Beethoven's string quartets. Now the ensemble presents three of the most important works in this genre.

With the kind support of the Hermann J. Abs Foundation

The wild snowy landscapes that Ernst Lubitsch creates on the screen are the realm of the expressive robber's daughter in the form of the famous Pola Negri, and contrast with the ornate interiors that are home to the officer with whom she falls in love. The film's special charm lies in this alternation between tricky exterior shots and chamber-like interiors. As a grotesque, the film pokes fun at everything military.

In co-operation with the Förderverein Filmkultur Bonn e.V.

What have you always wanted to know about Beethoven?

Together with you, we will focus on a special topic related to the great composer. The focus is primarily on Beethoven the man. We will introduce you to a few selected objects in the museum. In the coffee round afterwards, creative and thought-provoking impulses will stimulate discussion.

The programme is aimed at senior citizens, culture lovers, but also curious people who would like to learn and experience something. As the topics change, the round(e) can be booked as a single or multiple event.

Three singers – three hearts beating in unison – one ensemble – one shared breath – one trio: Trio Ukraina was founded in Bonn in spring 2022 by Iryna Dusheiko (Kyiv), Yana Andrushchenko (Kyiv) and Yulia Parnes (Bonn, born in Moscow). With our songs from Ukraine, but also from Georgia, France and Italy, we combine the musical similarities of different cultures with new and unique arrangements. Our music moves and enlivens, saddens and encourages.

In cooperation with the Landesmusikrat NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia State Music Council)

Pianist Simon Haje's programme is a journey through works that for him represent a musical processing of farewells. According to Simon Haje, music can be a source of strength and hope for an improvement in the world. For all the variety of 'farewell colours', it is this one feeling of well-being that unites the works of this evening.

With the kind support of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

The charity Christmas concert is taking place for the third time and invites you to get into the festive spirit with family and friends. This year there will be an exclusive acoustic special. With soulful interpretations of Christmas classics and popular songs to sing along to, goosebumps are guaranteed. An intimate concert with special sounds.

But this evening is not just about music: as in previous years, gifts will be given to the young patients at the Parent-Child Centre at Bonn University Hospital. In addition, the proceeds from the concert will be donated to a charity project in our region that is close to our hearts.

A magical Christmas with Italian tenors!

Italy has never been so close! If you long for atmospheric Christmas sounds, southern warmth and the incomparable magic of la dolce vita, this special Christmas concert is just the thing for you.

The three singers Francesco Malafronte, Cosimo D'Ambrosio and Antonio Palumbo enchant with their unique voices and are accompanied by pianist Angelo Gallone. Together, they take their audience on a musical journey full of Italian passion and festive spirit. The programme combines the most beautiful classic Christmas carols, great Italian opera arias, Neapolitan folk tunes and unforgettable international evergreens. The secret of the trio's success: Italian temperament, a pinch of nostalgia and an indispensable touch of romance – perfectly matched to the most wonderful time of the year.

A cultural highlight for everyone who loves music, joie de vivre and the special magic of the Christmas season.

In its concert 'Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur' (The Glory of God in Nature), the vocal ensemble Les Lumières presents rarely heard vocal arrangements from the 19th century – from Friedrich Silcher's song arrangements to multilingual versions of the Mass in C major. Texts lend Beethoven's instrumental works new layers of meaning between religion and love. The highlight is the performance of parts of the Ninth Symphony in Carl Czerny's piano arrangement for four hands.

Anke Helfrich is one of the most outstanding jazz musicians in Europe. Her list of awards and the prominent names she has played with speak for themselves. She has long since developed her own style, which is characterised by musicality, sensuality of sound, swinging virtuosity and the ability to listen. She fuses music and attitude into highly interesting projects, as in her current programme 'WE'LL RISE' This is about visualising inspiring women and forgotten pioneers. Anke Helfrich has been playing with her excellent trio for years. Bassist Dietmar Fuhr has played with countless jazz stars at home and abroad, has his own quartet and is a lecturer at several universities. Drummer Jens Düppe is also in great demand on the scene and tours with international formations.

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What have you always wanted to know about Beethoven?

Together with you, we will focus on a special topic related to the great composer. The focus is primarily on Beethoven the man. We will introduce you to a few selected objects in the museum. In the coffee round afterwards, creative and thought-provoking impulses will stimulate discussion.

The programme is aimed at senior citizens, culture lovers, but also curious people who would like to learn and experience something. As the topics change, the round(e) can be booked as a single or multiple event.

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One was considered a child prodigy and did not even live to see her twenty-fifth birthday. The other lived almost a full century and dedicated her life to the work of her sister who died young. Lili and Nadia Boulanger are two exceptional figures in music history.

The 'Boulangerie' project brings their works and life stories into dialogue with each other, thereby initiating a dialogue between the arts. By bringing together biographical narratives and pieces by the two sisters, the project explores their impact in the present day, traces their significance for our contemporary view of female composers, and discovers in text and sound the discourses, horrors and upheavals of the 20th century.

Not only do the two sisters have their say musically, but so do those around them. In addition to works by Nadia and Lili Boulanger, another focus is on their teachers, such as Ernest Boulanger, but also Gabriel Fauré, Louis Vierne and Maurice Ravel.

The works were selected by Anouchka and Katharina Hack, while the literary passages were written by Tilman Strasser and recited during the concert. As an author and cultural concept developer with a musical education, he has already dealt with the intersections of music and literature in many of his works.

In collaboration with Literaturhaus Bonn e.V.
Supported by the Kunststiftung NRW (Art Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia)

‘Playing with Friends’ is a group of musicians who, as young talents, were given the opportunity to join the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, founded in Weimar in 1999 by Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim. They come from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Israel and Germany. Just six weeks after the West-Eastern Divan was founded, the group gathered here came together from the ranks of the orchestra to make music in a changing chamber music ensemble under the name ‘Playing with Friends’.

The young musicians of that time have since become mature and professional orchestral musicians and soloists. They have made way for the next generation in the Divan Orchestra. Today, they enrich many renowned orchestras in the European cultural scene with their voices. Most of them have permanent engagements in Berlin, Basel, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Tel Aviv, Cairo and Doha.

The musicians of ‘Playing with Friends’ embody the spirit of their role models and teachers, Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim, namely that it is the task of a musician to express his or her soul with the help of an instrument and thus reach out to neighbours.

'It was dark, the moon was shining brightly…' With a new programme, we once again haunt the Beethoven House – in the dark, of course, and equipped only with a torch, searching for shadows and sounds from Beethoven's time.

Alexander Gadjiev's personality combines Central European culture with profound musical experience. He owes this in part to his home town, the Italian-Slovenian border town of Gorizia, European Capital of Culture 2025. The celebrated pianist and second prize winner of the 2021 International Chopin Competition, who also received the special prize from Krystian Zimerman, will present a French programme to the Bonn audience.

Sport has long been more than just a leisure activity and physical exercise. It has developed into an important location factor that offers a wide range of advantages for both local authorities and businesses. Whether it's popular sport, elite sport or sporting events, they create economic momentum, promote social cohesion and strengthen regional identity.

Sports facilities, clubs and venues attract people. They increase the attractiveness of a city or region as a place to live and work. Companies are increasingly basing their location decisions on the quality of life for their employees. A diverse range of sports improves precisely this quality of life: it promotes health, offers social networks and acts as a balance to everyday working life. Successful clubs, modern sports facilities and active exercise programmes convey dynamism, innovation and joie de vivre. The positive image associated with this pays off – whether in attracting skilled workers, students or investors.

The importance of sport for social cohesion should not be underestimated either. It brings people from different backgrounds together, promotes integration and strengthens voluntary work.

Sport also has a direct economic impact: sporting events, clubs, gyms and sports service providers create jobs and generate revenue.

Sports events of national importance – such as the Telekom Baskets Bundesliga games or the Deutsche Post Marathon Bonn – also attract visitors to the city who then stay there longer than just for the event itself. This benefits hotels and restaurants, retailers, tourist attractions such as museums, taxi companies and transport companies. Increased demand and additional orders during events at regional companies and service providers lead to higher tax revenues from additional turnover in the form of trade tax and value added tax.

Sport is therefore a key component in the competitiveness of a location. It generates economic value, creates jobs, promotes social integration and strengthens regional identity.

The legendary violinist Midori performs three masterpieces by Franz Schubert with her trio - a concert experience in a class of its own.

With the kind support of the Hermann J. Abs Foundation

Gürzenich Orchestra veterans Johannes 'Schäng' Eßer (double bass) and Gerhard 'Gerrry' Dierig (viola) join Jan Weigelt (piano) and Rudi Rumstajn (guitar) for their first appearance in the Chamber Music Hall, where they will perform classics and rarities from Cologne's Krätzjer culture, ranging from Carl Wirts and Jupp Schmitz to Bläck Fööss. Precious and delicious gems from the traditional song repertoire. Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes lively, sometimes quirky, but always with a musicality that is rarely heard.

Costumes are very welcome – feel free to come to the concert in fancy dress!

Suitable for singing along

A highlight of the anniversary session of the Bönnschen Fastelovends in the presence of Prince and Bonna.

German-Spanish pianist Fabián dos Ríos invites you to a highly personal programme developed over seven years – an intimate piano concert full of stirring stories and live readings.

Literature Meets Piano is the opening of a new concert series and celebrates its Bonn premiere in the incomparable, warm acoustics of the Chamber Music Hall.

From his own compositions – inspired by The Little Prince and The Alchemist – to iconic film melodies by Hans Zimmer and Ludovico Einaudi, a mystical soundtrack is created that ranges from delicate melancholy to radiant hope.

What have you always wanted to know about Beethoven?

Together with you, we will focus on a special topic related to the great composer. The focus is primarily on Beethoven the man. We will introduce you to a few selected objects in the museum. In the coffee round afterwards, creative and thought-provoking impulses will stimulate discussion.

The programme is aimed at senior citizens, culture lovers, but also curious people who would like to learn and experience something. As the topics change, the round(e) can be booked as a single or multiple event.

The Avin Trio, winner of multiple awards at the German Music Competition 2024, offers interesting insights into the genre of piano trios in the programme 'Alte (Un)bekannte'.

Supported by the German Music Council's concert funding programme German Music Competition and GVL