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- Hamburg Stage Ensemble
- Arsen Zorayan, violin and conductor
Few works enjoy such popularity as Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'. The artistic skills that the soloist can demonstrate, in harmony with Vivaldi's pictorial musical language, reflect the natural events, weather phenomena and moods of the individual seasons throughout the year. Composed around 300 years ago, much has certainly changed - not least as a result of climate change. Astor Piazzolla, founder of the ‘Tango nuevo’ and one of South America's most important composers, focuses on people's lives in his version of the seasons, the ‘Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas’ (the ‘Four Seasons of Buenos Aires’).
The Hamburg Stage Ensemble is made up of young, highly qualified instrumentalists who together pursue the vision of not only playing music, but also communicating it. The joy of playing together takes centre stage. The small ensemble and the conscious decision not to have a conductor means that the audience can participate directly in the concert.
- Hamburg Stage Ensemble
- Arsen Zorayan, violin and conductor
Few works enjoy such popularity as Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons'. The artistic skills that the soloist can demonstrate, in harmony with Vivaldi's pictorial musical language, reflect the natural events, weather phenomena and moods of the individual seasons throughout the year. Composed around 300 years ago, much has certainly changed - not least as a result of climate change. Astor Piazzolla, founder of the ‘Tango nuevo’ and one of South America's most important composers, focuses on people's lives in his version of the seasons, the ‘Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas’ (the ‘Four Seasons of Buenos Aires’).
The Hamburg Stage Ensemble is made up of young, highly qualified instrumentalists who together pursue the vision of not only playing music, but also communicating it. The joy of playing together takes centre stage. The small ensemble and the conscious decision not to have a conductor means that the audience can participate directly in the concert.
- Arash Rokni, fortepiano
A unique series of concerts in the Beethoven House Museum brings the historical keyboard instruments from the museum's collection to life. Listeners can experience the sound ideals of Beethoven's time at first hand and learn about the special features of the instruments as the pianists explain them.
The concerts last around 40 minutes and take place in the museum's music room. The room is not air-conditioned.
Concert tickets at a price of € 8 (plus admission to the museum) are available at the shop ticket office (always from the Monday before the event). This offer is aimed at individual visitors to the museum.
- Nadja Singer, piano
Tickets nur online beim Veranstalter
Tickets nur online beim Veranstalter
- Sachiko Furuhata, piano
Born in Yokohama, Sachiko Furuhata made her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York in November 2017, receiving a standing ovation. Since then, she has performed in various major concert halls, including the San Francisco Herbst Theatre, Edinburgh's Usher Hall, Leipzig's Gewandhaus, Berlin's Philharmonie and Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie. As a soloist, she has played with various orchestras, including the Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra and the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. She is one of the most popular and sought-after pianists in Europe.
- Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne cis-Moll posthum
- Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne Es-Dur op. 9 Nr. 2
- Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne Des-Dur op. 27 Nr. 2
- Frédéric Chopin, Etüde op. 10 Nr. 3 E-Dur Tristesse u. Nr. 4 cis-Moll"
- Frédéric Chopin, Scherzo Nr. 2 b-Moll Op.31
- Frédéric Chopin, Walzer h-Moll Op 69 Nr . 2
- Frédéric Chopin, Walzer cis-Moll Op 64 Nr. 2
- Frédéric Chopin, Fantasie Impromptu cis-Moll Op 66
- Frédéric Chopin, Etüde op. 25 Nr. 7 cis-Moll u. Nr. 11 a-Moll "Winter Wind"
- Frédéric Chopin, Polonaise As-Dur op. 53 "Heroic"
- Nadja Singer, piano
- Colin Pütz, piano
The young pianist Colin Pütz – born in 2007, based in Niederkassel and also known to Bonn audiences as the actor who played the young Beethoven in the film 'Louis van Beethoven' – began playing the piano at the age of five. He studies at the Cologne University of Music and Dance with Florence Millet and is a scholarship holder at the International Music Academy Liechtenstein. He has already performed with leading orchestras, including the WDR Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Radio France under the baton of Cristian Macelaru and the Dresden Philharmonic. This year, he was awarded the prestigious Swiss piano prize Prix Serdang in recognition of his 'exceptional maturity and expressiveness' (according to curator Rudolf Buchbinder).
Charity concert in collaboration with the Beethoven House in aid of the project 'Foundation helps Ukrainian artists'
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 23 f-Moll, op. 57, "Appassionata"
- Frédéric Chopin, Vier Balladen
Admission: € 30
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Inspired by your visit to the museum, you can create beautiful things in the music room: a small Beethoven-Haus as a lantern, a Beethoven silhouette or a pretty card written with pen and ink, just like in Beethoven's time.
Just drop by, we look forward to seeing you.
The participation fee is included in the museum admission price.
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.
Registration required: 0228 98175-25, museum@beethoven.de
Voluntary cost contribution
- Anouchka Hack, violoncello
- Katharina Hack, piano
- Tilman Strasser, speaker
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)
- Sandro Hirsch, cornet
- Dorothea Stepp, violin
- Keunah Park, violin
- Christian Fischer, viola
- Markus Fassbender, violoncello
- Mattia Riva, double bass
- Knut Hanssen, piano
What, pray tell, is a cornet? One could say it is the soft, rounded sister of the brilliant trumpet. Where the trumpet blares, the cornet charms. French composers in particular use it when they need the colour of a brass instrument, perhaps for a love scene, a painful farewell, or a wistful cantilena. For the first time, our solo trumpeter Sandro Hirsch and his colleagues will present the cornet in a chamber concert by the Beethoven Orchestra, with two works for the same instrumentation. Danish and French Romanticism, flanked by the impressionistic string quartet par excellence: Ravel's only, mysterious and rhythmically pulsating string quartet in F major.
- Hilda Sehested, Septett für Kornett, Klavier, Streichquartett und Kontrabass
- Maurice Ravel, Streichquartett F-Dur op. 35
- Camille Saint-Saens, Septett für Kornett, Streichquartett, Kontrabass und Klavier op. 65
- Playing with Friends
- Sharon Cohen, violin
- Anoush Seferian, violin
- Doron Alperin, viola
- Ribal Molaeb, viola
- Nassib Ahmadie, violoncello
- Gilad Kaplansky, violoncello
- Rosa Diaz Contan, harp
- Reham Fayed, flute
- Matthias Glander, clarinet and moderation
‘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.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Quartett für Flöte und Streicher D-Dur KV 285
- Gabriel Fauré, Pavane für Flöte, Klarinette und Streicher op. 50
- Maurice Ravel, Introduction und Allegro für Harfe, Flöte, Klarinette und Streicher
- Johannes Brahms, Streichsextett B-Dur op. 18
- Alexander Gadjiev, piano
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.
- Franz Schubert, Impromptus 1-3 D 935
- Frédéric Chopin, Ballade Nr. 4 f-Moll op. 52
- Claude Debussy, La terrasse des audience du clair de lune, Ondine, Feux d artifice aus: Préludes II
- Maurice Ravel, Oiseaux tristes, Alborada del gracioso, Valleé des Cloches aus: Miroirs
- Olivier Messiaen, Le baiser de l‘Enfant Jesus
- Matthias Möseler, Vorstandsvorsitzender des Bonner Sport-Club 01/04 e. V. & Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats der steep GmbH
- Simon Pallmann, Geschäftsführer der BonBas GmbH & Dome Events & Services GmbH (Telekom Baskets Bonn)
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Breuer, Leiter des Institut für Sportökonomie und Sportmanagement an der Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
- Christian David, Moderator, Reporter und Medientrainer
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.
- Midori, violin
- Antoine Lederlin, violoncello
- Jonathan Biss, piano
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
- Franz Schubert, Notturno für Klaviertrio Es-Dur D 897
- Franz Schubert, Fantasie C-Dur für Violine und Klavier D 934
- Franz Schubert, Klaviertrio Es-Dur D 929
- Johannes "Schäng" Eßer, double bass
- Gerhard "Gerrry" Dierig, viola
- Jan Weigelt, piano
- Rudi Rumstajn, guitar
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.
Suitable for singing along
A highlight of the anniversary session of the Bönnschen Fastelovends in the presence of Prince and Bonna.
Tickets: € 25 | € 13 (concessions)
Advance ticket sales will begin shortly.
- Fabián dos Rios, piano
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.
Registration required: 0228 98175-25, museum@beethoven.de
Voluntary cost contribution
- Avin Trio
- Saskia Niehl, violine
- Michael Schmitz, violoncello
- Josefa Schmidt, piano
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
- Rebecca Clarke, Klaviertrio
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Klaviertrio D-Dur op. 70,1 "Geistertrio"
- Johannes Brahms, Klaviertrio Nr. 2 C-Dur op. 87
- Pablo Held Trio
- Chris Potter, saxophon
- Pablo Held, piano
- Robert Landfermann, bass
- Jonas Burgwinkel, percussion
The Pablo Held Trio has been shaping the European jazz scene for two decades. The trio is known for its intuitive interaction and fearless joy of playing. Their concerts are full of surprises, always in the field of tension between composition and improvisation. Audiences, the specialised press and jazz greats are equally fascinated. In 2026, the trio will celebrate its 20th anniversary with several tours, inviting special guests to play with them. In our concert, it is the wonderful American saxophonist Chris Potter. With his technical brilliance, harmonic sophistication and relentless pursuit of innovation, Potter has earned a reputation as one of the most influential voices in contemporary jazz. His remarkable career spans decades, and his contributions to the art form inspire musicians and listeners alike.