Programme 2009 (PDF) - Beethovenfest Bonn

B e e t h o v e n f e s t B o n n 

In the LIght 

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P r o g r a m m e

B 

eethoven »is a purely Romantic composer«, 

declared E.T.A. Hoffmann. Beethoven’s influence left 

its mark not just on the music of the Romantic 

period, in which almost all musical genres made some 

reference to Beethoven’s œuvre. Likewise it was 

during Beethoven’s lifetime that the soloist increasingly 

developed into an artistic personality in his own 

right. This marked the starting point for the idealized 

view of the artist in the Romantic imagination: 

the cult of the celebrity and the genius was born. 

It is against this background that the motto »In the 

LIght« is to be understood, drawing attention as 

it does to fascinating artistic personalities. Look forward 

to celebrities and virtuoso performers who, 

with leading orchestras, are never out of the glare of 

pub lici ty, such as Kent Nagano, Ingo Metzmacher, 

Sol Gabetta, Valery Gergiev, Gustavo Dudamel and 

Maurizio Pollini. Dare to confront the innovative 

orchestral models and their programmatic approaches 

for which the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie 

Bremen stands. Under the baton of Paavo Järvi 

they will provide new listening experiences with a 

new Beethoven symphony cycle. 

The string quartet experienced its heyday with Beethoven: 

what new formats with what bordercross 

ing artistic potential do we have today? This is 

the question we shall be asking over a weekend 

with four inter national young string quartets. Classic 

Quartet meets Hip Hop – something for you to 

ex perience at the concerts given by einshoch6 and the 

Minguet Quartett, which are being organized in 

their entirety by a schoolstudent management team 

as a pilot project. 

This year too we have been able to develop most 

events exclusively for you, something for which we 

have to thank our loyal highquality sponsors and 

benefactors, who share our values and our concept 

to the enjoyment of us all! 

Ilona Schmiel 

Director of the Beethovenfest Bonn

B e e t h o v e n f e s t B o n n 4. 9. – 3. 10. 2 0 0 9 In the LIght 

Paavo Järvi Ludwig van Beethoven, engraving by Aimé de Lemud 

Beethoven’s 

Symphony Cycle 

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eethoven’s composition of his BeethovenhaLLe 

nine symphonies resembles »a Die Deutsche Kammer 

kind of ascent of a mountain« acphilharmonie Bremen 

cording to Paavo Järvi. Beetho ven 

opened the gate to musical ro 

Paavo Järvi Conductor 

manticism far and wide and was 

also the first composer who came 

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to public attention as a freelance 

artist in the sense of the 2009 

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motto »In the LIght«. Every 

symphony is part of a great de 

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velopment; every one has its own 

face. The entire symphony cycle 

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is performed by the Deutsche Tickets for the Beethoven symphony cycle 

Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, 

an orchestra model that, with its 

exemplarily small amount of 

public grants, represents the 

»autonomous artist« particularly 

well. The audience will be presented 

with a downright revolutionary 

interpretation and also a 

cross reference to be made to 

two of the composer’s significant 

concertos. 

can be booked together at a discount. 

Subscription prices: 

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historical cycle 

of sonatas 

S ometimes, when one is enjoying 

the rich sound of a Steinway 

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mon 14 sePt 8 Pm 

Beethoven-haus 

grand piano, one asks oneself 

how a piano sonata would have 

sounded in Beethoven’s time. 

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For the first time Beethovenfest 

Bonn presents all 32 of Beetho 

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La redoute 

ven’s piano sonatas in the original 

sound, on reconstructions of 

historic pianofortes. Six pianists 

of the middle gene ration who are 

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st. hILdegard, 

mehLem 

specialists on historic performance 

practices with the »Ham 

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merklavier«, are taking the plunge 

with the »New Testament« of 

piano literature: Andrea Lucchesini, 

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who is at home with Viennese 

Classicism as well as modern 

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music, Andreas Staier, who has 

worked with Christine Schornsheim 

and Alexander Melnikov on 

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some duo projects, Mari Kodama The events of the sonata cycle can be 

and Ronald Brautigam, who are booked as an elective subscription that 

working on a Beethoven CD cycle. 

offers a discount. Select three of the 

eight sonata evenings for the price of 

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Australian String Quartet Pavel haas Quartett 

Kuss Quartett Pacifica Quartet 

String quartet 

project 

Bundeshaus, September 7 th 1949 

the Path 

of Democracy 

F our young string quartets are Beethoven-haus 

H ow short and inspiring Bonn’s sun 6 sePt 

coming from Prague, Berlin, 

paths of democracy are can be ConCerts at 

Adelaide and UrbanaChampaign 

(Illinois) to Bonn to perform five 

concerts together during one 

weekend. The ensembles will 

mingle, so that quintet and octet 

orchestrations are made possible. 

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Kuss Quartett 

Pacifica Quartet 

sat 19 sePt 4 Pm 

Kuss Quartett 

experienced on this Sunday: for 

some jazz to the Museum Koenig 

at 11am, then a lunch break, 

classical and tango music in the 

SchürmannBau at 3pm, then a 

walk along the Rhine, and then to 

PoLItICaL venues 

museum KoenIg 

11 am and 3 Pm 

PaLaIs sChaumBurg 

1 Pm, 5 Pm and 9 Pm 

Next to the »normal« concerts in 

the evening there are also other 

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Australian String Quartet 

»Abbey Road« at the Altes Was serwerk 

in the evening. This is one aLtes WasserWerK 

concert forms: a lecture recital 

Pavel haas Quartett 

possible itinerary that would trans 1 Pm and 9 Pm 

and a teatime concert. Each of 

the quartets is bringing a special 

piece with them from their homes. 

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port audiences to the musical 

worlds of the past 60 years. The 

Beethovenfest Bonn is celebrat 

deutsChe WeLLe 

3 Pm, 5 Pm and 7 Pm 

The concert introductions »All 

Ears for Half« have also been 

created in an individual fashion. 

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Kuss Quartett 

Pacifica Quartet 

ing the founding of the Federal 

Republic of Germany in the latter’s 

birthplace for one day only 

with a total of 14 onehour con 

Bundesrat 

deBatIng ChamBer 

11 am and 3 Pm 


certs in six political locations. haus der gesChIChte 

Each one of them stands for one 1 Pm and 7 Pm 

The events of the string quartet project 

can be booked as a package deal at a 

discount: 

of the decades of the past 60 years 

and every one of these decades 

Sponsored by the Federal government’s 

commissioner for culture and the media 

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is presented through a surprising 

mix of musical styles. 

following a resolution of the Bundestag 

(parliament). 

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PierreLaurent Aimard Daniel Barenboim 

Beethoven’s 

Piano Concertos, Part 1 

the Other ninth 

B eethoven’s five piano concertos 

are considered the touch 

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BeethovenhaLLe 

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eethoven’s ninth symphony 

was a milestone. Many subsequent 

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stone of every virtuoso. They can sPeCIaL ConCert 

composers did not manage to go sPeCIaL ConCert 

be heard in an outstanding inter Chamber Orchestra of europe beyond the magical threshold of Staatskapelle Berlin 

pretation at the 2009 Beethoven PierreLaurent Aimard 

the number nine. Mahler did not Daniel Barenboim Conductor 

fest Bonn. The french master Piano, Conductor 

either, his tenth symphony re gustav Mahler: 

pianist PierreLaurent Aimard will Ludwig van Beethoven: 

mained but a fragment. His ninth Symphony No. 9 in D major 

first play the first three piano Concerto for piano and orchestra was composed in 1908/1909 5.30 Pm 

concertos in this special concert No. 2 in B flat major op. 19 

when Mahler was himself regu ConCert IntroduCtIon 

together with the Chamber Ludwig van Beethoven: 

larly conducting Beethoven’s »All ears for half« 

Orchestra of Europe. Piano con Concerto for piano and orchestra final symphony all over the world. ? 105 I 90 I 73 I 48 I 35 

certos no. 4 and no. 5 will follow No. 1 in C major op. 15 

Mahler’s ninth symphony is con 

on 29 September. It is an award Ludwig van Beethoven: 

sidered the consummation of 

winning combination: in 2003 Concerto for piano and orchestra romanticism and the bridge to 

PierreLaurent Aimard and the No. 3 in C minor op. 37 

modernity. Daniel Barenboim, 

Chamber Orchestra of Europe 7.30 Pm 

specialist in Romantic repertoire, 

received the ECHO Klassik award ConCert IntroduCtIon 

and the Staatskapelle Berlin, 

for their recording of Beethoven’s »All ears for half« 

who have such a rich tradition, 

five piano concertos. 

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are coming to the city of Beetho 

Sponsored by Deutsche Telekom. 

ven’s birth where they will perform 

this pinnacle of Mahler’s 

symphonic compositions exclusively 

in Germany exactly a century 

after its inception. 

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enrique Sánchez Lansch Ingo Metzmacher 

Look 

at Beethoven 

Visitors 

from Berlin 

F ilms and installations on 

music – for four years the project 

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forum der Kunst- und 

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he new capital is coming to 

visit the old one: the Beethoven 

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»Look at Beethoven«, run by the 

aussteLLungshaLLe 

fest Bonn 2009’s opening concert oPenIng ConCert 

Beethovenfest Bonn, has been 

der BundesrePuBLIK will be performed by the Deutsches Moritz eggert Piano, Sampler 

encouraging young media profes deutsChLand 

SymphonyOrchester Berlin, Christian tetzlaff Violin 

sionals from different aesthetic Presentation of the 

founded in 1946. This concert will Deutsches Symphonieand 

technical backgrounds to film contributions to 

also act as a prelude to the cele Orchester Berlin 

engage with the topic »Beethoven« »Look at Beethoven« 2009 

brations of the 60th anniversary Ingo Metzmacher Conductor 

and the effect of music. The enrique Sánchez Lansch 

of the establishment of the Fede Moritz eggert: »Number Nine VIII: 

director and documentary pro Presenter 

ral Republic of Germany. Moritz Zeitarbeit« for soloist and orchestra 

ducer Enrique Sánchez Lansch Admission free. 

Eggert has composed a new work (world premiere, commissioned 

presents the short films that 

have been created during the 2009 

project – they are all premieres! 

After the presentation there is 

the opportunity for a discussion 

with the filmmakers and the 

presenter. 

Sponsored by the Filmstiftung NRW. 

in honour of this special occasion. 

Also to be heard will be Alban 

Berg’s 1935 Violin Concerto, the 

score he frenetically composed 

in the year of his death and about 

which he said it was »dem Andenken 

eines Engels geweiht« 

(i.e. »dedicated to the memory of 

by the Beethovenfest Bonn) 

Alban Berg: Concerto for violin 

and orchestra (»Dem Andenken 

eines Engels«) 

Ludwig van Beethoven: 

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 

op. 55 (»Sinfonia eroica«) 

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an angel«). This angel was Manon 

ConCert IntroduCtIon 

Gropius, Alma Mahler’s deceased 

»All ears for half« 

daughter. In addition to this 

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instrumental »requiem« Beetho 

Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. 

Sponsored by Ernst & Young and by the 

ven’s »heroic« and politico 

Federal government’s commissioner for 

philosophical symphony is also culture and the media following a resolu 

on the programme. 

tion of the Bundestag (parliament). 

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thomas hengelbrock the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker 

Baroque 

ray of hope 

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T homas Hengelbrock’s career 

is on the up. Since he wowed the 

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hey are virtuosos on their instruments: 

more than 30 years 

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steIgenBerger 

crowds at the Beethovenfest tanya Aspelmeier, 

ago the 12 cello players of the 

grandhoteL 

2006 and at the Salzburg Festival gudrun Sidonie Otto, 

Berliner Philharmoniker began 

PetersBerg 

with Mozart’s »Il Rè pastore«, Katja Stuber Soprano 

making music with their own the 12 Cellists of the 

the charismatic conductor has Delphine galou, 

idiosyncratic combination of mu Berliner Philharmoniker 

brought out new productions and Peter Kennel Alto 

sical instruments. The result has Works by 

rerecordings in the Festspiel hermann Oswald, 

been an original string ensemble Johann Sebastian Bach, 

haus BadenBaden, at the Salz Julian Podger Tenor 

and an exciting crossover. The Francis Poulenc, Boris Blacher, 

burg Festival and at the Parisian Matjazˇ Robavs, 

unique »Berlin 12«, which has gabriel Fauré, Maurice Ravel 

Bastille Opera. He returns to the Marek Rzepka Bass 

already been awarded the ECHO and Astor Piazzolla 

Beethovenfest 2009 with his BalthasarneumannChor 

Klassik twice, has mastered an amongst others 

BalthasarNeumannEnsemble Balthasarneumannensemble extensive repertoire including ? 35 

and Choir. On the 250th anniver thomas hengelbrock Conductor many arrangements and original Sponsored by the Kreissparkasse Köln 

sary of George Frideric Handel’s george Frideric handel: 

compositions. They captivate 

and the LBS West. 

death, the programme includes »Messiah« HWV 56 

their audiences through the change 

the »Messiah«, one of the grea Oratorio with words from the 

from seriousness and humour, 

test of all Baroque oratorios. Bible for solos, choir and 

from profundity to lighthearted 

orchestra (original English 

version, text compilation: 

Charles Jennens) 

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ness. 

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John goldsby györgy Ligeti‘s »Poème symphonique« 

Song of the Youths hundred 

Metronomes 

T hat the stuffed giraffe peered sun 6 sePt 

T he place where Konrad 

sun 6 sePt 

over the shoulders of the mem museum KoenIg 

Adenauer once held his cabinet PaLaIs sChaumBurg 

bers of the Parlamentarischer 

Rat (parliamentary council) is an 5 11 am 

meetings is now the venue where 

concertgoers will take their seats. 7 3 Pm 

anecdote. However, it was here 

in the Alexander Koenig Zoologi 

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The view of the park all the way 

down to the Rhine can be enjoyed 

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cal Museum that the Basic Law the Path of Democracy – 

completely free from any pressure 17 

9 Pm 

was debated. Meanwhile the 60th Anniversary: Federal Re to take political decisions. The 

stuffed animals waited patiently public of Germany (19491959) wild 60s are portrayed by Stefan the Path of Democracy – 

behind the curtains. Sixty years John goldsby Quintet 

Litwin at the piano with works by 60th Anniversary: Federal Re 

later they are allowed to enjoy a John goldsby Double Bass 

the »enfants terribles« Helmut public of Germany (19591969) 

daring musical mix. Represent Joachim Schönecker Guitar 

Lachenmann, John Cage and Stefan Litwin Piano 

ing the 50s, Swing, Bebop and hans Dekker Drums 

Karlheinz Stockhausen. A per Soloists of the musikFabrik 

modern jazz are names like nn Saxophone 

formance typical of that era will Piano works by 

Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, nn Piano 

fill the magnificent hall of Palais helmut Lachenmann, 

Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, 

Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck. 

At the same time Karlheinz 

Stockhausen composed electronic 

studies that suggest surprising 

links to cool jazz. 

Works by Benny goodman, 

Duke ellington, Charlie Parker, 

thelonious Monk, Miles Davis 

and others 

Karlheinz Stockhausen: 

»Gesang der Jünglinge« and more 

Schaumburg with unusual sounds: 

György Ligeti’s famous »Poème 

symphonique« will make 100 

metronomes tick; from the rushing 

wave of sound to a gentle 

ticking to a halt, it is a bizarrely 

John Cage and 

Karlheinz Stockhausen 

györgy Ligeti: 

»Poème symphonique« 

for 100 metronomes 

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poetic sound experience. 




(parliament). 

(parliament). 

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Atrium ensemble Beethoven trio Bonn 

Abbey Road Retro 

Movements 

I n the Altes Wasserwerk (Old sun 6 sePt 

I n 1983 architect Joachim 

Waterworks) political opponents aLtes WasserWerK 

Schürmann’s design prevailed: 

were always in close contact with 

each other because the 19th 8 1 Pm 

an office building for the members 

of the Bundestag would be 

century building was cramped, 

yet still popular amongst the 

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built directly on the banks of the 

Rhine right next to the »Lange 

deputies. This was the Bundes the Path of Democracy – 

Eugen« skyscraper. Construction 

tag’s provisional debating cham 60th Anniversary: Federal Re began in 1989, but in 1993 the 

ber at the time of reunification, public of Germany (19691979) unfinished building was severely 

and the interior décor remained Atrium ensemble 

damaged when the Rhine flooded. 

intact after the deputies moved Sebastian Lipp Tenor 

It was a perfect scandal. Today 

out to their new purposebuilt Philipp neumann Tenor 

the awardwinning »Schürmannchamber. 

Any concertgoer taking Martin Schubach Baritone 

Bau« is used by Deutsche Welle. 

a seat in the parliamentary semi Frank Schwemmer Bass 

The name means »German 

circle is allowed to feel a little bit Beatles: 

Wave«, but it was an Argentinean 

like a politician. Another place »Abbey Road« a cappella 

wave that reached Germany in 

also became famous: Abbey Road e 7 I concession e 5 

the 1980s: the Tango Nuevo wave 

in London. This street was the Sponsored by the Federal government’s that helped Astor Piazzolla’s 

address of the studio in which the commissioner for culture and the media compositions achieve great suc 

Beatles recorded their famous 

eponymous album in 1969. The 


(parliament). 

cess. At the same time Wolfgang 

Rihm confronted the Romantic 

Atrium Ensemble presents »Abbey 

tradition of the piano trio. Two 

Road« in a refreshing a capella 

very different retro movements 

version. The title »Because« was 

that can be heard together in this 

even inspired by Beethoven … 

concert. 

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5 Pm 

7 Pm 

the Path of Democracy – 

60th Anniversary: Federal Republic 

of Germany (19791989) 

Beethoven trio Bonn 

Mikhail Ovrutsky Violin 

grigory Alumyan Cello 

Rinko hama Piano 

Astor Piazzolla: Tangos 

Wolfgang Rihm: Selection from 

»Fremde Szene IIII« and more 


In cooperation with the 

Beethoven Orchester Bonn. 




(parliament). 

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musikFabrik Salome Kammer 

Precision 

Motor Skills 

Portrait of a 

Vocal Artist 

T he debating chamber of the sun 6 sePt 

B etween Adenauer’s official sun 6 sePt 

Bundesrat (the second chamber Bundesrat deBatIng ChamBer Mercedes and the fifties’ ice haus der gesChIChte 

of the German parliament) exudes 

the spirit of the sixties: a 

6 11 am 

cream parlour, visitors to the 

Haus der Geschichte der 

9 1 Pm 16 7 Pm 

businesslike work atmosphere in 12 

3 Pm 

Bundesrepublik Deutschland the Path of Democracy – 

a dignified décor. The large coats 

of arms of the federal states on 

the end wall were supplemented 

and renewed for the reason given 

after 1990. The massive tables at 

which sat state premiers of days 

gone by are also highly suitable 

for table percussion. In the crazy 

90s anything was possible. Thus 

the clarinettist in Barrett’s »Interference« 

also uses a »pedal bass 

drum« and sings over more than 

four octaves. How closely this 

music, between Performance and 

concert piece, is related to the 

the Path of Democracy – 


of Germany (19891999) 

musikFabrik 

Carl Rosman Clarinet 

Marco Blaauw Trumpet 

Alban Wesly Bassoon 

thomas Oesterdiekhoff, 

Dirk Rothbrust Drums 

Institut für Feinmotorik 

Dieter Schnebel: »Bauernszene« 

Richard Barrett: »Interference« 

thierry de Mey: 

»Musique de Tables« 

Tracks between minimalist 

(museum of the history of the 

Federal Republic of Germany) 

quickly forget that it is in fact the 

youngest venue for the path of 

democracy. In the hall of the 

museum, which was opened in 

1994, the vocal artist Salome 

Kammer sings, whispers and 

screams her very personal portrait 

of modernity. Music of the 

past ten years, extreme sounds 

that are counterpointed with irony 

by Peter Ludwig’s »Chansons 

bizarres«. The world premiere of 

a »BRDSong« by Peter Ludwig 


of Germany (19992009) 

Salome Kammer Vocals 

ensemble Aventure 

Peter Ludwig 

Piano, words and composition 

helmut Oehring / 

Iris ter Schiphorst: »Live« 

Carola Bauckholt: »Die Alte« 

and »EMIL« for solo voice 

hildegard von Bingen: »O quam 

praetiosa« for solo voice accompanied 

by a bourdon 

Peter Ludwig: »Chansons 

bizarres«, »BRDSong« (world 

premiere, commissioned by the 

aesthetics of the DJ scene is techno and rock rhythms 

completes the musical journey Beethovenfest Bonn) 

shown by musikFabrik and the e 7 I concession e 5 

through the past sixty years. e 7 I concession e 5 

DJs of the Institut für Feinmotorik Sponsored by the Federal government’s 


(Institute for precision motor commissioner for culture and the media 


skills). 


(parliament). 


(parliament). 

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B e e t h o v e n f e s t B o n n 4. 9. – 3. 10. 2 0 0 9 

FrançoisFrédéric guy 

Inspired by 

nature 

B eethoven was often inspired 

by nature. He occasionally 

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jumped up suddenly and stormed FrançoisFrédéric guy Piano 

outside with pen and paper to Ludwig van Beethoven: 

work there. »Such excursions«, Sonata for piano No. 15 

remembered Anton Schindler, in D major op. 28 (»Pastorale«) 

»resembled those done by bees Ludwig van Beethoven: 

to collect nectare«. Beethoven Sonata for piano No. 14 

took all of these musical ideas he in C sharp minor op. 27/2 

had collected and composed (»Moonlight Sonata«) 

magnificent sonatas such as the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

lyrical »Pastorale«, the mysterious Sonata for piano No. 29 

»Moonlight Sonata« and the in B flat major op. 106 

great »Hammerklavier Sonata« so (»Hammerklavier Sonata«) 

feared amongst pianists. At the 

Beethovenfest Bonn they will be 

performed by FrançoisFrédéric 

Guy on a Steinway, who thus 

presents a modern counterpart 

to the historical sonata cycle. 

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Paavo Järvi 

Climbing the Peak, 

Part 1 

I t was clear for Beethoven that 

the symphony was his actual ele 

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ment. According to Järvi his first Beethoven 

one is »an incredible study of symPhony CyCLe I 

how symphonies developed from Die Deutsche Kammer 

Haydn to Mozart and ultimately philharmonie Bremen 

to Beethoven«. He »turned a lot Paavo Järvi Conductor 

upside down« and elevated the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

genre to »a clearly new level«. Symphony No. 1 in C major op. 21 

With the second symphony »eve Ludwig van Beethoven: 

rything developed away from Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 36 

Haydn and Mozart (...) in a new Ludwig van Beethoven: 

direction that is more headstrong, Symphony No. 3 in E flat major 

more committed and less tradi op. 55 (»Sinfonia eroica«) 

tional«. In 1802 Beethoven want 7.30 Pm 

ed to »go down a new path«; with orChestra PortraIt I 

the Third as an expression of an »All ears for half« 

autonomous person, Beethoven, ? 75 I 62 I 49 I 38 I 22 

according to Järvi, »changed the (Single ticket prices) 

history of the symphony and of ? 280 I 230 I 185 I 140 I 90 

music in general«. The Deutsche 

Kammerphilharmonie Bremen 

will explore this development. 

(Subscription prices) 


In the LIght 

Christian tetzlaff 


Part 2 

T 

aking a break when climbing 

a peak? According to Järvi, Beet 

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ho ven could have said about the Beethoven 

fourth symphony: »Let us com symPhony CyCLe II 

pose something where everyone Christian tetzlaff Violin 

can recognize what is actually tanja tetzlaff Cello 

expected of the symphony«. It is Lars Vogt Piano 

»probably the most cheerful Die Deutsche Kammer 

one«. Siblings Tetzlaff and Lars philharmonie Bremen 

Vogt will play with the Deutsche Paavo Järvi Conductor 

Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Ludwig van Beethoven: Sym 

performing Beethoven’s unique phony No. 4 in B flat major op. 60 

»Triple Concerto« between the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

symphonies. Järvi believes the Concerto for violin, cello and 

fifth symphony is »another one piano in C major op. 56 

of these groundbreaking sym (»Triple Concerto«) 

phonies« in which »something Ludwig van Beethoven: Sym 

becomes completely different«, phony No. 5 in C minor op. 67 

meaning the use of the pithy cen 7.30 Pm 

tral theme. It traces »a kind of orChestra PortraIt II 

musical journey« and »a huge »All ears for half« 

battle of C minor and C major«. ? 75 I 62 I 49 I 38 I 22 

Fighting into light: »Per aspera (Single ticket prices) 

ad astra«! 

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Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. 23


Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen 


Part 3 

B eethoven’s first piano concerto 

with Elisabeth Leonskaja as 

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soloist is framed by two sympho Beethoven 

nies. The sixth moves Järvi symPhony CyCLe III 

»because of all the symphonies, elisabeth Leonskaja Piano 

if you go through them one by Die Deutsche Kammer 

one, it sticks with you the longest«. philharmonie Bremen 

It paved the way for something Paavo Järvi Conductor 

important and its Programmatik Ludwig van Beethoven: 

was »a striking departure« for Symphony No. 6 in F major 

Beethoven. Järvi believes that he op. 68 (»Pastorale«) 

»wanted to do something pro Ludwig van Beethoven: 

foundly human«, the symphony is Concerto for piano and orchestra 

»almost like a life cycle«. A »dance No. 1 in C major op. 15 

symphony« is an apt description Ludwig van Beethoven: 

of the seventh one as is the label Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92 

»a masterpiece«, since it in 7.30 Pm 

geniously »takes this fantastic orChestra PortraIt III 

style of composition that repre »All ears for half« 

sents dance music and puts it ? 75 I 62 I 49 I 38 I 22 

into a symphonic context«. 

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Sponsored by Bechtle. 

Christiane Oelze 


Part 4 

B 

eethoven’s eighth is, for Järvi, 

»new music« because here »Beet 

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hoven simply took what everyone Beethoven 

knew and put it into a different symPhony CyCLe Iv 

light, took everything apart and Christiane Oelze Soprano 

turned everything upside down in Annely Peebo Alto 

such a way as if he were almost Jorma Silvasti Tenor 

making fun of the traditional nn Baritone 

symphonic form.« With the ninth Deutscher Kammerchor 

Symphony Beet hoven reached Die Deutsche Kammer 

the peak. After it nothing in the philharmonie Bremen 

history of this genre remained Paavo Järvi Conductor 

the way it was. According to Järvi Ludwig van Beethoven: 

it contains more than the human Symphony No. 8 in F major op. 93 

ist message: »There must be an Ludwig van Beethoven: 

other level because this senti Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 

mental message would not be 7.30 Pm 

characteristic of Beethoven.« orChestra PortraIt Iv 

Together with the Deutsche »All ears for half« 

Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ? 95 I 80 I 63 I 48 I 35 

Järvi will go in search of this (Single ticket prices) 

other level. 

? 280 I 230 I 185 I 140 I 90 



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Köln Bonn 

In the LIght 

Seiya Ueno 

Angels’ Music 

for Flute and harp 

I t’s not just angels who play 

the harp. The combination of 

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sun 13 sePt 11 am 

sChumannhaus 

flute and harp and its special PrIzeWInner ConCert 

auditory appeal was already Seiya Ueno Flute 

popular in ancient Egypt and has (1st prize of the Concours »JeanPierre 

remained thus in almost every 

period of history. Two Japanese 

artists at the beginning of their 

Rampal« Paris 2008) 

Rino Kageyama Harp 

(2nd prize [1st prize not awarded] of the 

Concours »Lily Laskine« Paris 2008) 

career come to the house where Johann Sebastian Bach: 

Schumann spent the last years of Sonata for flute and harpsichord 

his life. Both won prizes at inter in G minor BWV 1020 (arrangenational 

competitions hosted by ment for flute and harp) 

the city of Paris in 2008: flute Robert Schumann: 

player Seiya Ueno was awarded Romance for oboe and piano No. 2 

first price in the flute competi in A major op. 94 (arrangement 

tion »JeanPierre Rampal«, for flute and harp) 

harpist Rino Kageyama was the Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance 

best participant at the harp com for violin and orchestra in F major 

petition »Lily Laskine«. 

op. 50 (arr. Pierre Paubon) 

and works by henriette Renié, 

PierreOctave Ferroud, 

Benjamin Britten and others 

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Joint event with the 

Endenicher Herbst Festival. 

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Corinna harfouch 

Fortunate 

Misfortune 

T he little mermaid can really 

evoke our pity: she lives deep in 

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sun 13 sePt 11 am 

hoteL KönIgshof 

the ocean in a castle and is only »Face of a Dream« 

allowed to see what the world Corinna harfouch Recitation 

above the ocean’s surface looks hideyo harada Piano 

like when she turns 15. And then hans Christian Andersen: 

she falls in love with a young »The Little Mermaid« 

prince. The problem? He is a hu (Fairytale) 

man with a soul, she is a mer edvard grieg: 

maid with fins. A solution is given »Lyrical Pieces« for piano 

by Sea Witch ... The programme (selection) 

presents one of the most beauti e 25 (concert) 

ful and tragic stories ever writ e 55 (concert incl. brunch) 

ten. Andersen dreamed himself The Hotel Königshof is offering its popular 

to a better life with his wonderful 

fairytale. Grieg’s piano gems 

prosecco brunch after the concert. 

Further information: 

www.hotelkoenigshof.de 

»Lyric Pieces« provide the right 

musical atmosphere for the 

magical, touching fairytale of 

fortunate misfortune. 

Sponsored by the 

Verlag für die Deutsche Wirtschaft. 

Wiener Masken und Musiktheater 

Arthur and August – 

the Disaster Concert 

H ow do artists feel and what 

perils do they have to contend 

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Pantheon 

with? When August wants to play famILy ConCert 

a concerto on the violin and when Wiener Masken 

Arthur wants to conduct the und Musiktheater 

musicians, audiences have to be Angelika Kippenberg August 

prepared. The violin is stricken thomas Kippenberg Arthur 

by a musical hangover, there’s Members of the Deutsche 

clarinet salad and the special Kammerphilharmonie Bremen 

conductor’s trick has to be applied. For children aged 6−10. 

The Wiener Masken und Musik ? 9 

theater from Vienna, founded in 

1986, brings the adventure that is 

music to its audiences with a lot 

of fun. Using their popular clown 

duo the artists portray music in 

an entertaining manner as they 

have done for years at the Beethovenfest 

in the guise of members 

of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie 

Bremen in the musical 

paperchase. An hourlong feast 

for the ears and eyes! 

Sponsored by Knauber. 

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Sir John eliot gardiner Sol gabetta 

hommage 

to handel 

Argentinean 

Virtuoso 

I n 2009 the musical world will 

see the 250th anniversary of 

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T 

he music is in the air. Take as 

much as you want.« Thus the 

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Handel’s death and the 200th of Monteverdi Choir 

words of Sir Edward Elgar as he Sol gabetta Cello 

Mendelssohn’s birth. In addition english Baroque Soloists 

liberated England of its 200year City of Birmingham 

to the »Messiah« (5 Sept) the Sir John eliot gardiner Conductor musical twilight. His elegiac Symphony Orchestra 

Beethovenfest Bonn will thus george Frideric handel: 

Cello Concerto, »a really great Andris nelsons Conductor 

also present Handel’s second »Israel in Egypt« HWV 54 

work« according to Elgar, wal edward elgar: 

great oratorio on the stage of the Oratorio for solos, 

lows in melancholy melodies. Concerto for cello and orchestra 

Beethovenhalle: in an authentic choir and orchestra 

The solo part is played by Sol in E minor op. 85 

interpretation with experienced (original English version) 

Gabetta, whose recital at the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

specialists from the historical ? 65 I 50 I 38 I 26 I 15 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2008 was Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 67 

critical performance practice Sponsored by Kunststiftung NRW. 

sold out within days. Now there 7.30 Pm 

Handelpioneer Sir John Eliot 

is a second chance to hear Sol orChestra PortraIt 

Gardiner will conduct the orato 

Gabetta live! In addition to »All ears for half« 

rio »Israel in Egypt« from the 

Elgar’s lateRomantic virtuoso ? 53 I 44 I 35 I 27 I 19 

year 1738 that was rediscovered 

concerto Beethoven’s Fifth is 

by Mendelssohn in the 19th century 

and has since been considered 

the sister work of the 

»Messiah«. 

also on the programme. 

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Andrea Lucchesini Valery gergiev 

With and Without 

hammerklavier 

»too Close to the 

hereafter« 

T he Piano Sonata cycle at the 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 will 

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S 

chönberg thought, »Those 

who had written a Ninth stood 

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begin with the greatest and most hIstorICaL 

too close to the hereafter«. The Alexei Volodin Piano 

difficult of all of Beethoven’s sonata CyCLe I 

number nine was a burdensome London Symphony Orchestra 

sonatas, the »Grosse Sonate für Andrea Lucchesini Piano 

boundary after Beethoven’s sym Valery gergiev Conductor 

das Hammerklavier«. At the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

phonic legacy. Bruckner dedi Ludwig van Beethoven: 

same time a huge arch is made Sonata for piano No. 24 

cated his Ninth, left behind as Concerto for piano and orches 

from the historical Hammer in F sharp major op. 78 

torso in 1896, according to an tra No. 2 in B flat major op. 19 

flügel (from Conrad Graf) to the Luciano Berio: 

oral tradition »to God«. The London Anton Bruckner: 

modern Steinway. In order to Sonata for piano 

Symphony Orchestra is coming Symphony No. 9 in D minor 

bring out the universality and Ludwig van Beethoven: 

to the Beethovenfest Bonn with 7.30 Pm 

fragility of the genre piano sonata Sonata for piano No. 29 

this »divine« work of avowal in ConCert IntroduCtIon 

a »foreign« work has been intro in B flat major op. 106 

their luggage. On the rostrum is »All ears for half« 

duced on this opening night, (»Hammerklavier Sonata«) 

his chief conductor and person ? 125 I 105 I 85 I 60 I 35 

the only one in the entire cycle: 7.30 Pm 

of many talents: Valery Gergiev. Sponsored by E.ONRuhrgas. 

the sonata by Luciano Berio. ConCert IntroduCtIon 

Beethoven’s second Piano Con 


certo, the early version com 

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posed in Bonn in around 1790, 

e 84 (Subscription price for 

the epitome of Classicism stands 

3 out of 8 sonata evenings) 

in contrast to the monumental 

lateRomantic universe. 

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Viktoria Mullova Andreas Staier 

great Melodies no tempest 

B eethoven only left one violin 

concerto to posterity but with it 

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T 

he tempest is of no import, 

not in Beethoven’s D minor so 

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he broke through the boundaries Viktoria Mullova Violin 

nata and not really in Shakes hIstorICaL 

of what was customary at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra peare’s drama »The Tempest« sonata CyCLe II 

time and moved the genre into a Manfred honeck Conductor 

either, with which Beethoven Andreas Staier Pianoforte 

new stage of development. The Carl Maria von Weber: 

allegedly wanted this to be asso Ludwig van Beethoven: 

work had its world premiere in Overture to 

ciated. Of much greater signifi Sonata for piano No. 12 in A flat 

1806 and with its widely flowing »Der Freischütz« op. 77 

cance is the invention of the major op. 26 (»Sonata with the 

melodies it is one of the great Ludwig van Beethoven: 

instrumental recitative that from funeral march«) 

virtuoso concerts of music his Concerto for violin and orchestra then on every now and again Ludwig van Beethoven: 

tory. It is framed by two Romantic in D major op. 61 

raises its wordless voice all the Sonata for piano No. 16 

masterpieces: in addition to the Antonín Dvorˇák: 

way to the ninth symphony. in G major op. 31/1 

famous overture to Weber’s Symphony No. 8 in G major op. 88 Opus 31: the perfectly balanced Ludwig van Beethoven: 

»Freischütz« visitors will also be 7.30 Pm 

Three Piano Sonatas group. Sonata for piano No. 17 

treated to the eighth symphony orChestra PortraIt 

in D minor op. 31/2 (»Tempest«) 

by Dvorˇák, who found original »All ears for half« 


solutions for the antiquated sym ? 105 I 90 I 73 I 48 I 35 

Sonata for piano No. 18 

phonic framework. 

in E flat major op. 31/3 

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Christine Schornsheim Raschèr Saxophone Orchestra 

no Moonlight echoes of Light and 

Rays of hope 

S onata quasi una Fantasia, 

»like a fantasy«, wrote Beethoven 

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La redoute 

T 

he saxophone is a »late 

starter« amongst the instruments. 

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voLKsBanKhaus 

about the two sister pieces op. hIstorICaL 

The internationally renowned Raschèr Saxophone Orchestra 

27. This meant nothing other sonata CyCLe III 

»Raschèr Saxophone Quartet«, gustav Meinig Timpani 

than that the constitution of the Christine Schornsheim Pianoforte founded by Sigurd Raschèr, the ekhart Wycik Conductor 

piano sonata was spontaneously Ludwig van Beethoven: 

pioneer of the classical saxo edvard grieg: 

cancelled in favour of eccentric Sonata for piano No. 9 

phone, has teamed up with other »Holberg Suite« op. 40 

musical ideas that seem freely in E major op. 14/1 

professional musicians. The Frank Zabel: »Echoes of Light« 

fantasized. This had nothing to Ludwig van Beethoven: 

result is a saxophone ensemble (world premiere, commissioned 

do with »moonlight«, but instead Sonata for piano No. 10 

with a core group of 12 players. by the Beethovenfest Bonn) 

with the bold attempt to bring in G major op. 14/2 

The virtuoso sound of a saxophone edward elgar: 

extreme emotional states together Ludwig van Beethoven: 

ensemble in this constellation Serenade in E minor op. 20 

in a very small space. 


is rather unusual. It can be ex Ludwig van Beethoven / 

in G major op. 79 

tremely gentle and slender, with Frank Zabel: Overture for Carl 


out losing its powerful funda Meisl’s »Consecration of the 


mental character. The programme House« in C major op. 124. 

in E flat major op. 27/1 

(»Quasi una Fantasia«) 



in C sharp minor op. 27/2 

(»Moonlight Sonata«) 

combines famous compositions 

of past centuries with two world 

premieres. It is not just Beethoven’s 

overture op. 124 that is 

put into a new musical light here. 

Arrangement for 12 saxophones 

and timpani by Frank Zabel 

(world premiere, commissioned 

by the Beethovenfest Bonn) 

Johannes Brahms: 

Variations on a Theme by 

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Joseph Haydn in B major op. 56b 


? 29 


Sponsored by the 

Volksbank Bonn RheinSieg. 

37


Stefan Blunier Martin grubinger 

the Struggle 

of the two Souls 

the Magician and the 

elementary event 

O n the programme for the 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 is 

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oPernhaus 

m 

artin Grubinger is a virtuoso 

of his instrument, a magician, 

37 

frI 18 sePt 7.30 Pm 

steIgenBerger 

Wagner’s great romantic opera PremIere 

and since 2006 a firm fixture at 

grandhoteL 

about the minstrel Tannhäuser. Ramaz Chikviladze Hermann 

the Beethovenfest Bonn. This 

PetersBerg 

It is the story of an outsider and Scott MacAllister Tannhäuser 

year he is bringing a handful of Martin grubinger & Friends 

his conflict with social conventions. Lee Poulis Wolfram von Eschenbach friends and companions of his Martin grubinger jun. Percussion 

Tannhäuser is torn in two: he Ingeborg greiner Elisabeth 

upandcoming career. The pro Leonhard Schmidinger Percussion 

lives away from the world but has Daniela Denschlag Venus 

gramme proves how varied the Manuel hofstätter Percussion 

soon had enough of his pleasur ensemble and Choir 

instruments from bongos to Rainer Furthner Percussion 

able life with the goddess of love of the theater Bonn 

xylophones can be: it is peppered Ismael Barrios Percussion 

and longs to have his earthly Beethoven Orchester Bonn 

with compositions for the many Martin grubinger sen. Percussion 

existence back. Thus he comes to Stefan Blunier Conductor 

percussion instruments with nn Electronic bass 

the Wartburg, where a singers’ Klaus Weise Director 

which Martin Grubinger & Friends Iannis Xenakis: »Okho« 

contest with the subject of »true Richard Wagner: 

can live out their artistic talents, Rod Lincoln: 

love« becomes quite turbulent, »Tannhäuser und der 

as is clear for Grubinger: »Rhythm »Moods for interaction« 

whereupon Tannhäuser is ba Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg« 

is simply an elemental event«. Astor Piazzolla: 

nished to go on a pilgrimage. WWV 70 

Tango Suite No. 3 

A Theater Bonn production in cooperation 

Martin grubinger: 

with the Beethovenfest Bonn. 

? 65 I 52 I 39 I 32 I 20 

»Planet Rudiment« 

Matthias Schmitt: »Ghanaia« 

Andrew thomas: »Merlin« 

Keiko Abe: »The Wave« 

? 30 

Sponsored by Comma Soft. 

39


Pacifica Quartet Mari Kodama 

From Berlin 

to the West Coast 

Authentic 

Farewell 

e lectrifying: George Crumb’s 

»Black Angels« for electric 

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T 

he two sonatas op. 49 can 

still be played by piano students; 

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st. hILdegard, 

string quartet is one of the show strIng quartet 

the same is not true, however, 

mehLem 

pieces of the Pacifica Quartet, ProjeCt I 

for the great E flat major sonata hIstorICaL 

the ensemble from the American Kuss Quartett 

op. 7, which is Beethoven’s most sonata CyCLe Iv 

West Coast. »Musical America« Pacifica Quartet 

comprehensive piano sonata after Mari Kodama Pianoforte 

elected Pacifica Quartet as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 

his »Hammerklavier Sonata« Ludwig van Beethoven: 

»Ensemble of the Year« 2009. Quartet for 2 violins, viola 

op. 106. Contrasted to the early Sonata for piano No. 19 

With works by Wolfgang Amadeus and cello in B flat major KV 458 monument in E flat major is the in G minor op. 49/1 

Mozart and Johannes Brahms, (»Hunt«) 

»Les Adieux« sonata, composed Ludwig van Beethoven: 

the Berlin Kuss Quartett provides Johannes Brahms: 

13 years later. The subheading Sonata for piano No. 20 

a ClassicalRomantic contrast. Quartet No. 3 for 2 violins, viola comes from the composer in G major op. 49/2 

and cello in B flat major op. 67 himself for once and also has Ludwig van Beethoven: 

george Crumb: 

something to do with the music: Sonata for piano No. 26 

»Black Angels – Thirteen 

»Farewell, Absence and Reunion«. in E flat major op. 81a 

images from the dark land« 

(»Les Adieux«) 

for Electric String Quartet 


7.30 Pm 



in E flat major op. 7 


? 32 

? 22 


? 65 (Package price for the events 

of the string quartet project) 


41


einshoch6 team of Students 

hip hop 

Classic 

e inshoch6 is an unusual 

dransdorf tram dePot 

T he two concerts of the hiphop 

combination of young classical 

musicians, rappers and pop 

musicians. They are creating a 

new and entertaining kind of 

music that blurs the boundaries 

between the genres and that 

reflects the motto of the Beethovenfest 

Bonn 2009 in their own 

way. Virtuoso live performance, 

peppered with thrilling classical 

quotations and intelligent texts 

with subjects that concern everyone. 

Their original mix of styles 

shines through in their inter pretation 

of the »Moonlight Sonata« 

by taking the artistic selfimage 

first established by Beethoven 

to the extreme. Another notable 

fact is that both concerts are 

completely managed by a team of 

students from schools in Bonn. 

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einshoch6 

tobias Baum – tobbz MC 

Kurt Achatz – Meix MC 

Dennis Rosenberger – Dero MC 

Lorenz Blaumer Violin 

Sebastian hollunder 

Piano, Synthesizer, Violin 

Amadeus hiller Drums, Percussion 

Jakob haas Cello 

Andreas hiermeier 

Double Bass, Electronic Bass 

thomas Sporrer Percussion 

Minguet Quartett 

Ulrich Isfort Violin 

Annette Reisinger Violin 

Aroa Sorin Viola 

Matthias Diener Cello 

Bruno tait Veejays 

? 27 I 19 

Sponsored by the Stadtwerke Bonn. 

classical band einshoch6 are 

organized completely by a team 

of students, the »Young Beet hoven 

fest«. 15 students from four 

different schools in Bonn were 

chosen from around 40 students. 

They were assigned in small 

groups to the various departments 

of the Beethovenfest Bonn and 

then trained so they could deal 

with their tasks, from artistic 

planning to marketing and technical 

implementation, as professionally 

as possible. The project 

in this form is a pilot project 

which is attracting great media 

interest since it is the first and so 

far only one of its kind to date. 

Marie Christine Schwalb, 

Student dramaturge 

»Young 

Beethovenfest« 

Max Böckel, Felina Wittke 

Student directors 

Fabian Wittich, Anna Keding 

Student commercial directors 

Pascal Majewski, Jens natelberg 

Student artistic administration 

Jens natelberg, Anatol Käbisch 

Student technical directors 

Marie Christine Schwalb, 

tobias P. Wolf Student dramaturges 

tobias P. Wolf, hanna Weber, 

Julius Balzien, Ilian Duhme 

Student marketing officers 

Paula Lange, nikolas Körner 

Student press officers 

tobias Winter Documentation 

The student management project 

is sponsored by the 

Sparkassenstiftung Rheinland. 

7.30 Pm 



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Anzeige 3: 

Stadt Bonn (engl.) 

In the LIght 

Kuss Quartett 

Avantgarde 

for the curious 

A milestone of the modern 

string quartet literature, Helmut 

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Lachenmann’s work »Grido« strIng quartet 

from 2001 is elucidated by Oliver ProjeCt II 

Wille, second violinist of the Kuss LeCture reCItaL 

Quartett, to detail composition Kuss Quartett 

technique. Helmut Lachenmann helmut Lachenmann: 

himself has rehearsed the work String Quartet No. 3 

with the Kuss Quartett. A Lecture (»Grido«) 

Recital: a musical lesson at ? 10 

the highest level, followed by a ? 65 (Package price for the events 

concert. 


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W e W o u L d L I K e t o t h a n K t h e s P o n s o r s o f t h e B e e t h o v e n f e s t B o n n 2 0 0 9 

Main Sponsors: 

Event Sponsors: 

Public Sponsors: 

Foundations: 

Event Sponsors of the RheinSiegKreis: 

Media Partners: 

Bonn Partners of the Beethovenfest: 

Cultural Partners: 

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Maurizio Pollini 

thinker 

at the Piano 

Colin Currie 

From Down Under 

to Prague 

V irtuosity reached a first 

climax in the 19th century, when 

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P owerful: the percussionist 

Colin Currie loves the sound of 

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pianists elicited almost every Maurizio Pollini Piano 

the Scottish snare drum. But strIng quartet 

thing from a piano, which it could The programme will be 

in the Phantasy, inspired by ProjeCt III 

express. The Beethovenfest announced at a later date. 

Shakespeare’s sonnet »Since Australian String Quartet 

Bonn has invited one of the most ? 75 I 62 I 49 I 38 I 22 

Brass, nor Stone«, he has to deal Pavel haas Quartett 

charismatic artistic personages Sponsored by WestLotto. 

with a substantially larger set of Colin Currie Percussion 

of our time and a visionary 

instruments. He is accompanied nigel Westlake: 

when it comes to interpretation: 

by the Pavel Haas Quartett, who »High Tension Wires«. 

Maurizio Pollini. As an ex 

have brought with them from String Quartet No. 1 

perienced specialist of his instru 

their Czech homeland the musical Felix Mendelssohn: 

ment he draws audiences into 

travelogue »Aus dem Affen Quartet for 2 violins, viola and 

his spell through his famous 

inter pretational handwriting and 

in doing so he is more than a 

mere virtuoso, he is a technically 

meticulous researcher of detail. 

Every note has its purpose, every 

nuance its significance. Pollini 

takes a stance, regardless of 

whether he is playing the standard 

repertoire from Beethoven to 

Chopin or contemporary pieces. 

gebirge«. The four ladies of the 

Australian String Quartet are 

the only music group on that continent 

affiliated with the legendary 

chamber music ensemble 

the Alban Berg Quartet. They 

play a composition of their compatriot 

Nigel Westlake. 

cello in D major op. 44/1 

Alexander goehr: 

»Since Brass, nor Stone«. 

Fantasia for string quartet 

and percussion op. 80 

Pavel haas: 

String Quartet No. 2 op. 7 

(»Aus dem Affengebirge«) 

7.30 Pm 



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Freude, Feuer, Forte. 

Das Beste aus der Welt der Musik. 

wdr 3. Aus Lust am Hören. 

In the LIght 


Starry hour 

in the afternoon 

I nvigorating: a onehour 

teatime concert makes the after 

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noon the day’s highlight. The strIng quartet 

programme contains music by ProjeCt Iv 

Joseph Haydn, the 200th anniver teatIme ConCert 

sary of whose death is com Pavel haas Quartett 

memorated this year, and roman Masumi Per Rostad Viola 

tic sounds of Antonín Dvorˇák. Joseph haydn: 

With »one of the most brilliant Quartet for 2 violins, viola 

and exciting young string 

and cello in D minor op. 76/2 

quartets in the world today« Hob. III:76 (»Fifth«) 

(Washington Post). 

Antonín Dvorˇák: 

Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas 

and cello in E flat major op. 97 

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teo gheorghiu 

Quasi una fantasia 

F antasizing freely at the piano 

is just as much part of the 

46 


meys faBrIK hennef 

Romantic image as is virtuosity. teo gheorghiu Piano 

The loose form of the toccata Johann Sebastian Bach: 

paved the way for this. Beethoven Toccata for piano No. 6 

followed the form of the sonata in C minor BWV 911 

with his fantasizing questioning, Ludwig van Beethoven: 

Liszt and Busoni took the path Sonata for piano No. 13 

of free fantasizing further. Teo in E flat major op. 27/1 

Gheorghiu is giving his debut (»Quasi una Fantasia«) 

performance as pianist at the Ferruccio Busoni: 

Beethovenfest Bonn. In the film Sonatina super »Carmen« 

»Vitus«, which won several for piano KiV 284 

awards, he played a mathemati Franz Liszt: 

cal and musical prodigy at the Sonata for piano in B minor S 178 

side of Bruno Ganz. 

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Sponsored by the Kreissparkasse Köln. 

Konrad Jarnot, Stella Doufexis, Marlis Petersen, Werner güra 

Love Songs 

of the tortured Soul 

N 

un, ihr Musen, genug! Vergebens 

strebt ihr zu schildern, wie 

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steIgenBerger 

sich Jammer and Glück wechseln grandhoteL 

in liebender Brust.« (»Now, 

PetersBerg 

muses, enough! In vain have you »Brahms-Iade« 

tried to show how misery and Marlis Petersen Soprano 

happiness interchange in loving Stella Doufexis Mezzosoprano 

breast.«) Thus wrote Goethe. Werner güra Tenor 

Brahms put it to music. In his Konrad Jarnot Baritone 

many arrangements he frequent hartmut höll Piano 

ly addressed love and the inter Camillo Radicke Piano 

change between »misery and Johannes Brahms: 

happiness«, a sign of the attitude Songs (selection) 

towards life of the Romantic 5.30 Pm 

artist personality. With Marlis ConCert IntroduCtIon 

Petersen, Stella Doufexis, Werner »All ears for half« 

Güra and Konrad Jarnot the ? 35 

Beethovenfest Bonn has invited 

four renowned singers for this 

»Brahmsiade«. They will perform 

a representative selection 

of the Romantic songs of the 

melancholy north German composer. 


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noble Finale 

N oble: Felix Mendelssohn’s 

String Octet oozes lordly grandeur 

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with perfect balance of spirit strIng quartet 

and emotion, just the right piece ProjeCt v 

for the finale of the string Australian String Quartet 

quartet project at the Beethoven Kuss Quartett 

fest Bonn. It will be preceded Pacifica Quartet 

by works of Ludwig van Beetho Pavel haas Quartett 

ven, György Ligeti and Dmitri Ludwig van Beethoven: 

Shostakovich. In this concert all Quartet for 2 violins, viola and 

four world class ensembles cello No. 6 in B flat major op. 18/6 

that took part in the project are györgy Ligeti: 

performing. 

Quartet No. 1 for 2 violins, 

viola and cello 

Dmitri Shostakovich: 

Two pieces for 4 violins, 

2 violas and 2 cellos op. 11 

Felix Mendelssohn: 

Octet for 4 violins, 2 violas and 

2 cellos in E flat major op. 20 

7.30 Pm 


»All ears forhalf« 

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Krzysztof Penderecki Salut Salon 

Birthday 

Concert 

A Matter 

of the heart 

K rzysztof Penderecki had a 

formative impact on the musical 

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I 

n centuries gone by life often 

took place in salons. The idea for 

50 


rheIn-sIeg-haLLe 

landscape of the 20th century. annIversary tour 

Salut Salon, whose name stems »A Matter of the heart« 

On his 75thbirthday tour »Krzysztof Penderecki 75« 

from Elgar’s »Salut d’amour«, Salut Salon 

Beethoven expert Rudolf Buch Rudolf Buchbinder Piano 

one of the musicians’ favourite Angelika Bachmann Violin 

binder congratulate with the Sinfonia Varsovia 

pieces, virtually came into ex is Iris Siegfried Violin, voice 

third Piano Concerto, with which Krzysztof Penderecki Conductor tence in a living room. By now Sonja Schmid Cello 

Beethoven set off on the decisive Antonín Dvorˇák: 

on tour worldwide, its charac Anne von twardowski Piano 

path for the genre’s history in »Legends« 

teristic mark is the imaginative Works by composers from 

around 1800. In addition Dvorˇák’s for orchestra op. 59 (selection) interplay between the genres and Johann Sebastian Bach 

epic »Legends« delivers roman Ludwig van Beethoven: 

the oneofakind show of de to Astor Piazzolla 

tic tones and Penderecki’s «Christ Concerto for piano and orchestra manding classical music, chanson as well as Songs 

mas Symphony« composed in No. 3 in C minor op. 37 

and entertainment. They are and traditionals. 

1979/80 provides music of a ro Krzysztof Penderecki: 

sometimes romantic and charm ? 28 I 23 I 18 

manticmonumental effect. Symphony No. 2 

ing, sometimes cheeky and 


(»Christmas Symphony«) 

surprisingly artistic, sometimes 

7.30 Pm 

temperamental and un usually 


modern. With their passionate 


arrangements they give their 

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music wings. Their new programme, 

like their music, is 

»A Matter of the Heart«. 

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Andreas Staier gustavo Dudamel 

Appassionato Da capo: 

gustavo Dudamel 

O p. 10/1 is »more pointed and 

roaring« than the »Pathétique« 

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G 

ustavo Dudamel achieved 

his international breakthrough at 

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sonata (thus Joachim Kaiser), hIstorICaL 

the 2004 Beethovenfest Bonn, Anna Larsson Mezzosoprano 

op. 10/2 is a mellow intermezzo sonata CyCLe v 

when he acted impromptu as the göteborgs Symfoniker 

and op. 10/3 a great piece of Andreas Staier Pianoforte 

conductor for the final concert. gustavo Dudamel Conductor 

musical architecture with a pro Ludwig van Beethoven: 

In 2005 and 2007 he conducted the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

found Largo. The virtuoso play Sonata for piano No. 5 

Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Symphony No. 1 in C major op. 21 

with the minuet trio clichés (op. 54) in C minor op. 10/1 

from his Venezuelan home in Bonn. gustav Mahler: Five Songs to 

is followed by »Appassionata«, Ludwig van Beethoven: 

Now he returns as the principal words by Friedrich Rückert 

whose popular title is not authen Sonata for piano No. 6 

conductor of Göteborgs Sym »Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!« 

tic. Beethoven considered it in F major op. 10/2 

foniker. The musicians bring with (»Do not look at my songs!«) 

his best sonata for a long time. Ludwig van Beethoven: 

them Beethoven’s first sym »Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft« 


phonic creation as an expression (»I breathed a gentle fragrance«) 

in D major op. 10/3 

of the autonomy newly obtained »Ich bin der Welt abhanden 


by artists in around 1800. In ad gekommen« (»I have become 


dition they come with Nielsen’s lost to the world«) 

in F major op. 54 

Symphony no. 4, composed dur »Um Mitternacht« (»At Midnight«) 


ing World War I, with the subject: »Liebst du um Schönheit« 


the inextinguishability of life. (»If you love for beauty«) 

in F minor op. 57 

Highly romantic sounds are Carl nielsen: Symphony No. 4 

(»Appassionata«) 

offered by Anna Larsson’s inter op. 29 (»The Inextinguishable«) 

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pretation of Mahler’s Rückert 7.30 Pm 


Songs, in which one of the sub orChestra PortraIt 


ject matters is retreat from »All ears for half« 

the »crush of the world« 

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(»Weltgewimmel«). 

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Ronald Brautigam 

Ronald Brautigam 

no Pity With Feeling 

I n 1795 Beethoven entered the 

Viennese stage with Three Piano 

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m it Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus 

mit Empfindung und Ausdruck« 

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Trios (op. 1) and Three Piano hIstorICaL 

(»With liveliness and definitely hIstorICaL 

Sonatas (op. 2). A roaring perfor sonata CyCLe vI 

with feeling and expression«) – sonata CyCLe vII 

mance, almost defiant, and with Ronald Brautigam Pianoforte 

from piano sonata op. 90 Beet Ronald Brautigam Pianoforte 

superior compositional means. Ludwig van Beethoven: 

hoven would often note down in Ludwig van Beethoven: 

Right from the start with the first Sonata for piano No. 1 

German the way pieces should Sonata for piano No. 11 

piano sonata in F minor Beetho in F minor op. 2/1 

be played. Maybe because the in B flat major op. 22 

ven showed the clear shortening Ludwig van Beethoven: 

»Empfindung« (»feeling«, a term Ludwig van Beethoven: 

of the twobar group to a single Sonata for piano No. 2 

he preferred) was simpler than Sonata for piano No. 15 

note. As if he wanted to say: in A major op. 2/2 

the Italian »sentimento«? A vir in D major op. 28 

»That’s how a sonata should be Ludwig van Beethoven: 

tuoso contrast to op. 90 and the (»Pastorale«) 

composed!« No pity for those Sonata for piano No. 3 

sonata later called »Pastorale« Ludwig van Beethoven: 

who did not want to follow him. in C major op. 2/3 

op. 28 is op. 53 (dedicated to Sonata for piano No. 27 


Count Ferdinand von Waldstein) in E minor op. 90 


with seemingly endless chains of Ludwig van Beethoven: 

in C minor op. 13 

trills, glissandi and an effective Sonata for piano No. 21 

(»Sonata pathétique«) 

prestissimo finale. 

in C major op. 53 

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(»Waldstein Sonata«) 


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Joachim Kühn Alliage Quintett 

From Bach 

to Ornette Coleman 

Classical Music 

without Boundaries 

H e was born in Leipzig. Johann 

Sebastian Bach was, of course, 

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harmonIe endenICh 

T 

he saxophone was invented 

by Adolphe Sax in 1840. However, 

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CasIno of the 

omnipresent there. Joachim Kühn Joachim Kühn Piano 

almost no composer besides 

KfW BanKengruPPe 

has an equally close connection From Bach to Ornette Coleman Berlioz had any interest in the new Alliage Quintett 

to the Free Jazz icon Ornette ? 18,50 

instrument at first, which crossed Daniel gauthier Soprano saxophone 

Cole man, the saxophonist with Joint event together with the 

the boundary from classical Lutz Koppetsch Alto saxophone 

whom he has worked numerous 

Harmonie Endenich. 

music to jazz very quickly. The Koryun Asatryan Tenor saxophone 

times since 1996. From Bach to 

Alliage Quintett plays wellknown Sebastian Pottmeier 

Ornette Coleman – For Joachim 

masterpieces in sensitive and Baritone saxophone 

Kühn »it is no longer about the 

clever arrangements. Works like Jang eun Bae Piano 

performance of learnt pieces but 

Vivaldi’s »Four Seasons« or Beet Felix Mendelssohn 

about the depth of sensation« 

hoven’s piano sonata »Pastorale« (arr. Hendrik Schnöke): 

(Bert Noglik). At the Beethoven 

are thus given a new musical Music to Shakespeare’s play 

fest Bonn he can be seen in a 

solo performance – a must for 

every Jazz fan! 

dress. In Mendelssohn’s »A Midsummer 

Night’s Dream« one can 

almost hear the elves and fairies 

hopping through the instruments’ 

valves. »Classical Music without 

Boundaries« par excellence: 

in this category the outstanding 

musicians were awarded the 

ECHO Klassik in 2005. 

»A Midsummer Night’s Dream« 

op. 61 (selection) 

Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Jun Nagao): 

»Le quattro stagioni« 

(»The Four Seasons«) op. 8/14 

Ludwig van Beethoven 

(arr. Sebastian Pottmeier): 

Andante from: 


in D major op. 28 (»Pastorale«) 

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Stefan Blunier Johannes Moser 

hark the sound 

of planets and suns 

the Cello is 

very grown up! 

I t will get tight on the stage 

of the Beethovenhalle … When 

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C 

ellos are »grownup violins 

that have learned to stand up on 

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CoLLegIum LeonInum 

Gustav Mahler’s eighth symphony Arpiné Rahdjian Soprano 

their own«. The cello became a Johannes Moser Cello 

had its world premiere in the Claudia Barainsky Soprano 

grownup in its final form in Paul Rivinius Piano 

context of the World Fair in Munich 

in 1910 there were around a 

thousand choir singers, orchestra 

members and soloists on the 

stage of the new Musik Festhalle. 

The symphony was »the greatest 

Lioba Braun Alto 

Marina Prudenskaja Alto 

Scott MacAllister Tenor 

Alexander MarcoBuhrmester 

Baritone 

Ralf Lukas Bass 

Choir and extra Choir 

around 1700 in Stradivari’s workshop. 

Since then its gentle, dark 

sound has been touching people’s 

emotions. Particularly during 

the 19th and 20th centuries composers 

wrote virtuoso literature 


Sonata for cello and piano 

No. 5 in D major op. 102/2 

Alexander Zemlinsky: 

Sonata for cello and piano 

in A minor 

thing I’ve done to date« for Mahler. of the theater Bonn 

for the »singing instrument«. Johannes Brahms: 

The mammoth work burst the Sibylle Wagner Rehearsal 

The two musicians are presenting Sonata for cello and piano 

symphonic boundaries of the time; Philharmonic Choir 

an excellent mix that combines No. 1 in E minor op. 38 

according to Mahler, the sym of the City of Bonn 

festive melody with the highest ? 25 

phonic philosopher, one can hark thomas neuhoff Rehearsal 

degree of musical skill. Johannes 

the universe here and »it is no Limburger Domsingknaben 

Moser, who thinks the cello 

longer human voices, but planets Klaus Knubben Rehearsal 

belonged to him since childhood 

and suns that circle«. Stefan Beethoven Orchester Bonn 

»like my own arm«, has been 

Blunier is making his debut as 

principal conductor at the Beethovenfest 

Bonn with this work. 

Stefan Blunier Conductor 

gustav Mahler: 

Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 

(»Symphony of a Thousand«) 

7.30 Pm 



awarded the ECHO Klassik twice; 

this is the first time he is perform 

ing at the Beethovenfest 

Bonn. 

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Ildikó Raimondi David garrett 

Love, my Love, 

what will become? 

emotions, 

Beat and Rhythm 

L iebe, Liebe, laß mich los!« 

(»Love, Love, let me go!«): thus 

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V 

irtuosity contributed to the 

»romantic revolution«. Violinists 

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t-moBILe forum 

ends Goethe’s poem »Neue Liebe, »herz, mein herz, 

such as Paganini were highly David garrett & Band 

neues Leben« (»New Love, New was soll das geben?« 

acclaimed virtuosos of their day. David garrett Violin 

Life«), put to music by Beethoven. (»Love, my Love, 

But all this acclaim also brought Julien Quentin Piano 

Many other composers were what will become?«) 

its loneliness, the isolated position Lichtfront Veejays 

fascinated by Goethe’s words Ildikó Raimondi Soprano 

of the stars on the podium, who Ludwig van Beethoven: 

about life and love and let them Charles Spencer Piano 

were meant to entertain their Sonata for violin and piano 

selves be inspired by him to Songs by 

emotions by exhibitioning them No. 5 in F major op. 24 

create incomparable music. Wenzel Johann tomaschek, 

selves. David Garrett is one of (»Spring Sonata«) 

Ildikó Raimondi and Charles 

Spencer dedicate themselves to 

these compositions in their 

recital. Great emotions are 

Ludwig van Beethoven, 

Franz Schubert and hugo Wolf 

to words by 

Johann Wolfgang von goethe 

those technically experienced 

virtuosos of our day who knows 

how to wow audiences with the 

right amount of show. It is a matter 

Works for violin and piano 

from the CD 

»Classic Romance Album« 

promised by the romantic songs 7.30 Pm 

of the heart for him to win over Arrangements for violin and 

by Franz Schubert, as do the ConCert IntroduCtIon 

young people for classical con band from Baroque to Pop, 

profound compositions by Hugo »All ears for half« 

certs. The winner of the ECHO pieces from »Virtuoso« and 

Wolf. Beethoven’s contemporary ? 32 

Klassik 2008 makes an arc from »encore« by announcement 

Wenzel Johann Tomaschek 

Beethoven via Romanticism to ? 48 I 39 I 32 

was also fascinated by Goethe. 

crossover pieces, because all of Sponsored by Deutsche Telekom. 

Ildikó Raimondi republished 

this signifies »emotions, beat 

his almost forgotten Goethe 

Lieder in 2003. 

and rhythm« to him. 

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In the LIght 

Simon halsey Scott MacAllister 

Faith, hope, Love, 

but no Salvation 

the Struggle 

of the two Souls 

I n Romanticism many Baroque 

choral works were »revived«, 

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sat 26 sePt 8.30 Pm 

st. remIgIus 

O 

n the programme for the 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 is 

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oPernhaus 

including by Johannes Brahms. Philip Moll Piano 

Wagner’s great romantic opera Ramaz Chikviladze Hermann 

His affinity to Handel is more Philip Mayers Piano 

about the minstrel Tannhäuser. Scott MacAllister Tannhäuser 

than clear in many aspects: at Rundfunkchor Berlin 

It is the story of an outsider and Lee Poulis Wolfram von Eschenbach 

the world premiere of six finished Simon halsey Conductor 

his conflict with social conventions. Ingeborg greiner Elisabeth 

pieces of the »German Requiem« Johannes Brahms: 

Tannhäuser is torn in two: he Daniela Denschlag Venus 

in Bremen in 1868 he inserted »A German Requiem« to the 

lives away from the world but has ensemble and Choir 

the aria »I know that my Redeemer words of the Holy Scriptures 

soon had enough of his pleasur of the theater Bonn 

liveth« from Handel’s »Messiah« op. 45 for soloists, choir and 

able life with the goddess of love Beethoven Orchester Bonn 

after the fourth movement in orchestra (arrangement for 

and longs to have his earthly Stefan Blunier Conductor 

order to compensate for the piano fourhanded by Johannes existence back. Thus he comes to Klaus Weise Director 

»missing« thought of salvation; Brahms adapted by Philip Moll) the Wartburg, where a singers’ Richard Wagner: 

the complete world premiere ? 25 

contest with the subject of »true »Tannhäuser und der 

with all seven parts was not per Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. 

love« becomes quite turbulent, Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg« 

formed until almost a year later 

in Leipzig. The popular »German 

Readers’ concert of the GeneralAnzeiger. 

Sponsored by Kunststiftung NRW. 

whereupon Tannhäuser is 

banished to go on a pilgrimage. 

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A Theater Bonn production in cooperation 

Requiem« can be heard at the 

Beethovenfest Bonn in a version 

for piano fourhanded and choir, 

however without Handel’s Messiah 

composition. 

with the Beethovenfest Bonn. 

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Anzeige 6: 

KAh 

In the LIght 

ensemble Kheops 

Intimate Dialogues 

B rahms informed his publisher 

in 1890 that »it must be time to 

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Burg namedy 

go«. However, then his creative ensemble Kheops 

powers returned and he wrote Ronald van Spaendonck 

the Clarinet Trio op. 114 about Clarinet 

which a friend commented: Marie hallynck Cello 

»It is as if the instruments loved Muhiddin Dürrüog˘lu Piano 

each other«. Clarinet, cello and Ludwig van Beethoven: 

piano love each other in Beet Trio for clarinet, cello and piano 

hoven’s music too and made for in B flat major op. 11 

»a quite good ensemble« in 1799 (»Gassenhauer Trio«) 

according to a contemporary. Johannes Brahms: 

In opus 11 Beethoven used a Trio for clarinet, cello and piano 

melody that had become a popular in A minor op. 114 

song (Gassenhauer) from an Ludwig van Beethoven: 

opera by his contemporary Joseph Trio for clarinet, cello and piano 

Weigl, opus 38 is an adaptation in E flat major op. 38 (after the 

of the Septet op. 20 that was ex Septet for violin, viola, cello, 

tremely popular in his day. »A quite double bass, clarinet, horn and 

good ensemble« would be an bassoon in E flat major op. 20) 

understatement to describe the ? 25 

Ensemble Kheops founded in 2006. 


concerts of Burg Namedy. 

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Bùi Công Duy Alexander Melnikov 

A Visit 

from Vietnam 

no Place 

H anoi is considered one of 

south east Asia’s most fascinating 

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B 

eethoven’s piano sonatas 

were called the »New Testament« 

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cities. In 1956 the Vietnam Deutsche Welle presents: 

of piano music. This is particu hIstorICaL 

National Academy of Music was CamPus ConCert 

larly true of the last works in this sonata CyCLe vIII 

founded here. On a high artistic Bùi Công Duy Violin 

genre. The characteristics of Alexander Melnikov Pianoforte 

level it is the most important Orchestra of the 

these four, late sonatas are very Ludwig van Beethoven: 

musical training facility in Vietnam Vietnam national Academy 

compact expression and formal Sonata for piano No. 28 

and one of the most significant of Music hanoi 

vision of a new world of piano in A major op. 101 

sources of new talent in the Asian Claire Levacher Conductor 

music. Daring formal construc Ludwig van Beethoven: 

sphere. It does not just support tran Manh hung: 

tions search for new places of Sonata for piano No. 30 

traditional music, it has also been Work for violin and orchestra 

sound, variations and fugues are in E major op. 109 

conscientiously open to Western (world premiere, commissioned preferred: a farewell to the old Ludwig van Beethoven: 

cultures. The orchestra of this by the Deutsche Welle) 

movement form used for sonatas. Sonata for piano No. 31 

Academy of Music is visiting the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

At the same time it is a departure, in A flat major op. 110 

Beethovenfest Bonn. In the Cam Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92 but to where? To oútopos, the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

pus concert the young musicians 7.30 Pm 

nonplace of sounds never heard Sonata for piano No. 32 

will play a successful mix of one ConCert IntroduCtIon 

before. A utopia. 

in C minor op. 111 

Beethoven symphony, one work »All ears for half« 

? 32 

of their home country and a world ? 29 I 22 I 15 


premiere of an upandcoming Sponsored by the German Foreign Ministry, 


Vietnamese composer. 

the State Premier of NorthRhine 

Westphalia, the Ernst von Siemens 

Musik stiftung and Deutsche Welle. 

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PierreLaurent Aimard Peter gülke 

Beethoven 

Piano Concertos, Part 2 

Romanticism 

in the Workshop 

T his much was clear to Beetho 

ven: »Nobody who has fully 

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s has become tradition the 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 will 

67 

Wed 30 sePt 7.30 Pm 


delved into my music will ever be Chamber Orchestra of europe once again have a campus work CamPus WorKshoP 

able to feel abject misery again.« PierreLaurent Aimard 

shop with a youth orchestra from In cooperation with 

PierreLaurent Aimard will know Piano, Conductor 

somewhere around the world: Deutsche Welle 

this feeling. In the context of the Ludwig van Beethoven: 

this time it is the orchestra from Bùi Công Duy Violin 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 he will Concerto for piano and orchestra the Vietnam National Academy Orchestra of the 

delve into all five of Beethoven’s No. 4 in G major op. 58 

of Music Hanoi. Peter Gülke will, Vietnam national Academy 

piano concertos. After the special Ludwig van Beethoven: 

as always, run the evening as of Music hanoi 

concert in April with the first Concerto for piano and orchestra conductor and presenter. The Peter gülke Conductor 

three piano concertos, piano No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 

Vietnamese music students have Ludwig van Beethoven: 

concertos no. 4 and no. 5 follow 7.30 Pm 

already worked with him on the Ouverture to Salvatore Viganò’s 

in this concert. He will be accom ConCert IntroduCtIon 

compositions in Hanoi, the re ballet »The Creatures of 

panied by one of the most fasci »All ears for half« 

hearsals will continue in the Beet Prometheus« op. 43 

nating groups of our day: the ? 53 I 44 I 35 I 27 I 19 

hovenhalle. The audience will Max Bruch: 

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, 


get an interesting insight into the Concerto for violin and orchestra 

founded in 1981, with its almost 

musical workshop of a young No. 1 in G minor op. 26 

50 members from 15 different 

orchestra that has travelled from Robert Schumann: 

countries. 

far away to be here and can Symphony No. 4 in D minor op. 120 

hear the rehearsals of two highly ? 15 

Romantic works amongst other Sponsored by the German Foreign Ministry, 

things. It is worth it! 

the State Premier of NorthRhine 

Westphalia, the Ernst von Siemens 

Musikstiftung and Deutsche Welle. 

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Adrian and Alfred Brendel Fadia elhage – Sarband 

Brendel 

reads Brendel 

Sefarad – Songs 

from the golden Age 

I n 2008 pianist Alfred Brendel 

ended his active career. Now 

68 

thu 1 oCt 8 Pm 

st. evergIsLus, 

H 

aving already been part of 

classic Arab culture in the Near 

69 

thu 1 oCt 8 Pm 

harmonIe endenICh 

he returns to the podium because BrenIg 

East during the Golden Age, the ensemble Sarband 

the scholarly musician also Alfred Brendel Recitation 

Jews then played an important Fadia elhage (Lebanon) Vocals 

occupied himself in the literary Adrian Brendel Cello 

role in medieval Spain as inter Ahmet Kadri Rizeli 

field and fascinates with his Alfred Brendel: 

mediary between Christian and (Turkey) Kemenche 

enigmatic poems as well as with Poems from »Spiegelbild and 

Arab cultures. When they were Bahadir Sener (Turkey) Kanun 

his music. The joker must be schwarzer Spuk« (»Reflection forced to leave Spain, they found Vladimir Ivanoff 

breathing down his neck: as an 

author he has a deliciously 

subtle relationship to humour 

and possesses an excellent 

talent for observing people with 

irony. Full of allusions, mystery 

and pleasure for the absurd he 

and Black Phantom«) (selection) 

Works for solo cello by 

Johann Sebastian Bach, 

Benjamin Britten, 

györgy Kurtág and 

Mauricio Kagel 

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their exile in parts of the Ottoman 

Empire; in Constantinople, 

Salonica, Egypt, Syria, in Palestine 

or in the Balkans – the Sephardi 

let themselves be inspired by 

local traditions and developed 

their »old« culture further. The 

(Bulgaria / Germany) Percussion, 

Oud, Musical direction 

Sefarad 

Songs from the lives 

of the Spanish Jews 

around the Mediterranean 

? 21,50 

Joint event together with the 

builds an airy bridge between Sponsored by the Kreissparkasse Köln. Ensemble Sarband, known to the Harmonie Endenich. 

sense and nonsense with his ver 

classical music public through its 

ses. The evening promises to 

collaboration with Concerto Köln, 

be an insight into flights of the 

has been building bridges bet ween 

mind and with Brendel’s son at the 

cello it is also a »family matter«. 

East and West for many years. 

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Christoph Spering Yossif Ivanov 

From the Life 

of a Prophet 

Devil’s trill and 

Other Skills on the Violin 

W ithin the music of the Romantic 

era some considered church 

70 

frI 2 oCt 8 Pm 


T 

hese four works for violin 

from three centuries are all great 

71 

frI 2 oCt 8 Pm 

stadtmuseum 

music the pinnacle. One important Marlis Petersen Soprano 

pieces of virtuosity: Tartini was 

sIegBurg 

aspect of this attitude was the Franziska gottwald Alto 

ahead of time but not just be Yossif Ivanov Violin 

revival of the oratorio in Roman Rainer trost Tenor 

cause of his famous »Devil’s Trill Dimitris Sarog˘lou Piano 

ticism, for which Felix Mendels thomas e. Bauer Bass 

Sonata«. Beethoven’s »Spring giuseppe tartini: 

sohn worked particularly hard. Chorus Musicus Köln 

Sonata« also shows a predilection Sonata for violin and piano 

The Beethovenfest Bonn, in the Das neue Orchester 

for the great virtuoso gesture in G minor (»Devil’s Trill Sonata«) 

Mendelssohn year 2009, is per Christoph Spering Conductor 

in which audiences can hear a Ludwig van Beethoven: 

forming one of the greatest works Felix Mendelssohn: 

butterfly flapping past here and Sonata for violin and piano 

of the 19th century with the »Elijah« op. 70 

there. Peppered with Norwegian No. 5 in F major op. 24 

dramatic oratorio »Elijah«. Its Oratorio for soloists, 

folklore and full of technical (»Spring Sonata«) 

magnificent romantic images of choir and orchestra 

finesse is Grieg’s third Violin edvard grieg: 

sound make it a significant link ? 35 I 22 

Sonata. Ravel’s »Tzigane« is one Sonata for violin and piano 

between the Baroque oratorios Sponsored by Kunststiftung NRW. 

of the famous gypsy melodies, a No. 3 in C minor op. 45 

by Handel and the later spiritual 

showpiece for a young virtuoso Maurice Ravel: 

choral works of Brahms. 

such as Yossif Ivanov, who knows »Tzigane« for violin and piano 

how to utilize the expressive ? 19 

powers of his instrument to the 

full. 


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Stanislau Anishchanka taschenOperCompanie tOC 

Solo for the 

Foundation 

the ghost’s Room 

D ouble basses are often 

drowned by the rest of the 

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sat 3 oCt 11 am 

sChumannhaus 

I n a locked room in a museum 

Lea and Lili come across a lot of 

sat 3 oCt 

servICezentraLe 

orchestra. They get hardly any PrIzeWInner ConCert 

junk, old display cabinets with deutsChe teLeKom 

solos but without them an im Stanislau Anishchanka 

musical instruments, strange ear 

portant piece of the foundation 

would be missing. In the life of a 

musician a double bass can be 

Double Bass (1st prizewinner of the 

13th International Music Competition, 

Brno (Czech Republic)) 

Dunja Robotti Piano 

trumpets and sheet music. 

A dusty wax doll is sitting at the 

piano and it looks like Beethoven. 

73 

74 

11 am 

2 Pm 

friend at times, foe at others, as Franz Schubert: 

Suddenly it comes alive! It is the 

is described in Patrick Süskind’s Sonata for arpeggione and piano beginning of a story in which famILy ConCert 

famous one act play. It is rare in A minor D 821 (arrangement Beethoven’s ghost recounts a lot An ohrWurm ProjeCt by the 

that the lowest and largest string for double bass and piano) 

about his life and much of his taschenOperCompanie tOC 

instrument can be heard on its Ludwig van Beethoven: 

music can be heard. Then the Lea hausmann Student, Violin 

own or with a piano on the con Sonata for horn and piano 

museum attendant suddenly dis Lili Ullrich Student, Play 

cert podium. To be heard at the in F major op. 17 (arrangement covers the girls. »What is this Matthias horn 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 the for double bass and piano) 

noise?« his voice thunders. But Museum Attendant, Baritone 

upandcoming talent Stanislau Adolf Misek: 

then it turns out that he can Christoph Ullrich Beethoven, Piano 

Anishchanka from Belarus. He Sonata for double bass and 

sing very well himself. A project »the ghost’s Room« 

won the first prize at the interna piano No. 2 in E minor op. 6 

developed exclusively for the A Beethoven programme for 

tional double bass competition in nino Rota: 

Beethovenfest for children aged children aged 6–10. 

Brno in the Czech Republic. Divertimento concertante 

610. 

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for double bass and orchestra 

(arrangement for double bass 

and piano) 

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Endenicher Herbst Festival. 

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Kent nagano 

Final concert 

T he finale of the Beethovenfest 

Bonn 2009 starts with a debut. 

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sat 3 oCt 8 Pm 


Two giants of the music scene fInaL ConCert 

who have never before worked Mahler Chamber Orchestra 

together will meet: the Mahler Kent nagano Conductor 

Chamber Orchestra, which Ludwig van Beethoven: 

has been greatly influenced by »Große Fuge« for string quartet 

Claudio Abbado and Daniel Harding, in B flat major op. 133 

and conductor Kent Nagano, (orchestral arrangement) 

a charismatic worker on musical Richard Strauss: 

detail. The Mahler Chamber »Metamorphosen«. 

Orchestra is performing in Bonn Study for 23 solo strings 

for the first time! The programme Johannes Brahms: 

was put together exclusively for Symphony No.1 in C minor op. 68 

the Beethovenfest 2009 and it 7.30 Pm 

combines the »modern« Beetho orChestra PortraIt 

ven with his Romantic heritage »All ears for half« 

in the form of Johannes Brahms ? 85 I 72 I 59 I 48 I 32 

and the »Romantic Modern« in Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. 

the form of Richard Strauss. 

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Bonn 

Beethovenhalle 

Wachsbleiche 17, 53111 Bonn 

Box Office: + 49 (0)228 7 22 23 33, 

bus 551, 600, 601 to Beethovenhalle, 

U/S 62, 65, 66, 67 to Berthavon 

SuttnerPlatz, parking in the 

Beethovengarage, Theaterstrasse 

Beethovenhaus 

Bonngasse 2426, 53111 Bonn 

U/S 63, 65, 66, 67 to Berthavon 

SuttnerPlatz, parking in the 

Marktgarage or Stiftsgarage 

Altes Wasserwerk 

HermannEhlersStrasse, 53113 Bonn, 

bus 610, 611 to Deutsche Welle 

U/S 16, 63, 66 to Heussallee 

Bundesrat Debating Chamber 

Platz der Vereinten Nationen 9 

(Görrestrasse 15), 53113 Bonn, 



Collegium Leoninum 

Noeggerathstrasse 34, 53111 Bonn 

U/S/bus to Hauptbahnhof (main station) 

or Stadthaus, parking at the building 

and at the main station 

Deutsche telekom headquaters 

FriedrichEbertAllee 140, 53113 Bonn 

U/S 16, 63, 66 to Deutsche Telekom 

Deutsche Welle 

KurtSchumacherStrasse 3, 53113 Bonn, 


U 16, 63, 66 to Heusallee 

harmonie endenich 

Frongasse 2830, 53121 Bonn 

Box Office: + 49 (0)228 61 40 42, 

bus 606, 607, 631 to Frongasse 

or Brahmsstrasse 

haus der geschichte 

WillyBrandtAllee 14, 53113 Bonn, 

bus 610, 611 and U 16, 63, 66 

to Heusallee/Museumsmeile, 

parking spaces on the Museum Mile 

approach via W.FlexStrasse 

hotel Königshof 

Adenauerallee 9, 53111 Bonn 

U/S 16, 63, 66 to Universität/Markt, 

parking available 

Forum der Kunst und Ausstellungshalle 

der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 

FriedrichEbertAllee 4, 53113 Bonn 

Box Office: + 49 (0)228 – 917 12 00 


Parking available 

Museum König 

Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum 

Alexander Koenig 

Museumsmeile Bonn 

Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn 

U 16, 63, 66 to Museum König 

Parking available behind the building 

Oper Bonn 

Am Boeselagerhof 1, 53111 Bonn 

Box Office: + 49 (0)228 77 36 68, 

bus 551, 600, 601, 604, 605 to 

Opernhaus, U/S 62, 65, 66, 67 

to BerthavonSuttnerPlatz, 

parking in the Opera garage 

Palais Schaumburg 

Adenauerallee 139/141, 53113 Bonn, 

U/S 16, 63, 66 to Museum Koenig, 

bus 610, 611 to Bundeskanzlerplatz 

parking at the Museumsmeile 

or in the Bundesviertel, 

approx. 10minute walk 

Pantheon 

Reuterstraße 241, 53113 Bonn, 

bus 610, 611 to Bundeskanzlerplatz 

U 16, 63, 66 Museum König 

Parking available in the Bonn Center 

multistorey building 

Schumannhaus 

Sebastianstrasse 182, 53115 Bonn 

Box Office: + 49 (0)228 77 36 56, 

bus 604, 605, 606, 607, 631 

to AlfredBuchererStrasse, 

Dransdorf tram Depot 

GerhartHauptmannStrasse 

53121 Bonn, transfer from 

U/S Hauptbahnhof (main station) 

St. Remigius 

Brüdergasse 8, 53111 Bonn 

U/S 16, 63, 66 to Universität/Markt 

tMobile Forum 

Landgrabenweg 151, 

53227 BonnBeuel, U/S 62, 65 

to Schiessbergweg 

Volksbankhaus 

Heinemannstrasse 15, 53175 Bonn, 

bus 541, 610 to VolksbankHaus, 

parking at the building 

Bad godesBerg 

KfW Bankengruppe 

LudwigErhardPlatz 1 3 

53179 Bonn (Mehlem), 

bus 613, 615 to Tannenallee, 


La Redoute 

Kurfürstenallee 1, 53177 Bonn 

Box Office: + 49 (0)228 36 77 20 

U/S 16, 63 to Bad Godesberg 

Bahnhof, parking at the Stadthalle 

and at the Kurfürstenbad 

St. hildegard 

Im Meisengarten 47, 53179 Bonn, 

bus 613, 615, 857, 852 to 

Deichmanns Aue, Bahnhof Mehlem 

Parking available in the area 

rheIn-sIeg-KreIs 

Meys Fabrik hennef 

Beethovenstraße 21, 53773 Hennef, 

Parking available behind the building 

DB regional express, S 12 

RheinSieghalle 

Bachstrasse 1, 53721 Siegburg 

From Siegburg Bahnhof approx. 

5minute walk 

Stadtmuseum Siegburg 

Markt 46, 53721 Siegburg 

Box Office: + 49 (0)2241 5 57 33 

U/S 66 to Siegburg Bahnhof, 

parking in the Mühlenstrasse 

(P11), Rhenag (P22), 

and Bahnhof car parks (P10) 

St. evergislus 

Haasbachstrasse 2, 

53332 BornheimBrenig 

Steigenberger grandhotel 

Petersberg 

53639 Königswinter/Petersberg 

Box Office: + 49 (0)2223 740, 


andernaCh 

namedy Castle 

56626 Andernach 

Box Office: + 49 (0)2632 4 86 25 

Train to Namedy, parking available 

in front of the castle 

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C o n C e r t t I C K e t s 

is the main box 

office for the Beethovenfest 

Bonn. Here you will find tickets 

available for advance sale 

• by phone inside Germany at 

0180 – 500 18 12 (0,14e/Min) 

(MonFri, 9 am to 7 pm; 

Sat, 10 am to 3 pm) 

by phone from outside 

Germany at 

+49 (0) 180 – 500 18 12 (fee 

depending on local provider) 

• by fax at 

+49 (0) 228 – 910 41 11 

• by email at 

beethovenfest@bonnticket.de 

• in the internet at 

www.bonnticket.de or 

www.beethovenfest.de 

• in writing by sending the 

enclosed order form (see 

foldout back cover) to the 

Beethovenfest Bonn or to: 

BOnntICKet, 

Adenauerallee 131, 

D53113 Bonn, germany 

and at some 270 further advance 

book ing offices and travel agencies 

nationwide! A list of selected 

advance book ing offices can be 

found on page 86. 

Please enter the identifying number 

of the concert when placing 

your orders. Written ticket reservations 

for all concerts at the 

Beethovenfest Bonn 2009 can be 

submitted from 9 March 2009. 

Advance ticket sales, including 

internet sales, will begin on 

18 April 2009. Before advance 

tickets go officially on sale, 

will process written 

orders in the order in which 

they are received. Please note 

that written orders cannot be 

con firmed before 31 March 2009. 

The tickets will be mailed to you 

from 2 April if payment is made 

by credit card or bank debit. 

If you prefer to pay by wire trans 

fer, we will send you a confirmation 

of your booking with invoice 

upon receipt of your order. 

Payment of the invoice must be 

received on the specified bank 

account within two weeks. The 

tickets will be mailed to you once 

your payment has been received. 

Waiting List: 

When all seats for a concert are 

sold out, the Beethovenfest provides 

a special service: in the internet 

you can enter your name 

(without obligation) on a wait ing 

list for the event in question. You 

will then be informed by email if 

tickets for this concert become 

available. 

evening box office: 

Any remaining tickets can be 

purchased from the box office at 

the performance venue one hour 

before the concert begins. 

Concession rates: 

Children, students and trainees 

below the age of 30, those undergoing 

compulsory military service 

or civilian alternative, jobseekers, 

disabled people and those in 

possession of the »Bonn Ausweis« 

are entitled to a reduction of 50% 

on the ticket price. You are asked 

to produce evidence of such entitlement 

(without having to be 

specifically asked) at the door. 

Fees: 

The ticket prices printed in this 

brochure include a 

handling charge of e 0.75 per 

ticket. Advance booking offices 

also charge 10 percent of the 

ticket price as a booking fee. For 

written and phone reservations 

a n d g e n e r a L I n f o r m a t I o n 

will charge an additional pro cessing 

and mail ing fee of e 2.50 per 

order, or e 4.90 in the case of 

internet book ings. If you wish your 

tickets to be sent by registered 

mail (optional), will 

charge a flat fee of e 6.90. 

general Information: 

Concert tickets cannot be returned 

or exchanged when orders 

are only partially taken up. No 

responsibility is assumed for 

changes in programmes, perfor 

mers, dates or venues. No claim 

for return of tickets may be based 

on such changes. Only when an 

event is cancelled altogether will 

the purchase price be refunded 

upon presentation of the ticket 

within a twomonth period. Latecomers 

are only admitted during 

breaks in the concert. 

Audiovideo recordings: 

No form of recording, whether 

audio, film, video or photograph, 

is permitted, not even for private 

use. In case of violation, the audio 

and video material may be 

confiscated. Some of the con 

certs will be recorded for radio 

and / or television broadcast. 

Concertgoers implicitly declare 

their consent to these recordings 

and to any pictures that might be 

made of them. 

»All ears for half« – 

concert introductions and 

orchestra portraits: 

Some of the concerts playing 

at the Beethovenfest offer the 

chance to be »all ears for half«, 

i.e. there is a chance to experience 

an intro duction to that 

night’s programme half an hour 

before the beginning of the concert. 

Renowned musicologists 

will introduce and explain particularly 

the lesser known works. 

The dates and speakers will be 

published in August in our festival 

magazine and online. 

In addition, on some evenings 

this year orchestra portraits will 

be available, illustrating new 

models of orchestral organization 

and funding. Details will be 

announced in August in our festival 

magazine and on the internet. 

+ + + advance orders will be accepted 

in writing from 9 March! + + + + + + + 

Deutsche Bahn Spezial In collaboration with Deutsche Bahn (the 

Ger man rail network), the Beethovenfest is offering a special ticket 

valid nationwide. This ticket is valid from 2 September and 5 October 

for all inland train services operated by Deutsche Bahn, including ICE 

intercity expresses. Price: 2nd class e 99, 1st class e 159. Tickets can 

be booked by phoning 01805 31 11 53 ** . Keyword: »Beethovenfest« 

* Tickets must be booked at least three days in advance; they are valid for a specified 

train only. The offer is subject to availability. Exchange or refunds before the first day of 

validity possible for a charge of e 15; no exchange or refund after the first day of validity. 

** The hotline is open Mondays to Saturdays from 8 am to 9 pm. 

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Konzertkasse Kaufhof 

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Kunst und 

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FriedrichEbertAllee 4 


0228 – 9 17 12 16 

Opern und Konzertkasse 

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0228 – 77 80 08 

Bad godesBerg 


Koblenzer Str. 61 


0228 – 3 50 50 

Schauspiel Bonn 

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50667 Köln 

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Köln Musik ticket 

Roncalliplatz 

50667 Köln 

0221 – 28 01 

theaterkasse Kaufhof 

Hohe Straße 1 

50667 Köln 

0221 – 2 57 88 11 

Karten und Veranstaltungs 

service KVS 

Wiener Platz 2a 

51065 Köln 

0221 – 9 62 42 41 

LeverKusen 

ticketShop (Feste Feiern) 

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53721 Siegburg 

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Stadtmuseum Siegburg 

Markt 46 


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Konzertkarten 

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e d I t o r I a L 

I n f o r m a t I o n 

Internationale Beethovenfeste Bonn ggmbh 

Ilona Schmiel 

Artistic Director and Manager 

helmut Pojunke 

Business Manager 

KurtSchumacherStraße 3, 53113 Bonn 

Telephone +49228201030, 

Fax +492282010333 

info@beethovenfest.de, www.beethovenfest.de 

editorial Staff: 

Heidi Rogge, Dr. Tilman Schlömp, Karin Stühn 

translation: 

Dr. Michael Scuffil 

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München; www.parole.de 

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Picture copyrights: 

We thank the artists, authors and agents 

for allowing us to reprint the photographs. 

Henning Koepke (Titel) 

Sheila Rock (2, 28) 

BeethovenHausBonn (3) 

Boris Streubel (4, 43) 

Jaqui Way (4, 53) 

Marco Borggreve(4, 29, 31, 49, 58, 71) 

Erna WagnerHehmke / HehmkeWinterer, 

Düsseldorf; Haus der Geschichte, Bonn (5) 

Felix Broede (6, 72) 

Monika Rittershaus (7, 51) 

Delicatessen (8) 

Mathias Bothor (9, 47, 57) 

Karl Forster (10) 

Christoph Giese (13) 

Claudio Kocking (14) 

Manfred Esser (15, 63) 

Klaus Rudolph (16) 

Andreas Ludwig (17) 

Vivien Guy (18) 

Barbara Frommann (21) 

Julia Baier (22) 

Bothur (23) 

Dirk Dunkelberg (26) 

Sasha Gusov (32) 

Alvaro Yanez (33, 56) 

Laion (34) 

Barbara Aumüller (36, 62) 

Gisbert Körner (37) 

Christian Steiner (39) 

Adriane von Carlowitz (41) 

Chris Dawes (48) 

Christian Altorfer (50) 

Marek Beblot (54) 

Gassian (60) 

Gela Megrelidze (61) 

Sabine Hauswirth (64) 

Lorenzo Ceva Vallo (65) 

Matthias Heyde (66) 

Eric Larraydieu (77) 

Nicolas Ruel (80) 

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We reserve the right to make changes. 

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