Programme 2009 (PDF) - 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
B
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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Wed 16 sePt 8 Pm
Beethoven-haus
For the first time Beethovenfest
Bonn presents all 32 of Beetho­
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thu 17 sePt 8 Pm
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,
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specialists on historic performance
practices with the »Ham­
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tue 22 sePt 8 Pm
Beethoven-haus
merklavier«, are taking the plunge
with the »New Testament« of
piano literature: Andrea Lucchesini,
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Wed 23 sePt 8 Pm
Beethoven-haus
who is at home with Viennese
Classicism as well as modern
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thu 24 sePt 8 Pm
Beethoven-haus
music, Andreas Staier, who has
worked with Christine Schornsheim
and Alexander Melnikov on
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mon 28 sePt 8 Pm
Beethoven-haus
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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