A festival for everyone with several stages throughout the city. The highlight: At the performance of Beethoven’s Ninth on the main stage on the Münsterplatz, the audience will jointly learn the »Ode to Joy« in sign language.
Sat. 7.9.2024
12:00, Bonn city centre
Opening Party: Clear the Stage for Beethoven
Contributors
- Students and amateurs from Bonn and the region
- Bundesjugendorchester
- World Youth Choir
- Erika Colon artistic director White Hands Chorus Nippon
- Jörn Hinnerk Andresen conductor
Programme
12:00, Münsterplatz
Opening with the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 to join in with sign language, with Bundesjugendorchester, World Youth Choir, Bonn citizens and the sign language choir »Klingende Hände« Euskirchen
12:00–18:00
Free concerts with festival ensembles and young musicians from Bonn and the region on seven stages:
Münsterplatz, Friedensplatz, Remigiuskirche, Remigiusplatz, Namen Jesu Kirche, Beethoven-Haus Bonn, Festival Centre in front of the Kreuzkirche
Supporting programme
13:00, Beethoven-Haus Bonn
Opening of the exhibition Visible »An die Freude« (»To Joy«)
14:00–22:00, Wolfstraße
Our Inside Artist Saman Haddad invites to the exhibition »Vorsicht Stufe« at »4telbar« (Wolfstraße 38) and to a street festival with mixed programme
The event at a glance
What can I expect?
Stage programmes
Festival Centre at the Kreuzkirche
This year’s Beethovenfest Festival Centre will open with a variety of jazz, choral and chamber music.
13:00 Pop-up concert »ich.würde …«
In her new work, composer Miriam Berger lets people from Bonn have their say: What values are particularly important to their lives and what do they want for society and themselves?
Münsterplatz
With Ludwig van Beethoven in mind, eight large orchestras will perform here – from the little »Streichhölzchen« to the German National Youth Orchestra.
12:00 Opening – Ode to join in
Opening with the fourth movement of Beethoven’s ninth symphony for participation in sign language, with the National Youth Orchestra, World Youth Choir, Bonn amateur singers and the Klingende Hände sign language choir from Euskirchen.
Bundesjugendorchester
World Youth Choir
Sign language choir »Klingende Hände« Euskirchen & Bonn amateur singers
Soloists from the World Youth Choir:
Linnéa Sirborn (Sweden) Soprano
Joyce Bastos (Brazil) Alto
Raimer Gil (Venezuela) Tenor
Luca Zink (Germany) Bass
Jörn Hinnerk Andresen conductor
Erika Colon/White Hands Chorus Nippon sign language choir master
14:00 Orchestra meeting
The orchestra of the Ludwig van Beethoven Music School Bonn plays together with youth orchestras from Bonn’s twin cities Potsdam and Opole (Poland). The conductor is Christian Brandenburger from Bonn.
Friedensplatz
This stage is traditionally home to big bands, jazz, Irish folk and brass bands. The finale is an impressive horn ensemble.
Beethoven-Haus
On the stage in front of the Beethoven House, the piano is at the centre of the action.
Namen-Jesu-Kirche
Choirs, chamber music ensembles, accordion, flute and string ensembles. In the Namen-Jesu-Kirche, the city of Bonn’s music school in particular showcases the diversity of its young artists.
Remigiuskirche
Classical repertoire for piano takes centre stage here, along with string ensembles, classical guitar and an accordion orchestra.
Remigiusplatz
At the former site of Beethoven’s baptistery, classical piano music as well as chamber music by string, wind and accordion ensembles will be performed.
Description
Celebrate »Together«: Bonn musicians get a stage at the opening party. From piano solo and brass band to orchestra, the Beethoven successors of today put on a colourful open air concert day. At the start, everyone is invited to learn Beethoven’s »Ode to Joy« in sign language and to perform it with the Bundesjugendorchester (National Youth Orchestra of Germany) and the World Youth Choir on the Münsterplatz. Join the sign language choir by attending the rehearsal workshop before the event.
You can view the photo exhibition »Visible – ›An die Freude‹« (»Visible – ›To Joy‹«) featuring Japan’s White Hands Chorus Nippon with images by Mariko Tagashira in the foyer and in the Chamber Music Hall of the Beethoven-Haus during the opening party (13:00–19:00).
More information and schedule of the opening party will be published here.
In cooperation with Ludwig-van-Beethoven-Musikschule Bonn and Netzwerk Ludwig van B.
