Media information - Beethovenfest Bonn

Media information
Sparkasse KölnBonn and its Stiftung “Ludwig van Beethoven der Sparkasse in
Bonn” support the Beethoven Festival. This year’s theme is “Transformations”.
March 8, 2013
For four weeks this autumn, Bonn will once again be a Mecca for music-lovers of all
ages. Featuring top international orchestras and prominent soloists, renowned
ensembles and talented young artists, the 2013 Beethoven Festival is sure to be feast
for the senses.
Through their subsidies, Sparkasse KölnBonn and its “Stiftung Ludwig von Beethoven
der Sparkasse in Bonn”, which was founded in 1997, are providing essential
sponsoring support for the organization of this major musical event of supraregional
and international significance again this year. “The Festival has become an integral
part of the music scene in the city and the entire region and a highlight on the
international festival calendar,” notes Artur Grzesiek, Chairman of the Executive
Board of Sparkasse KölnBonn. His institution has contributed well over three million
EUR in support of this musical event since the first Beethoven Festival in 1999.
The theme of this year’s Festival is “transformations” in art. Change, evolution and
progression are essential elements not only of music and art but of human life itself.
In music, transformations take place in the form of musical variations, arrangements
and compositional adaptations. That works of music undergo transformations and
changes in every performance, every production and every interpretation is more
than just a truism. It is also the source and foundation of interest in music and the joy
it brings to performing artists and audiences alike. With highly adaptable artists and a
fascinating programme, the Beethoven Festival serves as a shining example of how
transformations keep art alive.
“We look forward again this year to an attractive and unusual musical programme of
the highest quality. It promises a number of new impressions and musical surprises
for our many guests,” says Artur Grzesiek.
Sparkasse KölnBonn
50604 Köln
Hahnenstraße 57, 50667 Köln
Amtsgericht Köln, HRA 7961
Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe
Unternehmenskommunikation
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Tel. Köln: 0221 226 0
Fax Köln: 0221 400 400
Tel. Bonn: 0228 606 0
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