Beethoven with all senses – Listening
Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770, lived and composed in Bonn until 1792. Beethoven’s first printed composition appeared as early as 1782. That’s why Bonn is also called Beethoven City. This blog is intended to show that Beethoven can be experienced in Bonn with different senses.
Of course, you can listen to Beethoven in Bonn. For example, at the Beethoven Orchestra, at the Beethoven Festival (Home | Beethovenfest and https://bonn-greeters.org/en/beethovenfest-bonn-not-just-in-2025/), or at the Beethoven Piano Club (Homepage – Beethoven Piano Club). Beethoven’s music from his time in Bonn is regularly played at the Namen Jesu Church (Art and Culture – Namen Jesu Church).
If you want to learn more about Beethoven’s life, we recommend the Beethoven tour (Locations in Bonn | Beethoven Tour). You can read about his history in Bonn on yellow or silver pillars marked with the letters BTHVN. The yellow pillars are chronoscopes where you can watch and listen to short films.
Music is also available to take away on CD: to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Bonn pianist Susanne Kessel (Susanne Kessel – Wikipedia) invited composers worldwide to compose pieces relating to Beethoven (his music, his life, his ideals, etc.). The project 250 piano pieces for Beethoven (250 piano pieces for Beethoven | international composition project – initiated by Susanne Kessel) encouraged composers of all genres to participate, including Wolfgang Niedecken (BAP) and Mike Garson (David Bowie Band).
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