Beethoven in Baden
Events from April to December 2024
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Beethovenhaus
Events from April to December 2024
The Ninth - from Baden to the world!
Beethoven's Ninth celebrates its 200th anniversary. Significant parts of this famous symphony were compose in Baden. Why was this work so revolutionary? Why it is still one of the most frequently performed works of classical music today? As one of the main places of origin, Baden is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the premiere of the Ninth with a wide range of events this year. In many respects, Beethoven pushes the possibilities of music and its performance to the extreme in his last symphony. It is the longest to date, the first with full voices, and he pushes the instruments and the voices to their limits. Equally impressive is the deeply humanistic, unifying basic idea of this masterpiece, which culminates in the “Ode an die Freude”. “Alle Menschen werden Brüder...” is probably more topical than ever today and could serve as a model for many a current political leader.
Composed by a great genius who was almost completely deaf by the time it was finished. When the Ninth was finally premiere at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna on May 7, 1824, it was both a triumph and a tragedy. When the cheering ovations from the audience broke out after the final chord, it was a touching, heart-rending scene. Second conductor Beethoven stands with his back to the auditorium, the fortissimo cheers remain hidden from him. It is only when the singer Caroline Unger turns him to face the audience that he notices the euphoric reaction in the hall. A broad cultural approach chosen for the series of Beethoven events to mark the anniversary year of the Ninth. Be it the “European Anthem” - Beethoven Klangwolken or the modern musical interpretations with saxophone and electronics by Peter Natterer, the special exhibition in the Beethoven House with original letters, the academic lectures and interpretations of this revolutionary masterpiece or the themed tours in the footsteps of the brilliant composer, all of the events follow an outstanding standard of quality.
A real feast for all Beethoven lovers and those who might want to become one.
Annual program 2024
27 April to 3 November
Special exhibition “The path of the Ninth - from Baden to the world”. Based on two letters that Beethoven wrote in Baden in September 1823, this small special exhibition shows the significance of the Ninth from its premiere to the present day. To this day, the Ninth Symphony, which also had its origins in Baden, continues to move people all over the world.
Location: Beethovenhaus Baden
Admission: € 8,-
May 1, 6 p.m.
Peter Natterer at the Beethoventempel
With saxophone and electronics, Peter Natterer interprets works such as Beethoven's 9th Symphony as well as his own compositions, creating improvised clouds of sound high above the rooftops of the city - sometimes delicate and lyrical, sometimes charged and intense.
Location: Beethoventempel/Kurpark
Free admission!
May 4, 2 p.m.
Themed tour - 200 years of the Ninth, Beethoven’s ninth celebrates its 200th anniversary. Significant parts of this famous symphony composed in Baden. How did the public at its premiere receive this work? Why was this work so revolutionary? Why it is still one of the most frequently performed works of classical music today? These questions explored during the themed tour.
Ticket: € 3,-
Dates: first Saturday of the month, 2 p.m. (May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5 and November 2)
May 7, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Open day - admission free! On the 200th anniversary of the premiere of the Ninth Symphony, the first performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony took place as the Great Musical Academy on May 7, 1824 at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. The melody and text of the final chorus, the ode “To Joy”, are world-famous. The instrumental version is also the anthem of the European Union.
Beethoven wrote significant parts of this symphony in the summers of 1821, 1822 and 1823 in Baden. During these summers, he lived in Rathausgasse in what is now the Beethovenhaus Baden. The Biedermeier-style living quarters provide an insight into the composer's life and surroundings in the town of Baden, where he was a long-time spa guest.
Venue: Beethovenhaus Baden
Free admission!
May 7, 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
“European Anthem” - Beethoven Klangwolke in Baden. On the occasion of the premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphony on May 7, 1824 in the “k. k.- Theater nahe dem Kärntnertor”, the municipality of Baden invites you to a Klangwolke, as Beethoven created large parts of his 9th in Baden! The official anthem of the European Union will be three times in Baden on this festive day.10.30 a.m.: Orangery in Doblhoffpark
15:00: Kurpark
18:00: Kurpark
Admission free!
May 13, 7 p.m.
“Kiki van Beethoven” by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt with Andrea Schramek. A solo play with depth and humour, a touching fable about rediscovering the joy of life and the healing power of Ludwig van Beethoven's music.
Venue: Theater am Steg
10 June, 7 p.m.
Peter NattererThrough his extraordinary oeuvre, Ludwig van Beethoven has inscribed himself deeply into the general musical DNA. This is not only ever-present among fans of classical music, but also inspires musicians who are more at home in jazz clubs than on classical stages. Saxophonist Peter Natterer and pianist Philippine Duchateau will interpret works by Beethoven, in particular his ninth Symphony, in their own way - respectfully and fearlessly: Haus der Kunst
June 16, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
“All people will...” Interactive musical event on the Ninth with Marialena Fernandes on the fortepiano The European anthem that unites peoples as the starting point for a musical, intergenerational event for young and old (from 10 years old). Marialena Fernandes inspires different age groups for Beethoven and his music with her temperament and musical passion, whereby the interaction of the participants is very important to her. At the Beethovenhaus Baden, she will make the fortepiano, on which Beethoven already played, sing and speak and everyone will leave the Beethovenhaus with the exciting sounds of the Ninth Symphony in their hearts
Venue: Beethovenhaus Baden
Admission: € 12, - / Bis 18 Jahre frei!
Dates: June 16 and September 15 2024, 11-12 a.m.
June 19, 7 p.m.
Leopold Mayer with “Schwingungen I” - Music Lounge at the Theater am Steg. Between worm and cherub, Beethoven's “IX” is a work of extremes. In many respects, Beethoven pushes the possibilities of music and its performance to the extreme in his last symphony. It is the longest to date, the first with vocal parts; he also pushes the instruments and especially the vocal parts to their limits. Can the question of why be answered conclusively?
Venue: Theater am Steg
Admission:
June 19, 7 p.m.
Beethoven's view of the stars - his last orchestral works His last orchestral works. Op 123 (Missa Solemnis), 124 (Overture The Consecration of the House) and 125 (Ninth Symphony).
Prof. Dr. Birgit Lodes is Professor of Historical Musicology at the University of Vienna
Location: Beethovenhaus Baden
Admission: Adults: € 12, - / Reduced (pupils, students): € 8,-
July 25, 7 p.m.
Delicious works, the most excellent of his compositions Beethoven and the marketing of the works of his Academy on 7 May 1824. Lecture by Dr. Julia Ronge, doctor of musicology and curator of the collection at the Beethoven-Haus Bonn.
Location: Beethovenhaus Baden
Tickets: Adults: € 25, - / Reduced (pupils, students): € 12,-
September 23, 7 p.m.
“Vibrations” - “The Ninth” - a “magic number” in the history of the symphony? – Musiklounge. Yes, Haydn and Mozart also wrote an “IX” - and after him, Bruckner, Dvořák, Mahler and Shostakovich wrote “theirs”. Are they less “special” than Beethoven's numbered ones, or do they “benefit” from the magic of this number that emanates from Beethoven?
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September 25, 7 p.m.
Götz Bury & Das erste Wiener Mehrwegensemble The sculptor and performance artist Götz Bury has a soft spot for music. He has already transformed entire houses into bodies of sound. Using the resulting second-hand instruments, the First Viennese Reusable Ensemble, represented here by Martin Kubaczek (violin), Elisas Seijun Kim (viola) and Maria Frodl (cello). The First Viennese Multi-Way Ensemble plays string trios by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Admission:
October 1, 7 p.m.
Markus Geiselhart at Haus der Kunst. The composer and performer serves up a modern version of Beethoven and his ninth Symphony.
Location: Haus der Kunst
Admission:
October 3, 7 p.m.
Ninth Symphony - piano version by Franz Liszt - CONCERT with Camilla Köhnken, fortepiano Camilla Köhnken, internationally active pianist and teacher (currently at the mdw Vienna) regularly gives concerts in Bonn, at the Beethoven-Haus Bonn. The Beethovenhaus Baden is now delighted to welcome her to the Beethovenhaus Baden with the ninth Symphony.
Venue: Beethovenhaus Baden
Admission: Adults: € 25, - / Reduced (pupils, students): € 12,-
October 9, 7 p.m.
“Was ist ein schöner Götterfunken” - Einiges über die Freude by and with Johannes Leopold MayerSchiller's “Ode to Joy” is an ecstatic “punch song” - the poet himself called it that. What kind of joy do he and Beethoven sing about and how does it sound elsewhere?
Venue: Haus der Kunst
Admission:
October 17, 7 p.m.
“vielleicht hat Karl Schillers gedichte” - Karl van Beethoven as a member of the composer's team - LECTURE by Dr. Beate Angelika Kraus “vielleicht hat Karl Schillers Gedichte” (quote from an entry in Ludwig van Beethoven's conversation book, BKh 2, p. 334). Karl van Beethoven as a member of the composer's team Dr. Beate A. Kraus, musicologist and Romance philologist, is a well-known Beethoven expert and a renowned research assistant in the archives of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn.
Venue: Beethovenhaus Baden
Admission: Adults: € 12, - / Reduced (pupils, students): € 8,-
December 17, 7 p.m.
“Beethoven total” Views and insights on Beethoven's ninth Symphony Johannes Leopold Mayer talks with Doris and Karin Adam, Norbert Pfafflmeyer and Martin Först.
Location: Haus der Kunst
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