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Cultural events in Bonn

Deutsche Telekom's cultural commitments highlighting the importance of Bonn, Beethoven's birthplace, include the Telekom Beethoven Competition and the Beethovenfest.

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The Beethoven Competition

Deutsche Telekom invites young talents from throughout the world to the competition, which takes place every two years.


International top class: The Telekom Beethoven Competition

Bonn will become the center of the international piano world: Between December 3 and 14, 2025, the Telekom Beethoven Competition (TBC) will bring outstanding young pianists from all over the world to the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven. As a renowned competition, it is dedicated to the legacy of the great composer and at the same time provides inspiration for the music of the future.

Musical excellence and the promotion of young talent

The biennial competition is one of the world's leading competitions for classical pianists. Young talents are given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in front of a top-class international jury and take their careers to a new level. In addition to prize money, they can look forward to major concert engagements and long-term support. Deutsche Telekom is particularly keen to support young pianists, which is why the Group is actively promoting young musical talent with this competition.

Diverse repertoire and artistic challenge

The participants present themselves in several rounds of the competition with a demanding repertoire that covers all facets of Beethoven's oeuvre - from early sonatas to the late masterpieces. The competition demands not only technical perfection, but also a profound musical interpretation.

A highlight for music lovers

The competition rounds are open to the public and offer classical music fans a unique opportunity to experience outstanding young artists live. The highlight is the grand orchestral final, in which the finalists perform Beethoven's piano concertos together with the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. The competition will also be broadcast worldwide via livestream.

Beethoven city Bonn as an inspiring venue

The Telekom Beethoven Competition is organized as a Telekom event in cooperation with the Beethovenfest Bonn and works together with Steinway & Sons as an exclusive partner. The combination of tradition and innovation is reflected not only in the music, but also in the special ambience of the event.

Further information is available at: www.telekom-beethoven-competition.com

Beethovenfest Bonn

Every fall, the city of Bonn honors its most famous son, the great musical genius Ludwig van Beethoven, with a multi-week festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, comprising numerous concerts and a wide range of other events focusing on Beethoven's life and works. A total of more than 2,000 artists perform in the Beethovenfest framework. The festival's program attracts international attention, and it brings over 30,000 visitors to Bonn.

For some time, Deutsche Telekom has been one of the Beethovenfest's main sponsors. The company's commitment to the festival highlights its ties to the Bonn region, and its cultural life, and to the rich musical heritage of Beethoven's birthplace. Again and again, Deutsche Telekom has presented memorable concert experiences during the Beethovenfest, such as performances by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The Group has also makes a point of promoting new and unusual concert formats that help position the Beethovenfest as an innovative music event. Beethovenfest events regularly take place in the Telekom Forum, at the company's Landgrabenweg location on Bonn's east bank of the Rhine River.

Every two years, Deutsche Telekom establishes a direct connection between the Beethovenfest and the renowned Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn (TBCB), in which young pianists show off their skills. The Beethovenfest is the main partner for the piano competition. The links between the Beethovenfest festival and the TBCB boost the attention given to both of the cultural highlights. The piano-competition winners often give their own concerts in the Beethovenfest framework.

One of the special Telekom projects at the Beethovenfest Bonn is the cooperation between the Beethovenfest and Telekom Electronic Beats. Since 2000, the Europe-wide music program has entered into a profound symbiosis with music, design, art, fashion and new technologies and continues to set its own impulses. Since 2022, Telekom and Beethovenfest have been inviting guests to a concert with a top-class live electronic act, curated by Telekom Electronic Beats.

Further information is available at: www.beethovenfest.de/en

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