- A concert with the Musiciens du Louvre, who breathe brilliant life into Baroque, Classical and Romantic music
- A concert with pianist Francesco Tristano, virtuosic melder of classical and techno music
- Once again, Deutsche Telekom is supporting the student manager project as part of the Beethovenfest
Deutsche Telekom plans to enrich the 2017 Beethovenfest Bonn (taking place from September 8 to October 1) with two fascinating evening concerts. On September 30, in a concert in the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB), the Les Musiciens du Louvre orchestra, conducted by Sébastien Rouland, will present works by Joseph Haydn, Hector Berlioz, Charles Gounod and Jacques Offenbach. Two weeks earlier, on September 16, in a concert in the Telekom Forum on Landgrabenweg, pianist Francesco Tristano will present an evening concert program that promises to be both inspiring and unusual. Tristano specializes in virtuosically melding classical music with techno music – with modern techno living up to its real potential. His concert is being organized by eight school students taking part in the "student manager" project. The motto for this year's Beethovenfest is “Distant Beloved” ("Ferne Geliebte").
The French ensemble Les Musiciens du Louvre, founded in 1982, focuses especially on bringing new life to music of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, playing on period instruments. Les Musiciens du Louvre have gained an international reputation for their interpretations of important composers. The orchestra's conductor, Sébastien Rouland,
has earned a reputation in his own right as an enthusiastic and honest exponent of the great French composers, especially Rameau, Offenbach, Massenet and Poulenc. Rouland has also conducted the ensemble in interpretations of works by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Wagner, Britten, Glass and many other composers. Rouland is a regular guest conductor in French and German opera houses, and he has conducted numerous European orchestras.
For the second of its two concert evenings, Deutsche Telekom has again planned a treat that promises to be both unusual and inspiring. Pianist Francesco Tristano, a Luxembourg native who is now based in Barcelona, presents virtuosic meldings of classical and modern musical languages that make for fascinating musical experiences. His audiences have received his innovative interpretations very enthusiastically, time and again, and his concert figures to be among the highlights of this year's Beethovenfest.
Francesco Tristano's concert is being organized by eight young people who are upper-grade students at six secondary schools in Bonn. They are this year's participants in the Beethovenfest student manager project, which Deutsche Telekom has been supporting for the past seven years. In the multi-month project, a team of Bonn school students organize one of the concerts in the main festival program, including arranging the financing and marketing of the concert.
The young people carry out all of the important organizational functions involved in this task, with support and assistance from the festival staff. In the process, they meet with sponsors, conduct negotiations with artists, agencies and cooperating partners and organize supporting publicity such as press events. They also take roles in program design and venue-concept development. They develop their own Internet presence for "their" concert, design flyers and posters and communicate to the public via social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. And they plan and carry out a supporting educational program.
The Beethovenfest student manager project has received a number of awards, and it is now an integral part of the festival. In preparation for their tasks, the young people attend special training events – on subjects such as presentation techniques and marketing concepts – and participate in video training courses and in workshops. By supporting this project, and serving as a main sponsor for the festival, a key cultural event in Bonn, Deutsche Telekom highlights its ties to Bonn and the surrounding region. Deutsche Telekom is active in Bonn in numerous ways, and it acts on its social responsibility in the area via multiple projects.
One such project, and one with an international following and close ties to Bonn, the "Beethoven city," is the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn. This event, a renowned piano competition for young pianists between the ages of 18 and 32, will take place this year from December 1 to 9, 2017. The application period runs until May 15 of this year. From all submitted applications, a high-profile admission committee will select a total of 28 participants. The competition winner will receive a prize of 30,000 euros, along with the opportunity to perform on December 16, 2017 during the Beethoven Night of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn. Prizewinners also receive a range of additional opportunities to showcase their abilities in solo concerts and as soloists with orchestras worldwide. On June 14, two prizewinners from the 2015 Beethoven Competition Bonn will give a soirée concert in the Beethoven-Haus Bonn. Moritz Winkelmann and Ben Cruchley will play works by Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann.
For further information about the Beethovenfest Bonn and for tickets to the concerts, visit www.beethovenfest.de and www.schuelermanager-beethovenfest.de.
For further information about the International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, visit www.telekom-beethoven-competition.de/en.
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