Vienna is a special city for Ludwig van Beethoven. It was this city that became not only the place of creation, but also the premiere site of most of the works of the greatest composer.

Beethoven arrived in Vienna when he was 22. Now the famous composer is reminded of theaters, the Beethoven Museum, the house-museums in his former apartments and a monument built with the money of Franz Liszt. Beethoven is also buried in Vienna - in the central cemetery of the city.

Beethoven’s anniversary will begin to be celebrated on December 16 - a big musical festival will be held in the city under the slogan “Beethoven for all”.

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra launched a Beethoven concert cycle this fall and will play ten chamber concerts in the Gustav Mahler Hall of the Vienna State Opera before mid-June 2020..

Participants in the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera will perform all the songs of the master at four concerts, which will be held on the weekend of February 1 and 2, 2020.

The Vienna Concerthouse will devote a detailed program to Beethoven, first of all, by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra: the bridge will stretch from the Ninth Symphony, performed on the first day of the New Year, to the re-performance of the Ninth on the New Year's Eve.. Bright moments between these concerts will be the reconstruction of the “Big Concert Academy” in 1808 and the simultaneous concert with the Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn - an open-air event with a teleconference that will connect the two cities of Beethoven - Bonn and Vienna.

Beethoven's only opera Fidelio will be presented in 2020 at two Vienna opera houses. In the Vienna State Opera, this latest edition of the composer's work is in the repertoire of almost every season, but in 2020 the original version will be performed.

The An der Wien Theater, in which Beethoven served and even lived at one time, will turn into a “Place of Remembrance” in 2020, and the Oscar winner Christoph Waltz will present his production of the opera Fidelio (March 16-27). Thus, the composer's work will return to where its premiere took place..

Musikferaine also celebrates Beethoven year and, in addition, the 150th anniversary of its building. Rudolf Buchbinder will play his own cycle from Beethoven’s compositions, Daniel Barenboim will play piano sonatas, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons will play symphonies. As part of the Beethoven Today cycle, Beethoven’s chamber music will be contrasted with the music of our day..

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