Project description
Germany is preparing to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary in 2020. Performances of his works will be given throughout the country. The project #bebeethoven does not, however, aim to present yet another interpretation of his musical oeuvre, but rather develop and test new musical production methods in the spirit of Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven – one of the most frequently performed composers in the world – had always been an unconventional thinker, a maverick, an entrepreneur who shook up the music scene of his time, developed new artistic formats and was known for snubbing social conventions.
#bebeethoven is about the courage to take artistic risks, about unconventional thinking and the attempt to try out new methods of composition, technique, production, performance, distribution and presentation of classical music in the following areas of artistic work: composition, concert design, interpretation, music and technology, performance and outernational events.
Twelve fellowships
As a contribution to the Beethoven Commemorative Year, the Federal Cultural Foundation provides funding to the PODIUM Esslingen music festival to establish twelve one-and-a-half-year fellowships for international artists. The production partners support the fellows by involving them in their internal operations, for example, with respect to infrastructure, staffing, orchestra performances, rehearsals etc. The participating partners are likely to include the Ensemble Resonanz in Hamburg, the ZKM │ Institute for Music and Acoustics in Karlsruhe, Operadagen Rotterdam & Muziektheater Transparant, Radialsystem V in Berlin, CTM Festival in Berlin and the Tonhalle Zürich.
Networking and exchange
The PODIUM Esslingen music festival will ensure that the fellows are well-networked with each other and can engage in creative dialogue. The artistic results of the programme will be presented at two large final events – the first during the PODIUM Esslingen music festival and the second during a Beethoven commemorative programme in Bonn in autumn 2020. The digital magazine and the concluding documentation titled “book of beethoven” will present the artistic research and development process of twelve projects in various formats, e.g. podcasts, video films and blogs. This multimedia overview will address the questions, challenges and opportunities, identified by the artists, and make them available to the greater public.
The Federal Cultural Foundation has allocated 1.5 million euros to finance the project #bebeethoven from 2017 to 2020.
Events
No upcoming events at present
Previous events
17 October, 2020 : #bebeethoven: Eröffnungskonzert
Großer Auftakt mit allen 12 Fellows
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
16 October, 2020 to 24 October, 2020: #bebeethoven - Konzerte und Performances
Abschlusspräsentationen der Fellows & Ausstellung "Welcome to #bebeethoven"
Verschiedene Orte, Bonn
6 October, 2020 to 15 October, 2020: PODIUM Festival 2020 mit #bebeethoven-Schwerpunkt
Abschlusspräsentationen der Fellows, Debatten, Experimente & Ausstellung "Welcome to #bebeethoven"
Verschiedene Orte, Esslingen
18 January, 2020 : #bebeethoven-Showcase: Sinn_Suche
Konzerte & Talk zu zeitgemäßen Erzählformen in der Musik
resonanzraum St. Pauli, Bunker Feldstraße , Hamburg
5 October, 2019 to 6 October, 2019: #bebeethoven-Showcase mit Konzerten, Performances und Debatten
Er ist wieder Da-Da-Da-Daaa
Radialsystem, Berlin
2 March, 2019 : #bebeethoven-Showcase mit u.a. Kaan Bulak, Kollektiv Quadrature und Michael Rauter
Konzertbeiträge, Performances und Gespräche (zu Kunst, Musik & Künstliche Intelligenz)
ZKM, 14 Uhr , Karlsruhe
27 November, 2018 : Konzert "Momentum" im Rahmen der Reihe "Im Foyer"
Musik-Performance "Momentum" (19 Uhr)
Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Foyer, Franckeplatz 2 , Halle(Saale)
7 November, 2018 : #bebeethoven-Showcase
Konzerte, Gespräche, Präsentationen
Beethoven-Haus, 20 Uhr , Bonn
30 October, 2018 : Aufführung des neuen Werks für "Augmented Piano" von Fellow Kaan Bulak
mit dem Ensemble Reflektor
Konzerthaus Berlin, Werner-Otto-Saal , Berlin
28 September, 2018 to 29 September, 2018: #bebeethoven-Showcase: Konzerte u.a. verschiedener Fellows
Radialsystem V, Berlin
18 August, 2018 : #bebeethoven-Showcase
Konzerte & Talks zum Thema "Mut"
Kloster, Bebenhausen
23 May, 2018 : #bebeethoven-Präsentation und Launch des #bebeethoven-Magazins
Villa Nagel, Esslingen
26 April, 2018 to 5 May, 2018: Diverse #bebeethoven-Showcases im Rahmen des Podium Esslingen Festivals
Verschiedene Orte, Esslingen
2 April, 2018 : Uraufführung "Interactive Symphony No. 1" von Fellow Koka Nikoladze mit dem Ensemble Resonanz
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal, Hamburg
28 February, 2018 : Cyber-Music-Night: Mensch-Musik-Maschine
silent green Kulturquartier, Berlin
6 October, 2017 : 2. Kickoff mit Talks, Konzerten und Präsentationen der Fellows
silent green Kulturquartier, Berlin
16 September, 2017 to 17 September, 2017: 1. Kickoff mit Festakt, Talks, Konzerten und Präsentationen der Fellows
Altes Rathaus, Esslingen
Contact
Steven Walter
Artistic director
PODIUM Esslingen
Heilbronner Straße 11/1a
73728 Esslingen am Neckar
Tel.: +49 711 36 55 77 50
post@podiumfestival.de (external link, opens in a new window)
und
www.podiumfestival.de (external link, opens in a new window)
Antonia Lahmé
Kulturstiftung des Bundes
Franckeplatz 2
06110 Halle (Saale)
Tel.: 0345 – 2997 117
E-mail to Antonia Lahmé