Do you remember the big Beethoven year? Probably not, because the coronavirus put an end to all 250th birthday celebrations. In this co-production with Westfalen Classics, which is celebrating its 25th festival anniversary, we are making up for the Bonn master's birthday in grand style. With an impressive line-up of prominent musicians, we will explore his oeuvre - from the "Kreutzer Sonata" to trios and the septet. Hansa Czypionka will read the master's often grimly barbaric, little-known letters. It will be a very long, but guaranteed never boring evening - and as with the "Ravel Marathon", the audience's endurance will be helped along with food and drink.
Lucas Debargue
Alexandre & David Castro-Balbi
Gernot Süßmuth
Hansa Czypionka (narrator)
In cooperation with WestfalenClassics
Supported by Kultursekretariat NRW Gütersloh
With the kind support of: Sparkasse Hellweg-Lippe, GWL Grundstücks- und Wohnungsbau GmbH Lippstadt, Zeitungsverlag "Der Patriot"
The Word Festival will take place from 30.08.-09.10.2025 in Lippstadt.