Published 17:23 IST, May 21st 2020

Coronavirus pandemic: Beethoven festival postponed to next year

Coronavirus has forced organisers to postpone the Beethovenfest, which was scheduled to be held this year in honour of the music composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Beethovenfest, which was scheduled to be held this year in hour of great German music composer Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birth anniversary has been postponed to year 2021. organisers have planned some events to hold online, while ors have been rescheduled for later this year or for next year. According to current plans, special concert "Missa im Dom" will be recorded and streamed on Internet on August 21, 2020 as a concert without an audience in Cologne Cadral. 

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Every year in autumn Beethoven’s native city of Bonn celebrates Beethovenfest, welcoming top international orchestras, well-kwn soloist, major ensembles, and promising young performers. But this year was special, as it was Beethoven's 250th birth anniversary for which German government h earmarked €27 million ($29.6 million) for nationwide events. coronavirus outbreak forced organisers to reschedule events and in some cases y even h to cancel events. 

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However, with organisers anuncing new dates for festival, it seems y are undeterred by pandemic. March week of Beethovenfest where it all started after it was cancelled a good 24 hours before start of first concert, on instructions of authorities as one of first festivals to be held in course of containment of Coronavirus pandemic. Ludwig van Beethoven is one of most mired music composers in history of Western music. 

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17:23 IST, May 21st 2020