Telekom Beethoven competition

The next competition will take place from 3 - 14 Dec 2025.

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Piano, Passion, Perfection - Inside the Telekom Beethoven Competition

Passion, perfection, and goosebumps?

This documentary takes you deep into the world of the Telekom Beethoven Competition 2023. Young pianists compete for their future, host families open their hearts and homes, and the artistic direction offers a glimpse behind the scenes.

In Beethoven’s birthplace, Bonn, the film reveals the power of his music – connecting, shaping, timeless.

About the Beethoven Competition

Watch our video to experience the highlights of the Telekom Beethoven Competition.

The Art of Fuge Explored

A multimedia project by Filippo Gorini (1st prize 2015) about Bach's last masterpiece with live concerts, lectures, an album and a documentary series published in podcast episodes...

The Art of Fuge Explored

TBC 2025

Upcoming Concerts

8 pm, Konzerthaus, Berlin
April 242025
Brahms&Beethoven: Caleb Borick on tour with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
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8 pm, Rudolf-Oetker-Halle, Bielefeld
April 252025
Brahms&Beethoven: Caleb Borick on tour with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
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8 pm, Landesfunkhaus, Hannover
April 262025
Brahms&Beethoven: Caleb Borick on tour with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
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8 pm, Laiezhalle, Hamburg
April 272025
Brahms&Beethoven: Caleb Borick on tour with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
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8 pm, Meistersingerhalle, Nuremberg
April 282025
Brahms&Beethoven: Caleb Borick on tour with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
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8 pm, Liederhalle, Stuttgart
April 292025
Brahms&Beethoven: Caleb Borick on tour with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
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8 pm, Kurhaus, Wiesbaden
April 302025
Brahms&Beethoven: Caleb Borick on tour with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
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MUSIKEN at Kirchheimbolanden 2025
May 042025
Stefan Cassomenos (2nd Prize 2013) plays Liszt, Mozart and Beethoven
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7.30 pm, NDR-Sendesaal, Hannover
June 032025
Discovering talents: Zhouhui Shen / Piano Recital
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7.30 pm, Robert-Schumann-Saal, Düsseldorf
June 042025
Discovering talents: Zhouhui Shen / Piano Recital
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7.30 pm, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
June 082025
Discovering talents: Zhouhui Shen / Piano Recital
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7.30 pm, Beethoven-Haus Bonn
June 142025
Prize Winners Soirée: Zhouhui Shen and Lovre Marušić / Piano Recital
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Beethoven-Haus-Prize in 2021: Philipp Scheucher
Beethoven-Haus-Prize 2021
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First Prize in 2015: Filippo Gorini
1st Prize 2015, Audience Award 2015, Beethoven-Haus-Prize 2015
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MUSIKEN at Kirchheimbolanden 2025
October 262025
Moritz Winkelmann (3rd Prize in 2015) plays Beethoven and Lachenmann
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