Every year in the autumn for a month Beethoven’s native city of Bonn celebrates Beethovenfest, welcoming top international orchestras, well-known soloists, major ensembles and promising young performers. The Beethovenfest has seen renowned Beethoven interpreters and big stars like Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Hélène Grimaud, Paavo Järvi, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Hope and Martin Grubinger. These and many other musicians regularly return to Bonn to perform thought-provoking programmes compiled specifically for the festival which highlight both Beethoven’s output alongside new works echoing what Beethoven did in his era.