IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BEETHOVEN A 250TH

ANNIVERSARY TOUR SEPTEMBER 7-21, 2020 TOUR LEADER: DR TOM FORD PRELIMINARY ITINERARY

Overview Academy Travel is delighted to offer the Beethoven 250th Anniversary Tour. Join us as the world celebrates the birth of this extraordinary composer. This visits Bonn, Cologne, Dresden, Leipzig, Prague, Český Krumlov and Vienna. Follow in Beethoven’s Footsteps from his birthplace in Bonn to Vienna and, immerse yourself in the cultural, artistic and musical world of each city. Although Beethoven is the inspiration for our tour, the musical palette is much broader than this, and the tour is designed to appeal to those with an interest in western classical music of all periods. The itinerary features performances of opera and orchestral music in some of Europe’s leading music venues. The music of Beethoven forms the basis of five of the nine scheduled performances we will be attending, and we expect further Beethoven works to be included when the Prague and Vienna programs are announced. Our musical experience commences with the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. We continue to Dresden for a complete cycle of the Beethoven Piano Concerti conducted by Marek Janowski and featuring award winning pianist, Seong-Jin Cho. Attracting performers from around the world, the annual Dvorak Festival will take place during the Prague section of our tour. Vienna was the centre of one of Europe’s great empires and has an extraordinary cultural legacy, from the music of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, to the psychology of Freud and the art and architecture of Gustav Klimt and Otto Wagner. While there has always been great wealth for the cultural traveller in Vienna, with the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, the city will be alive with performances and exhibitions honouring Beethoven’s outstanding musical legacy. Centrally located four- and five-star hotels have been carefully selected for this tour. Best-available seating for performances, pre-performance talks, walking tours, excellent cuisine and, museum visits are all included. Like all Academy Travel tours, there will be a maximum of 20 people in our party.

Your tour leader Dr Tom Ford is a specialist in classical music, with a PhD on Mozart. He is currently PR and media manager (classics / jazz) for Universal Music Australia.

Tom has written extensively on classical music, penning articles that have covered topics from Mozart and Beethoven to Gilbert and Sullivan. Tom has also been a broadcaster on 5MBS Adelaide and also 3MBS Fine Music in Melbourne, where he was also their Sponsorship and Marketing Manager.

“Tom Ford is exceptional… his music lectures on Beethoven were

informative and enhanced with musical excerpts.”

- Feedback from Bonn to Vienna: In the Footsteps of Beethoven, May 2016

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BEETHOVEN A 250TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Tour dates: September 7-21, 2020

Tour leader: Dr Tom Ford

Tour Price: $9,600 per person, twin share

Single Supplement: $1,800 for sole use of double room

Booking deposit: $500 per person

Recommended airline: Emirates

Maximum places: 20

Itinerary: Bonn (3 nights), Dresden (4 nights), Prague (3 nights), Vienna (4 nights)

Date published: October 25, 2019

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For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Jemma York at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email jemma@academytravel.com.au

PERFORMANCE PROGRAM Best available tickets to nine outstanding orchestral and opera performances are included. Final program details for all performances will be confirmed by early 2020.

Bonn, Beethoven Festival

The Orchestra Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and pianist Igor Levit in a concert of Busoni and Beethoven

Pianists Hinrich Alpers and Boris Bloch playing Franz Liszt’s virtuosic transcriptions of Beethoven’s Second and Fifth Symphonies

Dresden

We enjoy a complete cycle of the Beethoven’s piano concerti over three performances, with competition-winning pianist Seong-Jin Cho, conducted by Marek Janowski and the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra at the Kulturpalast Performance 1: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62, Piano Concerto

No. 1 in C major, Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Performance 2: Egmont Overture, Op. 84, Piano Concerto

No. 2 in B major, Piano Concerto No.4 in G major Performance 3: Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor –

‘Appassionata’, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major

Prague, Dvorák Festival

Two concerts in the splendid Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum

Vienna

An opera at the Vienna State Opera

A concert at either the Golden Hall of the Musikverein or the Konzerthaus

Above: the Vienna State Opera

Above: Dvořák Hall, home of the Czech Philharmonic

Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B, L and D. Monday 7 September Arrival Bonn

Meet your tour leader Tom Ford for early drinks and canapes in the hotel at 6.00pm. Overnight Bonn (D)

Tuesday 8 September Beethoven in Bonn – Performance I

Bonn is synonymous with Beethoven and the Beethoven Museum has become a place of pilgrimage for music lovers across the globe. The museum houses the largest Beethoven collection in the world and was recently reopened in 2019 to showcase a wonderful new permanent exhibition. After a pre-performance talk and our visit to the Beethoven Museum, our guided walking tour takes us to Bonn Minster, the University and, another of the city’s architectural jewels, the Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) on the Bonn Marktplatz. At the conclusion of the guided tour, we enjoy a welcome lunch in a local restaurant. We return to the hotel for time at leisure before our evening concert. Overnight Bonn (B, L)

Performance details Venue: World Conference Centre, Bonn Program: Beethoven and Busoni Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano Performers: Orchestra Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Igor Levit, piano

Wednesday 9 September Cologne – Performance II

Cologne was founded by the Romans as a key part of their defensive network to protect their Empire from the Germanic tribes. However, it quickly became a major trading city and the gateway between Roman and German worlds. This morning we explore the city’s Roman and German heritage on our walking tour. We visit the spectacular Cathedral which houses priceless works of art, including the 12th-century Reliquary of the Magi by Nicholas of Verdun and stained-glass windows designed by Gerhard Richter. After a break for lunch, we visit the world-class Museum Ludwig, which has the third largest collection of paintings by Picasso in the world, the largest collection of Russian modernism outside of Russia, and an excellent collection of contemporary European art. We return to Bonn in

Above: a large bronze statue of Ludwig van Beethoven that stands on the Münsterplatz in Bonn, Beethoven's birthplace Below: Cologne Cathedral across the Rhine

Tour start & finish time

The tour begins at 6.00pm on Monday 7 September, in the Hilton Hotel, Bonn.

The tour ends after breakfast on Monday 21 September, in the Hotel Steigenberger-Herrenhof, Vienna.

Above: the lavish mirrored chamber inside Falkenlust Hunting Lodge, in Brühl Below: the Frauenkirche, Church of Our Lady, is a Lutheran church with a tradition of spiritual music on Sundays

the late afternoon before our evening performance. Overnight Bonn (B)

Performance details Venue: World Conference Centre, Bonn Program: Liszt, Transcriptions of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D major and Symphony No. 5 in C minor Performers: Heinrich Alpers, piano, Boris Bloch, piano

Thursday 10 September FALKENLUST Hunting Lodge

This morning we travel to the Falkenlust Hunting Lodge. Falkenlust is a small gem, whose somewhat severe classical exterior belies an exuberant Rococo interior. Its perfectly preserved rooms are lavishly appointed, with the sumptuously fashioned cabinets already admired by the young Mozart in 1763, who made note of the mirrored chamber in his diary. After our visit, we transfer to Dusseldorf Airport where we board our flight for Dresden. This evening we enjoy dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight Dresden (B, D)

Friday 11 September Dresden History and Architecture – Performance III

After our talk in the hotel, we take a guided tour of Dresden’s Old Town, ending at the historic Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault). Housing one of the world’s finest collections of treasures in Europe and, in keeping with the splendid Baroque architecture the Grünes Gewölbe displays some 3000 free-standing objects in rooms devoted to specific materials such as ivory and amber, and suites of gems classified by colour. After lunch you may wish to visit the Neues Grünes Gewölbe (new Green vault), displaying individual exhibits with cutting-edge presentation. Inspired by Heinrich von Collin’s play Coriolan, Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 is featured in our evening performance. Overnight Dresden (B)

Performance details Venue: Kulturpalast, Dresden Program: Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, Op. 62, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Conductor: Marek Janowski Performers: Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Saturday 12 September Leipzig – Performance IV

Our excursion to Leipzig will acquaint us with the most prominent musical figures associated with the city. Wagner was born here, Mendelssohn established the Leipzig Conservatorium, and Johann Sebastian Bach worked in Leipzig from 1723- 1750. Other eminent composers with strong Leipzig connections include Robert and Clara Schumann, Gustav Mahler, Hanns Eisler and Edvard Grieg. Following the tour, we enjoy lunch in the Auerbachs Keller, an historic restaurant, in the heart of Leipzig's Old Town, which was immortalised in a

scene from Goethe’s Faust. Goethe’s writing inspired Beethoven not only by virtue of the content, but also by the rhythm of the language and, during 1809 and 1810, Beethoven composed both the overture and the incidental music to Goethe’s play Egmont. Tonight, Beethoven’s powerful Egmont Overture Op. 84 is featured in our evening concert. Overnight Dresden (B)

Performance details Venue: Kulturpalast, Dresden Program: Beethoven, Egmont Overture, Op. 84, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major, Piano Concerto No.4 in G major Conductor: Marek Janowski Performers: Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Sunday 13 September Dresden Fine Art – Performance V

After breakfast, we enjoy a guided visit of the Dresden Semperoper and a visit to the superb Gallery of Old Masters. The Electors and Kings of Saxony amassed a breathtaking collection of masterpieces including works by Raphael, Giorgione, Titian, Van Eyck, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. It is therefore not surprising that in 1768, Wolfgang von Goethe said: ‘I entered this shrine, and my amazement exceeded any preconceived idea!’. Tonight, pianist Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 17th International Chopin Competition, will feature in an all-Beethoven concert. Overnight Dresden (B)

Performance details Venue: Kulturpalast, Dresden Program: Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor – ‘Appassionata’, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Conductor: Marek Janowski Performers: Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Monday 14 September Wagner Museum

Today we depart Dresden and travel to Prague via Graupa. Here we enjoy a private viewing of the newly renovated Wagner Museum. This interactive museum provides a unique framework for exploring the life, works and creative processes of this extraordinary composer. Set in the stunning landscape of the Elbe Valley is the picturesque town of Pirna where we take a break for lunch in the historic city centre. On arrival in Prague there will be time to relax before dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight Prague (B, D)

Tuesday 15 September Prague – Performance VI

The elegant city of Prague, with its skyline of gothic spires and narrow cobbled streets, is one of Europe’s best-preserved cities. After a talk on this evening’s performance, we take a guided tour to explore the labyrinth of medieval cobbled stone streets of the Old Town including the Municipal House, the finest example of Art Nouveau architecture in Prague, with its wonderful concert

Above: Dresden’s grand Semperoper Below: pianist Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 17th International Chopin Competition

hall named in honour of Smetana. There will be time at leisure to further explore this city before our evening performance. Overnight Prague (B)

Performance details Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague Program: Dvorak Festival repertoire to be announced early 2020

Wednesday 16 September Prague Art and Architecture – Performance VII

For hundreds of years, Prague Castle was the seat of Bohemian royalty. During our guided walking tour of the huge complex we visit St Vitus Cathedral, Vladislav Hall and tiny Golden Lane. We then continue on to the strikingly situated palace of the famous Lobkowicz family, who were important patrons of Beethoven amongst others. Highlights from the Museum include works by Canaletto, Brueghel the Elder, Cranach, and Velázquez; an impressive display of family and royal portraits; fine porcelain, ceramics and rare decorative arts from the 16th to 20th centuries; and musical instruments and original scores and manuscripts, the highlights including the scores of Beethoven’s 4th and 5th symphonies. Overnight Prague (B)

Performance details Venue: Rudolfinum Program: Dvorak Festival repertoire to be announced early 2020

Thursday 17 September Ceský Krumlov

This morning we depart Prague for Vienna, stopping en route in the picturesque town of Český Krumlov. Český Krumlov, a listed UNESCO World Heritage site, is regarded as one of the finest historic towns in Bohemia and has over three hundred protected medieval buildings. Ruled by the Rožmberk dynasty for three centuries, it retains its medieval aspect and is attractively situated on the Vltava River amidst rolling hills. We take a guided walking tour of the old town and the impressive castle complex. The highlight of our visit is the superbly preserved baroque theatre. After the tour, you will enjoy free time for lunch before we continue to Vienna. Overnight Vienna (B, D)

Friday 18 September Beethoven’s Vienna – Performance VIII

Vienna is a city with an impressive musical legacy. Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Mahler are among the celebrated composers who lived and worked here. After this morning’s pre-performance talk, we take a walking tour in the Old Town of Vienna. We continue to the Beethoven Museum in the village of Heiligenstadt where the young Beethoven wrote the so-called ‘Heiligenstadt Testament’ in which he expressed his despair over his growing deafness. It was here that Beethoven developed some of his most important works including Piano Sonata Op. 31, No.2 (‘The Tempest’), the

Above: the Baroque Charles Bridge that crosses the Vltava river to Prague’s old town; and a view of the Vltava River in Cesky Krumlov, one of Europe’s most picturesque towns Below: the superbly preserved baroque theatre in Cesky Krumlov

‘Prometheus’- Variations Op. 35, and his first sketches for Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 (‘Eroica’). We return to Vienna where you may wish to continue your Beethoven journey by visiting Pasqualati House, or return to your hotel for time at leisure before the evening performance at the Vienna State Opera. Overnight Vienna (B)

Performance details Venue: Vienna State Opera Program: To be announced early 2020

Saturday 19 September Art in Vienna – Performance IX

Vienna’s museums have phenomenal collections, many of which have developed from the Habsburg period. After a talk on this evening’s performance, we visit the Kunsthistorisches Museum, housing an impressive collection of Old Masters. Brimming with works by Europe’s finest painters, sculptors and artisans, the Kunsthistorisches Museum occupies a neoclassical building as sumptuous as the art it contains. Its many highlights include Roger van der Weyden's Crucifixion triptych, a Memling altarpiece, and Jan van Eyck's portrait of Cardinal Albergati. The picture gallery has 16th- and 17th-century works by German, Dutch, Flemish, and Italian greats. The afternoon is at leisure before our evening performance. Overnight Vienna (B)

Performance details Venue: Musikverein or Vienna Konzerthaus Program: Program to be announced early 2020

Sunday 20 September Beethoven and the Vienna Woods

We depart Vienna in the late morning and drive to the charming spa town of Baden-Bei-Wien. In the summers of 1821-1823, Beethoven lodged at Rathausgasse 10, where he composed important sections of his Ninth Symphony. After our visit to the Beethoven Museum, there may be time to visit the monastery at Heiligenkreuz, the oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monastery in the world. We return to Vienna for our farewell dinner in one of the city’s local restaurants. Overnight Vienna (B, D)

Monday 21 September Departure

The tour ends after breakfast. Please consult your individual travel documents for your outbound journey. (B)

Above: Inside the Pasqualatihaus, where Beethoven worked on his 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th symphonies, among others, and above all on his opera “Fidelio” Below: Willibrord Joseph Mähler’s portrait of a younger Ludwig van Beethoven, (1804/1805), held in Vienna’s Beethoven Museum

Hotels Hotels have been selected principally for their central location and close proximity to performance venues. All hotels are excellent four-star properties with contemporary and stylish design features.

Bonn, Hotel Hilton (3 nights)

The four-star Hilton Bonn offers spectacular views from its location on the Rhine. The hotel has a swimming pool, bar and gym and is only a short walk to many museums and galleries, including the Beethoven-Haus museum. www3.hilton.com/en/

Dresden, Hotel Innside Melia (4 nights)

The four-star Hotel Innside Melia is located in Dresden's historic Old Town. A modern-contemporary design hotel, the 6th-floor Sky-Bar offers views of the Frauenkirche. www.melia.com/en/

Prague, Hotel Clarion (3 nights)

The four-star Clarion Hotel is located in the Old Town of Prague, only a 5-minute walk from the Old Town Square and Náměstí Republiky. The hotel has an extensive terrace with views of the historical centre and Prague Castle. www.clarionhotelpragueoldtown.com/en/

Vienna, Hotel Steigenberger Herrenhof (4 nights)

Built in 1913, the five-star Hotel Steigenberger Herrenhof is located in the centre of the first district of Vienna, only a few steps from the Hofburg Imperial Palace and a short walk to St Stephen's Cathedral. steigenberger-herrenhof.h-rez.com/

Weather on Tour September is generally a pleasant time to travel with mild days, some chance of rain and, usually reliably sunny weather. As we travel around the countryside, average temperatures should range between 14 and 19 degrees. Night times are cooler, with temperatures dropping into the single digits with an average of around 7 degrees, so be sure to pack warmer clothing for the evening performances.

Above: the magnificent main staircase inside Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum Below: Heiligenkreuz Abbey, the oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monastery located in the village of Heiligenkreuz in the southern part of the Vienna woods

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Participation criteria for this tour

This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day on most days, including longer walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one night stops or several internal flights. You should be able to: keep up with the group at all times walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only

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If you are more than 80 years old, or have restricted mobility, it is highly likely that you will find this itinerary challenging. You will have to miss several activities and will not get the full value of the tour. Your booking will not be accepted until after you have contacted Academy Travel to discuss your situation and the exact physical requirements of this tour. While we will do our best to reasonably accommodate the physical needs of all group members, we reserve the right to refuse bookings if we feel that the requirements of the tour are too demanding for you and/or if local conditions mean we cannot reasonably accommodate your condition.

Tour Price The tour price is $9,600 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for a single room is $1,800 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour.

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Once the full and final performance program is released in early 2020, you will be asked to pay a second deposit of $2,000 per person to cover the cost of tickets. At this point you will have a 14-day period to withdraw from the tour with a full refund of all monies paid (including initial deposit) if you do not find the range and standard of performances satisfactory.

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Best available tickets to nine performances All ground transport via private air-conditioned coach Internal flight from Duesseldorf to Dresden All entrance fees to sites mentioned on the itinerary Background talks on sites and extensive tour notes Services of tour leader throughout/ local guides at sites Tips for local guides and drivers

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Air travel OPTIONS The tour price quoted is for land content only. The tour begins at our hotel in Bonn and ends in our hotel in Vienna. Emirates offers daily flights into Dusseldorf, near Bonn, and out of Vienna from most Australian cities. Please contact us for further information on competitive Economy, Business and First Class airfares. Transfers between airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. These may be group or individual transfers.

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