Campus concert: Georgia

Beethovenfest Bonn

Tauber Philharmonie

A concert evening featuring members of the Tbilisi Youth Orchestra, the German National Youth Orchestra and members of the German National Youth Choir, as well as singers from Georgia.

Georgia in the cultural spotlight – the Beethovenfest 2026 Campus Project brings the country’s younger generation into close contact with up-and-coming German musicians, sending a message of dialogue and openness. Members of the leading youth orchestras from both nations will combine Beethoven’s works with a cross-section of modern Georgian music. The commissioned work for the Campus project is being composed by 17-year-old Tsotne Zedginidze – described by Lisa Batiashvili as a ‘once-in-a-century talent’. The concert lasts approximately 90 minutes.

Before the concert, Deutsche Welle invites all concert participants to a panel discussion on the topic ‘Democracy under pressure? The situation for cultural and media professionals in Georgia’. Starts at 7.00 pm in the auditorium.

Georgia has been in a politically and socially polarised environment for years. Independent and critical media are under pressure, whilst the spread of disinformation and influence campaigns is on the rise. Georgian cultural practitioners also report increasing repression: criticism is punished, in some cases even with imprisonment. Our guests will discuss how the situation for cultural and media professionals in Georgia is developing. The discussion will be moderated by Jochen Rosenkranz, Head of Culture & Sports at DW.

PROGRAMME

Ludwig van Beethoven: No. 7, Allegro, from String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131, arr. for string orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Opening chorus ‘Europa steht!’ from *Der glorreiche Augenblick*, Op. 136 / Georgian folk song: ‘sami atas tselzed meti’, arr. by Mika Mdinaradze
Georgian folk song
Mravalzhamieri
Niko Sulkhanishvili: Daigvianes Heinrich Schütz: Grant us peace, O Lord, and Give to our Prince and all authorities
Sulkhan Nassidze: Concerto for violin, cello and chamber orchestra
Niko Sulkhanishvili: Chorale
Tsotne Zedginidze: Chmebi: Georgian Fantasia for piano and chamber orchestra (world premiere, commissioned by the Beethovenfest Bonn)
Tsotne Zedginidze: Improvisation on three Beethoven bagatelles

PERFORMERS

Members of the Tbilisi Youth Orchestra, the German National Youth Orchestra and the German National Youth Choir
Singers from Georgia
Tsotne Zedginidze, composition & piano
Benjamin Günst, violin
Lizi Ramishvili, cello
Marija Tamkevičiūtė, harpsichord
Mirian Khukhunaishvili, musical director

Meeting point: foyer

Price: €21.00

Reduced price: €11.00

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 24/September/2026 19:00 bis 21:15
• Venue James-Simon-Galerie
• Address Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin-Mitte