Special Activities for Guests and Spouses
While musician participants are engaged in quartet coaching sessions, guests and spouses
may take advantage of informally organized tours to explore and discover Bonn and the Rhine River region.
These tours are optional activities; entrance and/or other fees are not included in the cost of the conference.
may take advantage of informally organized tours to explore and discover Bonn and the Rhine River region.
These tours are optional activities; entrance and/or other fees are not included in the cost of the conference.
DRACHENFELS TOUR
The castle “Schloss Drachenburg”
is an extraordinary edifice, built between 1882-1884 for the stock broker Stephan von Sarter. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the connection of experiencing nature and culture, of romantic landscape and unique history has attracted thousands of visitors per year from all over the world. We will enjoy an unforgettable excursion, collecting unexpected impressions of the outstanding castle architecture, strolling about the historically significant landscape park and enjoying the breathtaking panoramic views of the Rhine and the Siebengebirge. |
DEUTSCHES MUSEUM
Founded in 1995, the Deutsches Museum exhibits some 100 pioneering discoveries and technical masterpieces from many scientific disciplines of the last seven decades.
A special part of the display is its famous Virtual Reality Lab which allows visitors to take virtual reality tours of selected exhibits. Using special VR glasses and controllers, you can beam yourself from far away or interact directly with items in the collections. Go where the steam circulates in the Sulzer steam engine, dispatch Otto Lilienthal on a test flight with his famous glider, or take a seat in the simulator to drive the Lunar Roving Vehicle across the lunar surface. |
COPPENEUR-WORKSHOP
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HAUS DER GESCHICHTE
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KLAIS ORGAN FACTORY
The Johannes Klais Orgelbau in Bonn is one of the world's leading organ building establishments. This family workshop has left its mark on organ design and construction for more than 100 years. They have built organs for churches and cathedrals throughout the world.
In this guided tour we will visit the factory and learn everything there is to know about the process of making world class organs! |
ROLANDSECK STATION - HANS ARP MUSEUM
The Rolandseck Station is a unique cultural institution. Constructed in the 1850’s as the then terminus of the Bonn - Cologne railway, it was conceived as much more that a rail depot. Strategically placed in the Rolandseck area, which was seen as the epitome of Rhineland romanticism, its grand rooms and spaces began as a meeting place for society. Queen Victoria, Otto von Bismarck, Friedrich Nietzsche, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt and Bernhard Shaw attended its many celebrations and concerts. After the 1960’s it served as a hideaway for musicians and writers to be able to work undistracted. Amongst the many guests were Yehudi Menuhin, Martha Argerich, Marcel Marceau, and Sviatoslav Richter.
In the early 2000’s the station was once again reimagined in its current state, as a Museum of Contemporary Art, with additional buildings designed by the Pritzker- prize winning architect Richard Meier, including a permanent exhibition of the artist Hans Arp.
In the early 2000’s the station was once again reimagined in its current state, as a Museum of Contemporary Art, with additional buildings designed by the Pritzker- prize winning architect Richard Meier, including a permanent exhibition of the artist Hans Arp.
A number of full day excursions are also being developed to be scheduled before and after the conferences.
These will include a full day castle tour and a day trip to Cologne.
These will include a full day castle tour and a day trip to Cologne.