Bonn - rumors buzzing through the city: The Beethoven Festival Hall is too expensive. Or: One of the three sponsoring companies Dax is on the jump.
Or: The city threatened - after the problems with the WCCB - a second financial Dilemma.Jetzt say a politician and a director: stop it! Not talked down our Festspielhaus.
Dr. Stephan Eisel, CDU Bundestag deputy and then a member of the Culture, told the Express: "The Festival Hall is a unique opportunity for the city. But we need to get away from it was just a local event. No, the new house is of national importance. "
Therefore, the financial commitment of Post, Telecom and Postbank, which will build the new temple of the Muses for 75 million euros, do not stand up for consideration.
Eisel: "The three companies want to make the city not a gift. This is a tough public relations for the case: for Goethe, Beethoven is still the world's most famous German and he was born in Bonn, that will be built here, the Festspielhaus.
For the rest, had gone into the architects' competition and other preparatory work already around one million euros. Eisel: "But the ten designs were each rewarded with 50,000 euros."
Ilona Schmiel, director of the Beethoven festival said, with the same clarity to the Express: "We really need a festival hall, which is of worldwide importance of Beethoven's unique needs and recorded with a profile-concept are necessary.
We will succeed not in the medium term to require top ensembles and stars to perform in the Beethoven Hall: The acoustics and her ailing condition are the musicians and the guests can not be expected. "But despite this confession a few questions remain.
