Anniversary year 2020 SPD pushes for fast renovation of Beethovenhalle

Bonn · The SPD has not yet written off completion of the Beethovenhalle for the anniversary year 2020. For the extraordinary meeting of the council the Social Democratic Fraction has brought forward an emergency motion to sped up the renovation project.

The SPD has not yet written off completion of the Beethovenhalle for the anniversary year 2020. For the extraordinary meeting of the council the Social Democratic Fraction has brought forward an emergency motion to speed up the renovation project.

The city council should examine if the planning can be changed in a way that would allow for the Beethovenhalle to be reconstructed as fast as possible with as little expenditure as possible. Continuous operation of the facility needs to be guaranteed as well though, emphasised fraction chairwoman Bärbel Richter during a press conference this week.

To speed up the renovation, the SPD could also imagine to waive the rebuilding of the studio into a chamber music hall for orchestral rehearsals. „In case of emergency a less expensive place for rehearsals needs to be created somewhere else“, said the chairman of the culture commiitee, Helmut Redeker. The Social Democrats had voted for a hall renovation on a smaller level than the city council had proposed. „We saw the risks“, said Richter. „And our concerns have been exceeded by far.“

Due to delayed planning and problems with the building’s structure and static construction as well as the the underground of the Beethovenhalle, the council announced a delay of the project until early 2020. As well as the FDP, the SPD demanded to already start searching for replacement venues for the anniversary year. This was also underlined in the emergency motion by the SPD fraction. Halls in the entire region have to be brought into consideration.

According to GA information, moving the performance of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra to the Cologne concert hall is not an option, said Redeker: „It wouldn’t be a Bonn event anymore.“

ORIGINAL VERSION: Andreas Baumann

TRANSLATION: Mareike Graepel

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