The European Culture Prize will be awarded this year in the Beethoven city of Bonn. On August 28th, cultural workers and artists will come together for the award ceremony in the Bonn Opera House. The gala will be moderated by the soprano Annette Dasch and the cultural journalist Axel Brüggemann, and stars like Katarina Witt, Nico Rosberg and Barbara Meier will also be there. (more ...)

Before the big culture award gala takes place at the Bonn Opera at the end of August with the support of Beethoven Anniversary GmbH and as one of the final events of the Beethoven anniversary, it is worth taking a look back at the BTHVN2020 highlights from the years 2019 to 2021. (more ...)

Especially in times of crisis in the unique cultural landscape in Germany, partners and intellectual comrades-in-arms are becoming increasingly important. The European Cultural Forum is therefore particularly grateful that despite the pandemic, the Vienna HALLMANN HOLDING, the main sponsor and presentation partner, has remained loyal to the European Culture Prize for the second year after the award ceremony in the Vienna State Opera was “an inspiring experience” and a “glamorous Gala” was, as Klemens Hallmann, a member of the Board of Trustees, emphasizes. He is also an entrepreneur and the main sponsor of the European Cultural Forum.
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Cast off for culture! One year after the postponement of the European Culture Awards Gala due to the pandemic, this year's European Culture Awards will be presented on August 28, 2021 at the Bonn Opera House. We look forward to great award winners and first-class artists. The host of the culture prize gala is the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, which has just been appointed UN climate ambassador, with its general music director Dirk Kaftan. (more ...)

The Austrian actor Tobias Moretti will be honored with the European Culture Prize on August 28, 2021 in the Bonn Opera House. Moretti is an outstanding actor and character actor. He is seen as a border crosser between the worlds of cinema, television and theatre. For years he was the defining face of the "Jedermann" at the Salzburg Festival. (more ...)

Flashbulbs and shouts of "Sophia, Sophia" accompanied the exceptional Italian artist to the Vienna State Opera. The audience later celebrated Sophia Loren and her life's work with standing ovations. Her son Carlo Ponti drew the peculiarity of the Loren, whose "legendary status is based not only on talent and professional dedication, but also on deeply human qualities." (more ...)

In an emotional laudatory speech, star violinist Daniel Hope honored American cultural patron and composer Gordon Getty: "Have you ever seen someone cry because they were listening to the music? One of those people, so sensitive, so dedicated, so completely absorbed in the sound?” His love belongs to classical music and he has also been supporting young artists and cultural institutions worldwide for decades. (more ...)

In her laudatory speech, Barbara Meier, wearing a Vivienne Westwood robe, paid tribute to the fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who has been an environmental activist for more than 20 years and has initiated and supported a wide variety of campaigns. The Englishwoman also changed her life - with her numerous actions, with her loyalty to principles, with her fashion.
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