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Bonn is a city of roughly 310,000 inhabitants in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies south of Cologne on the Rhine River and was the main seat of the German federal government until 1999.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

The World Youth Choir sings Beethoven

Singing to promote peace! That’s the aim of the World Youth Choir with singers from 41 nations.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

Tiny House Concerts: Episode 5

Steven Walter of the Beethovenfest Bonn invites stars to discuss and make music. Ep 5: Anna-Lena Elbert.

Six Der Spiegel magazine covers featuring Hitler

Six Der Spiegel magazine covers featuring Hitler

'After Hitler': Changing German views of Nazism

From secret adoration to loud dismay, Germans have reconciled the Nazi past in very different ways across 80 years.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

Tiny House Concert - Pianist Kai Schumacher

Steven Walter of the Beethovenfest Bonn invites stars to discuss and make music. This time: Kai Schumacher.

DW Funkhaus Bonn | Anti-Corruption Foundation | Press conference with former Russian prisoners

DW Funkhaus Bonn | Anti-Corruption Foundation | Press conference with former Russian prisoners

Kara-Murza: 'I know I will be back in my home country.'

Former political prisoners Kara-Murza, Yashin and Pivovarov spoke at a press conference at DW in Bonn.

(Left to Right) Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, Ilya Yashin speak to reporters

(Left to Right) Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, Ilya Yashin speak to reporters

Freed Russian dissidents speak with reporters in Bonn

Opposition activists Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin and Andrei Pivovarov spoke of their experiences in Russian prison.

Keyvisual Herbsttreffen der Medienfrauen 2024 mit Logos

Keyvisual Herbsttreffen der Medienfrauen 2024 mit Logos

Registration open: Herbsttreffen der Medienfrauen 2024

Women media professionals from ARD, ZDF and ORF will gather in Bonn from November 8 to 10 to exchange ideas.

Police vehicles at Frankfurt airport

Police vehicles at Frankfurt airport

Germany: Climate protesters block Cologne/Bonn airport

The climate group Last Generation broke on to the runway and glued themselves to the ground.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

Classical music on a small stage: Tiny house concert (3)

Steven Walter of the Beethovenfest Bonn invites stars to discuss and make music. Episode 3: Isang Enders

Annalena Baerbock speaks into a microphone

Annalena Baerbock speaks into a microphone

Baerbock talks democracy at DW's Global Media Forum in Bonn

Annalena Baerbock, Maria Ressa and Scovia Culton Nakamya discussed the importance of democracy.

Annalena Baerbock (left), Maria Ressa (center) and Scovia Culton Nakamya (right) sitting next to each other

Annalena Baerbock (left), Maria Ressa (center) and Scovia Culton Nakamya (right) sitting next to each other

'Democracy didn't fall from the sky,' says Baerbock in Bonn

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has emphasized the need to protect democracy at DW's Global Media Forum.

A miner in a coalmine

A miner in a coalmine

How to phase out fossil fuels without leaving anyone behind

A climate talks in Bonn, countries discussed how to move to a low-carbon economy while protecting the world's poorest.

Klaus Töpfer, seen in 2023, in a black and white photo

Klaus Töpfer, seen in 2023, in a black and white photo

Germany: Top environmentalist Klaus Töpfer dies

He was one of West Germany's most popular politicians and spearheaded environment policy in reunified Germany.

A honeybee hovers next to a purple crocus

A honeybee hovers next to a purple crocus

Bug counting in Bonn: Why track insects in cities?

A Bonn-based German NGO is training volunteers to count insects to see how climate change is affecting the bugs.

A man carries a plastic bucket across the cracked bed of a parched dried-up pond in Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province

A man carries a plastic bucket across the cracked bed of a parched dried-up pond in Vietnam's southern Ben Tre province

Climate finance: Preparations for UN climate talks kick off

Negotiators are laying the groundwork for a new climate finance goal ahead of the COP 29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Finances at center of preparatory UN climate talks in Bonn

Ahead of this year's UN climate summit, negotiators in Bonn discuss funding for climate projects in developing nations.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

Tiny House Concerts: Episode 2

Steven Walter of the Beethovenfest Bonn invites stars to discuss and make music. Ep. 2: Kalle Kalima.

Manuscript of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Manuscript of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: 200 years on

With his Ninth Symphony, first performed in 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven created a work for the ages.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

Classical music on a small stage: Tiny house concert (1)

Musical evenings in Beethovenfest Bonn director Steven Walter's tiny house. This time: Danae Dörken.

A police vehicle by the Cologne Cathedral, as officials remain on alert over a potential threat to it

A police vehicle by the Cologne Cathedral, as officials remain on alert over a potential threat to it

Cologne Cathedral attack: Austria issues warrant for suspect

Austrian authorities want to speak to a man being held in connection with a year-end terrorist plot.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

A melting pot of music and cultures at Beethovenfest Bonn

Young Afghan, Iranian and German musicians come together to make music without borders.

A young woman wearing a black and white top, identified as Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina, holds a cello up in the air.

A young woman wearing a black and white top, identified as Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina, holds a cello up in the air.

Beethovenfest 2023: Bold, like Beethoven himself

70 concerts, 30 venues and an orchestra foundation: The Bonn festival runs under the motto "Music about life."

A young man smiles at the camera while holding the scroll of a cello in front of his left eye.

A young man smiles at the camera while holding the scroll of a cello in front of his left eye.

Not your granddad's classical music: Tiny House Concerts

The new series from DW focuses on young and innovative musicians from the classical world and beyond.

Young Afghan and German musicians rehearsing with a conductor.

Young Afghan and German musicians rehearsing with a conductor.

Afghan and Iranian musicians join forces at Beethovenfest

On September 14, musicians from Afghanistan, Iran and Germany will perform at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.

DW Akademie | Workshop

DW Akademie | Workshop

International Media Studies: Media practice weeks

International Media Studies: Media practice weeks

A man walks on cracked and dried up soil in southern Iraq

A man walks on cracked and dried up soil in southern Iraq

Climate: Bonn talks dominated by finance, global stocktake

After climate talks centered on finance and equity, focus is now on COP28 and the first global stocktake.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

Highlights from the 2023 Bonn Opera Gala

The 11th Bonn Opera Gala features up and coming talents and famous arias.

Firefighter trying to extinguish a blaze during wildfires in Greece

Firefighter trying to extinguish a blaze during wildfires in Greece

COP28: Little optimism as climate talks start in Bonn

Negotiators are meeting for the first time since an agreement to pay for some of the damage caused by extreme weather.

Boulevard with a path bordered by a long line of pink-blooming trees, people walking in the background.

Boulevard with a path bordered by a long line of pink-blooming trees, people walking in the background.

How the Japanese cherry blossom ritual came to Germany

The buds are swelling on Germany's Japanese cherry trees, often planted as symbols of remembrance.

Cologne Bonn Airport

Cologne Bonn Airport

Man injures pedestrians at Cologne Bonn Airport

A man drove a rental vehicle into pedestrians in the airport parking lot.

A man with a beard and wearing a baseball cap plays the trumpet

A man with a beard and wearing a baseball cap plays the trumpet

DW Jazz Concerts: Mathias Eick Quintet

This final edition of DW Jazz Concerts features a performance by the Mathias Eick Quintet at the 2021 Jazzfest in Bonn.

Passengers look at a screen showing canceled flights at Cologne-Bonn airport

Passengers look at a screen showing canceled flights at Cologne-Bonn airport

Germany: Strikes at Cologne, Düsseldorf airports

Hundreds of flights were canceled, affecting about 15,000 passengers.

Jazz-Trio Dell Lillinger Westergaard, Jonas Westergaard Christopher Dell

Jazz-Trio Dell Lillinger Westergaard, Jonas Westergaard Christopher Dell

DW Jazz Concerts: Christopher Dell and trio with Bob Degen

In this episode, we'll hear German vibraphonist Dell and the other members of the DLW trio along with pianist Degen.

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DW Arts.21 (Sendungslogo Composite)

Beethovenfest gets political

This year's Beethovenfest Bonn brings together musicians from Belarus, Ukraine and Germany.

A photograph of a man energetically playing the piano.

A photograph of a man energetically playing the piano.

DW Jazz Concerts: The Jacky Terrasson Trio

In this episode of DW Jazz Concerts, we'll be listening to jazz pianist and composer Jacky Terrasson.

Richie Beirach

Richie Beirach

DW Jazz Concerts: Richie Beirach and the Sirius Quartet

In this episode, we listen to a concert with the US pianist Richie Beirach and the New York City-based Sirius Quartet.

Jan Garbarek (center) with Rainer Brüninghaus (far left), Yuri Daniel (second from left) and Trilok Gurtu (far right) perform a jazz concert onstage

Jan Garbarek (center) with Rainer Brüninghaus (far left), Yuri Daniel (second from left) and Trilok Gurtu (far right) perform a jazz concert onstage

DW Jazz Concerts: The Jan Garbarek Group

What is jazz? Hear jazz stars Jan Garbarek, Trilok Gurtu, Yuri Daniel and Rainer Brüninghaus redefine the genre.

Kinga Glyk playing the bass

Kinga Glyk playing the bass

DW Jazz Concerts: Kinga Glyk

In this very first episode of DW Jazz Concerts, listen to the thrumming sounds of the bass guitar, played by Kinga Glyk.

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DW Arts.21 (Sendungslogo Composite)

Highlights from the Opera Gala Bonn 2022

Grand arias, opera stars and musical calls for peace at the 10th Opera Gala Bonn.

View of the hall at the Opera Garnier in the Palais Garnier

View of the hall at the Opera Garnier in the Palais Garnier

Do we still need opera?

Operas tell stories in a way that is not always accessible. They also often come off as elitist. Has opera had its day?

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DW Arts.21 (Sendungslogo Kultur.21 englisch)

Beethovenfest Bonn

The 2022's Beethovenfest Bonn brings together musicians from Belarus, Ukraine and Germany.

Athletes cheer during Artistic Gymnastics competition during Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi

Athletes cheer during Artistic Gymnastics competition during Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi

The Special Olympics and the right to participate

The Special Olympics may not be as well-known as the Olympic Games, but they are no less important.

Deutschland | Konzert von Robbie Williams in München

Deutschland | Konzert von Robbie Williams in München

Robbie Williams Morphing

Robbie Williams delivered his show to about 25,000 spectators at the Hofgartenwiese in Bonn.

Robbie Williams singing at a concert in the German city of Munich

Robbie Williams singing at a concert in the German city of Munich

Still an entertainer: Robbie Williams in Bonn

British pop star Robbie Williams wowed at a concert in Bonn attended by 25,000 fans. DW's Silke Wünsch was among them.

Person dressed in costume holding up arm to a blue-and-black background.

Person dressed in costume holding up arm to a blue-and-black background.

Bonn's Beethoven Festival for 'All the People'

Featuring acts such as a queer collective and Colombian street artists, diversity is key at Bonn's Beethovenfest.

Made in Germany - Wald

Made in Germany - Wald

The enormous task of rainforest restoration

Restoring the world's forests is an important but daunting task. Is it even possible?

Beethoven statue being transported with yellow harness

Beethoven statue being transported with yellow harness

Polished Beethoven returns to Bonn

The composer's historical statue, unveiled in 1845, has returned to its location after six months of restoration.

A baroque concert hall in the sun

A baroque concert hall in the sun

Odessa Classics survives in Bonn

The Odessa Classics summer festival has been another victim of the Russian invasion but has found new life in Europe.

Two police vans covering the crime scene outside the Landgericht state courtroom in Bonn, Germany, on June 28, 2022. A severed head was deposited outside the building.

Two police vans covering the crime scene outside the Landgericht state courtroom in Bonn, Germany, on June 28, 2022. A severed head was deposited outside the building.

Severed head left outside Bonn court

Police said an autopsy showed the deceased male had died of natural causes after a longstanding illness.

Sergiy Anastasyev is an opera singer currently living in Germany.

Sergiy Anastasyev is an opera singer currently living in Germany.

Ukraine: Music as a refuge from war

Ukrainian opera singer Sergiy Anastasyev talked to DW about how singing has become like therapy for him.