The Beethoven250 Year

An Ode to Joy & a Celebration of Beethoven

December 2020 - December 2021

Beethoven's 250th birthday year is an unprecedented opportunity to inspire a whole new generation of music lovers for the 21st century. It is our goal to produce multimedia projects, online events and educational opportunities to spread Beethoven's inspiring music and message of humanism, hope and harmony.

Our plan is threefold and will be spread out over the course of Beethoven’s entire 250th year!

It will include: 

1. Online events including a very special worldwide digital Beethoven Birthday Card project

2. A new series of Beethoven recordings, launching December 2020 with the Diabelli Variations on Orchid/Naxos

3. An International Beethoven Project “best-of” audio and film series from our 10-year archives

***  We need your support! Please consider a donation. ***

Donations can be made on this site or by mailing a check to

International Beethoven Project

PO Box 14149

Chicago, Illinois 60614

DONOR LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR BEETHOVEN250

(Gift levels above $10,000 can be spread out over FY2020 and FY2021)

The International Beethoven Project is an Illinois-based not-for-profit, EIN 27-3205988.

All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Prometheus - Honorary Chair of Beethoven250:  $100,000

Top recognition and benefits across all elements of the Beethoven250 projects

Ode to Joy - Executive Producer:  $50,000 (3 available)

• Ode to Joy - Executive Producer credits (websites & online events, audio, films, print)

• Performance by George Lepauw and Q&A for donor and guests (in real life or online)

• 25 limited-edition signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Albums (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

Fidelio - Producer: $25,000 (5 available)

• Fidelio - Producer credits (websites & online events, audio, films, print)

• Performance by George Lepauw and Q&A for donor and guests (in real life or online)

• 15 limited-edition signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Albums (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

Appassionata: $15,000 (8 available)

• Appassionata credits (websites & online events, audio, films, print)

• 12 limited-edition signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box sets (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

Pastoral: $10,000 (12 available)

• Pastoral credits (websites & online events, audio, films, print)

• 9 signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box sets (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

Eroica: $5,000 (18 available)

• Eroica credits (websites & online events, audio, films, print)

• 7 signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box sets (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

  
  

  Symphony: $3,000 (22 available)

  • Symphony credit for the Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album & Films

  • 5 signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box sets (2022 delivery)

  • Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

Sonata: $1,500 (32 available)

• Sonata credit for the Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album & Films

• 4 signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box sets (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

  
  

  Overture: $1,000 (30 available) 

  • Overture credit for the Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album & Films

  • 3 signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box sets (2022 delivery)

  • Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

Variation: $500 (25 available) 

• Variation credit for the Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album & Films

• 2 signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box sets (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

Bagatelle: $250 (50 available) 

• Receives Bagatelle credit for the Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album & Films

• 1 signed Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album box set (2022 delivery)

• Full access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

  
  

  Sonatina: $150

  • Receives Sonatina credit for the Beethoven250 Legacy Collection Album & Films

  • Partial access to exclusive online content as it becomes available

To make a gift, please go to InternationalBeethovenProject.com or mail a check to

International Beethoven Project - PO Box 14149, Chicago, Illinois 60614