Tour Team

Als tauber Komponist schuf er die bekanntesten Melodien aller Zeiten - Komponist des Jahrtausends, Vollender der Klassik, Wegbereiter der Romantik, Impulsgeber und Inspirationsquelle für die zeitgenössische Musik, Film- und Konzertindustrie - globaler Medienstar. Ludwig van Beethoven gilt als Inbegriff radikaler künstlerischer Freiheit - geprägt von einer visionären Kraft, die musikalische Grenzen sprengt und den Humanismus und menschlichen Willen in Töne fasst. Seine Musik spricht zentrale Identitäts- und Zukunftsthemen an und ist in Film, Werbung und Politik allgegenwärtig.

For more than three decades, Dipl.-Ing. Frank Wallburger realized interdisciplinary projects and major events in business, sports, and arts as a consultant and association chairman. As the initiator of the tour, he weaves the network between Beethoven's legacy and modernity, to open new spaces for artistic freedom and social dialogue.

Johannes Gärtner works as an actor, director, author, reciter, and producer with his production company CERCA DIO. He leads the RICHARD WAGNER SPIELE and Felsenbühne Rathen; he specializes in the connection of literature and music. His programs bring historical personalities and great texts of world literature to life.

Hendrik Meyer is a trained composer, conductor, photographer, and owner of a recording studio and media agency. As an expert in press and public relations (including press and marketing at the INTERNATIONAL DIXIELAND FESTIVAL Dresden) and web design, he gives projects a clear visual and strategic identity. His interdisciplinary perspective combines artistic intuition with precise media implementation.

Ines Thiele-Seidel is the owner of an agency for organizing exclusive events and business networking - specializing in the mediation and conception of extraordinary experiences to connect entrepreneurs and executives in an inspiring atmosphere. Key topics include design, art, architecture, future technologies, and culinary arts.

Als Visionär und Macher vereint Unternehmer Ulf Künemund exklusives Handwerk und modernes Design. Mit langjähriger Erfahrung im weltweiten Messebau und individuell gefertigten hochwertigen Holz-Interior schafft er Räume, die Geschichten erzählen - von der ersten Skizze bis zur handwerklichen Vollendung.

Ottmar Hörl revolutionized sculpture as a sculptor and conceptual artist through serial installations in public spaces. Known for colorful garden gnome angels, hares, or figures of Luther, Beethoven, etc., he democratizes art and humorously critiques everyday culture. His works are in prestigious collections such as MoMA, New York. After studying at the Städelschule Frankfurt/M. and with Klaus Rinke in Düsseldorf, he was a professor from 1999 to 2018 and president of the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg from 2005 to 2017.

Marion Abate arbeitet in hybriden Prozessen with keramischem und polymerbasiertem 3D-Druck. Ihre Plastiken spiegeln Zeitgeist, Körperlichkeit und Spannung zwischen Technik und Tradition - untersuchen Rhythmus, Brüche und Wirkung with technischer Präzision. Sie ist als Studienrätin am Albrecht-Altdorfer-Gymnasium in Regensburg für das Doppelfach Kunst und abgeordnete Lehrkraft am Institut für Bildende Kunst und Ästhetische Erziehung an der Universität Regensburg tätig.

The sculptor David Černý is the 'Enfant terrible' of the Czech art scene. He became world-famous for painting a Soviet tank pink and his provocative, often kinetic sculptures in Prague's public spaces. His works are radical commentaries on politics and history - humorous, rebellious, and always unmistakable. A master of crossing boundaries.

Ricarda Rommerscheidts Werkschaffen (Malerei, Zeichnung, Bildhauerei, Tanz, Film, Theater, Literatur) ist national wie international geschätzt, befinden sich in öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen. Sie erhielt einige Kunstpreis-Nominierungen und engagiert sich u.a. als Vorstandsmitglied im Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler in Bonn.

She works across genres (books, performances, podcasts, screenplays, TV formats) - and has been awarded scholarships and prizes. Meral Ziegler completed her Bachelor's degree in Literature, Art, and Media Studies after working as an assistant director at Ernst-Busch Berlin, University of Konstanz, and Vienna, and her Master's degree in Art Education/Cultural Management at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

András Gál is a leading representative of monochrome and radical painting. In his mostly large-format oil paintings, he portrays color as an independent personality. Through pasty, tactile paint applications, complex surfaces are created that break the light and make colors tangible as a material substance. He studied at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts and exhibited at the Kunsthalle Műcsarnok Budapest and the Ludwig Museum Cologne, among others.

Veronika Bílková studied at the West Bohemian University of Design and Art in Pilsen. She published her first non-fiction book under the title 'Ludwig van Beethoven (Verzone, 2020). In it, she examines the sonatas and symphonies of the composer. The book was awarded an international prize at the Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava in 2021. This was followed by Author biographies with publications Bedřich Smetana (2022) and Bohuslav Martinů (2025). 

Volker Sielaff ist eine markante Stimme der Gegenwartsliteratur. Seine Texte zeichnen sich durch eine genaue Beobachtungsgabe und eine tiefgründige, oft meditative Sprachkraft aus. Er spürt in seinen Arbeiten den feinen Verbindungen zwischen Geschichte, Ort und Moment nach. Er veröffentlicht Gedichte, Essays und Kritiken in renommierten Literaturzeitschriften, die u.a. ins Englische, Französische, Italienische, Tschechische, Ungarische und Arabische übersetzt wurden.

"I paint because I have to." After studying painting restoration and graduating in theater painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Dresden, Lisa Schubert works as a freelance artist, commissioned painter, stage painter, and restorer at Monopol Leipzig.

Oliver Reinhard leads the arts section of the Sächsische Zeitung. Responsibleuständig für Debatten, Kontroversen und Kommentare kuratiert er wichtige Themen der Kulturredaktion. Er ist Mitinitiator für neue redaktionelle Ansätze, die lösungsorientierte Perspektiven fokussieren, (Mit-)Herausgeber / Autor bedeutender Werke zur Dresdner Stadtgeschichte und Moderator von Podiumsrunden im German Hygiene Museum or for the Saxon State Chancellery.

Anne Barth studied at the Fotoakademie Köln. Sie dokumentiert als Aktionsfotografin Proteste und (umwelt-)politische Bewegungen. Neben Reportagen erstellt sie Collagen, Installationen und Video-Mappings. In ihren freien Arbeiten verbindet sie Themen wie Erinnerung, Migration und Identität mit einer konzeptionellen, poetischen Bildsprache.

Kai Niggemann creates sound worlds with analog and digital means (especially Buchla 200e synthesizer). His focus is on the language of timbre and the movement of sound in space. He produced 'Radio Oracle', a show about radio play, music theater, and sound art, touring in Germany, Europe, the USA, and Japan. His productions are released on labels such as eMergency hEarts (USA), Ante Rasa (Belgium), Component Recordings (USA), Voidstar Productions (USA), as well as his own label WAF80music.

Under the name 'Flora Metaphorica', Tina Altus creates artworks from real flowers and plants. Her works are a homage to the transience and poetic power of nature. With a fine sense, she transforms floral fragments into timeless aesthetic compositions.

Mária Čorejová studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. She is a recipient of the Strabag Artaward International, received the European Diploma in Cultural Project Management from the Marcel Hicter Foundation, and was a Fulbright Scholar (USA). She also works as a book illustrator, collaborates with institutions in Slovakia, and teaches graphic design at the Josef Vydra School of Applied Arts in Bratislava.

Johannes Frauenschuh explores in his paintings the resonances between sound, color, and organic structures. He links the forms of nature with those of human coexistence. His works appear like psychedelic interventions, opening up new spaces of perception. A special focus is on the digital world of algorithms. Images emerge in which interpretations of power structures are newly explored.

Matthias Pabsch works in Berlin and the Uckermark in the media of painting, sculpture, and photography. His focus is on the interrelationships between humans, nature, and technology. He teaches at Duke University (USA) and publishes as an author on topics of art, architecture, and urban planning.

In her project-based works, Katharina Moser operates in the media of painting, photography, and printmaking. This creates personal visual worlds between abstraction and representationalism. The impressions gained and social challenges she encounters on her travels are important sources of her artistic creation.

Geboren als Jos van Vugt Diegel with niederländischer / deutscher Staatsangehörigkeit studierte er Bildende Kunst und audiovisuelle Medien an der Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach. Jos Diegel arbeitet with Video & Film, Malerei, Performance, Theater, Wrestling; spielt, unterhält und setzt sich with soziopolitischen und normativ-narrativen Strukturen auseinander. Seine Projekte wurden  international in New York, Paris, Athen, San Francisco, Shanghai, Rom, Zürich u.a.  gezeigt.

In her works, Simone Ghin explores the interplay of light, structure, and matter. In her paintings and objects, she often combines color with silk and glass. Through this multi-layered approach, fragile yet powerful works emerge, making fleeting atmospheres spatially tangible and generating positive energy.

Lars Hiller studied communication science, psychology, and American studies; has been working in the field of cultural management and label operations since 2013. He is co-founder of the record label 'K&F Records' and music publisher 'Loose Notes'. As a musician, he tours with the bands 'Garda' and 'The Gentle Lurch' through Europe, Japan, and the USA; curates and produces concert series for the art, culture, and education festival 'Palais Sommer' in Dresden since 2017.

Martina Beyer studied at the universities of fine arts in Dresden and Braunschweig. Through her works (painting, drawing, sculpture, and performance), she conveys a keen perception of space and time. They are studies of balance and details to create a calm yet intense presence as a message.

Oskar Staudinger ist für seine akribischen Tusche- und Bleistiftzeichnungen bekannt. Seine Werke bewegen sich oft im Spannungsfeld zwischen Surrealismus und urbanen Motiven. Mit feinem Strich und oft hintersinnigem Humor schafft er detailreiche Welten, die klassische Techniken with zeitgenössischen Perspektiven vereinen. 

Comuneo is a community-oriented circle of friends promoting art, culture, education, environment, health, and social inclusion in Dresden and the surrounding area. This commitment with around 300 events a year is supported by more than 1,000 individuals, companies, institutions, and strategic partnerships.