Collegium Musicum 90 live in Bonn

Experience Collegium Musicum 90 live on July 4th

Collegium Musicum 90 will perform a concert on July 4, 2026, at the Universität Bonn in Germany. The ensemble specializes in historically informed performance practice of 19th-century music, focusing particularly on the Romantic era. Their repertoire centers around chamber music and orchestral works from composers like Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms, often utilizing original instruments or reconstructions to emulate the sound world of the period. The group is known for its meticulous research and dedication to stylistic authenticity.

The Universität Bonn was founded in 1818, though its roots extend back to the founding of the Kurkölnische Akademie in 1777. It became a center for Romanticism in the early 19th century, attracting prominent figures such as August Wilhelm Schlegel and his brother Friedrich Schlegel who significantly shaped German literary and philosophical thought. Ludwig van Beethoven briefly studied at the Hofkapelle associated with the electorate of Cologne which preceded the university, though not directly *at* the university itself in its current form. Throughout its history, the Universität Bonn has maintained a strong tradition in humanities and natural sciences and continues to be a leading research institution in Germany.