--- title: "Festival Beethoven à Beaune 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "1–4 Apr 2027, Beaune. A spring chamber music festival devoted to Beethoven, led by the cellist Sung-Won Yang." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-beethoven-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/festival-beethoven-beaune.png --- # Festival Beethoven à Beaune > Festival Beethoven à Beaune: a spring chamber music festival devoted to Beethoven, led by the cellist Sung-Won Yang. Each spring the Festival Beethoven à Beaune invites international musicians to perform Beethoven's music in Beaune, under the artistic direction of the Korean cellist Sung-Won Yang. The 2027 edition is built around the idea of a testament, two hundred years after the composer's death. ## Key facts - Type: Music - Beaune - Paid or by invitation - When: Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: Usually four days in April - Nearby: [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Association Les Amis de Beethoven](https://festival-beethoven-beaune.com/) - Where: Beaune · Côte-d'Or - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0215, 4.8391 - In Beaune itself - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) starting here, up to 4 guests ## History The South Korean cellist Sung-Won Yang directs the festival and invites soloists and ensembles from around the world. Concerts take place in some of Beaune's landmark venues, such as the Hôtel-Dieu and La Lanterne Magique. The 2026 edition was held from 23 to 26 April. ## What to expect The 2027 programme opens with solo piano, continues with piano trios from the youthful Opus 1 to the Archduke Trio, then turns to string quartets, including the Serioso and the late Opus 135, and closes with Liszt's transcription of the Ninth Symphony for two pianos. ## Tips for the day Tickets are sold online. Early April is a quiet, pleasant time in Beaune, with fewer visitors than in summer. Most concerts are held in the evening in the centre of town, so a driver can take you to dinner in a nearby village and bring you back in time. ## Did you know? The 2027 festival marks 200 years since Beethoven's death and closes with Liszt's transcription of the Ninth Symphony for two pianos. ## Around Festival Beethoven à Beaune What to combine with Festival Beethoven à Beaune on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in April 2027 - **Runs Saturday 6 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Trail du Tacot](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-tacot-gevrey-chambertin): A village trail race from the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin up to the cliffs above. (Sport · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Runs Monday 15 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Du Côté des Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/du-cote-des-maranges): Open cellars in the Maranges, the southern tip of the Côte de Beaune, over Easter weekend. (Wine festival · Cheilly, Dezize and Sampigny-lès-Maranges) - **Runs Monday 15 March – Friday 30 April 2027** · [Le Printemps de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-de-monthelie): Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate. (Wine festival · Monthelie) - **A weekend in early April, Friday evening to Sunday; the 2026 market ran from 3 to 5 April.** · [Marché aux Vins de Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-aux-vins-de-givry): Givry's winegrowers pour the new releases under the town's round market hall each spring. (Wine festival · Givry) - **A weekend in early April.** · [Les Vinées Tonnerroises](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vinees-tonnerroises): The wine fair of the Tonnerrois, held inside a vast 13th-century hospital. (Wine festival · Tonnerre) - **A weekend in mid-April.** · [Course de côte d’Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/course-de-cote-d-irancy): A motor-racing hill climb on the road out of Irancy, held while the cherry trees are in blossom. (Sport · Irancy) ### Nearby - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vignobles en Scène](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vignobles-en-scene-beaune): An October weekend of one-off wine experiences along the Route des Grands Crus. (Wine festival · Beaune and the Côte de Beaune) - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foulée des Vendanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foulee-des-vendanges-savigny): A harvest-time road race through the village, château park and vineyards of Savigny-lès-Beaune. (Sport · Savigny-lès-Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-vente-des-vins-beaune): Burgundy's best-known half marathon, run through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Sport · Beaune) ### Villages - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (1 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (4 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (4 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (1 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (3 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard) (3 km away): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. ### Things to do - [Beaune Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Beaune)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-beaux-arts-beaune), 1 km away: Beaune's fine arts museum, reopened in 2026, from Neolithic finds to the Venetian views of Félix Ziem. - [L’Atelier des Bonbons](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/atelier-des-bonbons-beaune) (1 km away): Watch artisan confectioners cook and shape hand-made sweets in a small Beaune workshop. - [Marché aux Vins](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/marche-aux-vins-beaune) (1 km away): Taste Burgundy wines in the cellars and chapels of a medieval Franciscan church facing the Hôtel-Dieu. ### Restaurants - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines ## Questions about Festival Beethoven à Beaune ### When is Festival Beethoven à Beaune 2027? Festival Beethoven à Beaune 2027 takes place in Beaune: Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027. ### Where does Festival Beethoven à Beaune take place? Festival Beethoven à Beaune takes place in Beaune (Côte-d'Or). ### Is Festival Beethoven à Beaune free to attend? No, Festival Beethoven à Beaune is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### Can we book a private driver for Festival Beethoven à Beaune? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you enjoy Festival Beethoven à Beaune and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:beaune&date=2027-04-01): No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass. Your driver waits and drives you back: no parking to find, and everyone can enjoy a glass. ## Sources - - - - [The full events calendar](https://www.cote-privee.com/events) --- Canonical page: