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MUSIC CRUISES 2019 World-class performances on board and on land

Our AMADEUS team has carefully designed impressive concert programs both on board and ashore. Reserve your spot for exclusive encounters with internationally acclaimed artists in intimate settings. The relaxing ambience on board is a perfect backdrop for this unique opportunity to get to know the musicians personally and start uplifting conversations. A select repertoire with pieces from top classical composers in history promises a rich music experience. Enjoy private concerts in unique venues, such as the St. Thomas Church in Strasbourg, the House of in , the splendid Mozarteum in Salzburg, Duna Palace in and impressive Melk Abbey in the Wachau valley.

OUR ONBOARD MUSIC EXPERT An expert in music hosts this themed week and offers special insight and engaging introductions on featured composers and pieces, prior to the musical performances. Austrian born, Antonella Placheta studied piano at the Innsbruck Conservatory for ten years. She continued her studies at the University of Innsbruck, where she concentrated on history and philosophy. After her studies she was able to combine her love of history with her love of music and the arts. In addition to her work as a historian and organizer of various cultural events, Antonella moderates concerts and music events and is active as a state-licensed tourist guide. Since 2015, she has been the director of the women‘s choir ”Sono”. As a music and cultural expert, she accompanies travel groups and cruises throughout Europe and is happy to share her knowledge and her enthusiasm for music with our national and international guests.

”The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.”

2 3 Your itinerary DAY/PORT ARR DEP PROGRAM

1 Embarkation from 4 pm · Welcome Cocktail · Welcome Dinner Classical Music Welcome concert in the Panorama-Bar (included): Dudok Quartet

2 AMSTERDAM 09.00 City tour Amsterdam with private concert on the Rhine in the monumental Dominicus Church (included; from Amsterdam/to Utrecht): Dudok Quartet UTRECHT 12.30 13.00 Rejoin the ship 8 DAYS AMSTERDAM—BASEL 3 COLOGNE 09.00 11.00 Cologne walking tour in the morning (optional) from E 1.999 per person BONN 14.30 23.59 Visit of Beethoven‘s House in Bonn and private concert (included): Pianist Martin Ivanov

4 COCHEM 13.30 22.00 In the morning, scenic cruise along the Moselle river Cochem walking tour with wine tasting in the afternoon (optional) In the evening, exclusive concert on board (included): Nathan Quartet

5 06.00 11.00 Koblenz walking tour in the morning (included) Musical tea party on board in the afternoon (included): Nathan Quartet RÜDESHEIM 17.00 22.00 R üdesheim walking tour with visit of Siegfried‘s music museum (optional)

6 SPEYER 09.00 19.30 Speyer walking tour in the morning (optional) Excursion to Heidelberg in the afternoon (included; from/to Speyer) Captain‘s Gala dinner

7 STRASBOURG 08.00 14.00 In the morning, city tour of Strasbourg followed by an exclusive organ concert in St. Thomas‘ Church (included): Organist Daniel Maurer Farewell concert on board (included):

8 BASEL 08.00 Disembarkation after breakfast

Excursions listed in blue are not included in the cruise price (p. 10). We reserve the right to make amendments to port and excursion timings, itinerary or program.

Amsterdam Utrecht Embark on a voyage of sound along the Rhine, featuring an organ recital in the famous North Sea NETHERLANDS R St. Thomas‘s church in Strasbourg, a visit to Beethoven‘s house in Bonn with an exclusive h GERMANY i n

e concert of Martin Ivanov and private concerts by the Stuttgart String Quartet, Nathan BELGIUM Quartet and Dudok Quartet. Enjoy the picturesque Rhine scenery from Amsterdam on Cologne Koblenz y the North Sea all the way down the river to Basel in Switzerland. Cruise through the lle Va Cochem e in Rüdesheim heart of Germany to the sounds of masterpieces by German composers — Beethoven, h LUXEMBOURG R Bach, Händel, Schumann and Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Selected pieces still provide le d d Mosellei musicians and composers with inspiration, and are sure to entertain, evoke memories, M Speyer stir powerful emotions and even surprise you! Heidelberg FRANCE Strasbourg

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4 5 Musicians Line-up PIANIST MARTIN IVANOV ORGANIST DANIEL MAURER Born in 1990 to a Bulgarian Daniel Maurer studied in family of musicians, Martin with Jean Langlais, who DUDOK QUARTET Ivanov is quickly establishing dedicated one of his organ himself as an outstanding and compositions (“Noël N ° 3 avec captivating pianist. He began variations”) to him in 1979. playing piano in 1994 with his He accompanied Langlais mother, and graduated the regularly on tours as an assistant National Arts School of Ruse and played several concerts in 2009. He participated in for four hands and four feet over 50 piano competitions in with him. Daniel also studied Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, with André Marchal, Marie- Russia, Spain and the USA, Claire Alain, Guy Bovet and with huge success at each one of them. In 2008, Martin was Lionel Rogg. In 1982 he won the Premier Prix d‘Honneur at the awarded the prize Ruse XXI Century (Bulgaria) for extraordinary International Competition in Paris, as well as the Premier Prix accomplishments in music. In 2009, he began studying with d‘orgue at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Prof. Maisenberg at the Uni.versity for Music and Performing Arts Paris. Daniel Maurer is a titular organist at the J. A. Silbermann in and later with Prof. Stevan Vladar. Martin has given organ of the St. Thomas church in Strasbourg. He teaches as a concerts at festivals in Bulgaria, Austria, Spain, Holland, the USA, professor of organ and improvisation at the Conservatoire and at France, Italy and Romania. In 2012 he was invited to play at the the Académie Supérieure de Musique in Strasbourg. Life Ball Vienna charity event in front of Hollywood stars and After completing their studies with distinction at the Dutch String (Quatuor Ysaÿe) and Stefan Metz. Many well-known contemporary famous singers. Quartet Academy in 2013, the Quartet started to have success at classical composers such as Kaija Saariaho, Mark-Anthony Turnage, international competitions and to be recognized as one of the most Calliope Tsoupaki and Max Knigge also worked with the quartet. promising young European string quartets of the year. In 2014, they In 2014, the Quartet signed on for several recordings with Resonus STUTTGART STRING QUARTET were awarded the Kersjes Prize for their exceptional talent in the Classics, the world’s first solely digital classical music label. They Dutch chamber music scene. performed with many renowned guest musicians such as Pieter The Quartet was also laureate and winner of two special prizes Wispelwey, Dmitri Ferschtman, Quirine Viersen, Hannes Minnaar during the 7th International String Quartet Competition 2013 à and Mikhail Zemtsov. The musicians have also performed at many Bordeaux and won 1st place at both the 1st International String prestigious festivals and performed concerts at every major concert Quartet Competition 2011 in Radom (Poland) and the 27th hall in the Netherlands, as well as venues in France, Spain, Belgium, Charles Hennen International Chamber Music Competition 2012. Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and In 2012, they received 2nd place at the 6th Cyprus. The quartet took its name from Willem Marinus Dudok International Chamber Music Competition in Weimar (Germany). (1884 —1974) who was a famous Dutch architect and a great lover The members of the quartet first met in the Dutch street symphony of music. He came from a musical family and composed music in orchestra “Ricciotti”. From 2009 until 2011, they studied with the his spare time. Alban Berg Quartet at the School of Music in Cologne, then to study with Marc Danel at the Dutch String Quartet Academy. “I owe more to composers than I owe to any architect”, he wrote. Stefan Balle Julius Calvelli-Adorno Martin Höfler Bernhard Lörcher During the same period, the quartet was coached intensively by “I feel deeply the common core of music and architecture; after Eberhard Feltz, Peter Cropper (Lindsay Quartet), Luc-Marie Aguera all, they both derive their value from the right proportions.” Stefan Balle (1st violin) was born in Stuttgart in 1966 and has Martin Höfler () studied violin and viola at the Freiburger been first violinist of the Stuttgart Philharmonic since 1996. He Musikhochschule and the Amadeus Quartet in Cologne. With the studied with Prof. Lukas David in Detmold and with Prof. Tibor Spohr Quartet, which was founded in 1984, he won first place NATHAN QUARTET Varga in Sion, for whom he also worked as an assistant. In addition at the Freiburg University Competition in 1985. This ensemble The Nathan Quartet (Dana Anka, Maja Hunziker, Roswitha Killian, to chamber music train.ing with Christoph Poppen (Cherubini not only represented the ARD at the “Internationale Musiktage” Arne-Christian Pelz) was founded in Hamburg and is firmly Quartet), he also studied in the master class of Young-Uck Kim in Salzburg in 1986, but also performed numerous concerts and anchored in the musical life of the Hanseatic city. Since 2005, the (). In 1989, Stefan founded the Arensky Trio, with broadcasts for various institutions. As an orchestral musician, he Nathan Quartet has been organizing two concert series of its own: which he won numerous prizes and awards during competitions. has played with the ”SWR-Rundfunkorchester“ Kaiserslautern, the in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle and in Scala Basel. With five concerts He performed as a chamber musician in various ensembles and, baroque orchestra Collegium Aureum in Cologne, the Ensemble in the season, the Nathan Quartet shows its unique continuity in as a soloist, performed at festivals in Switzerland, in the south of Aventure for contemporary music in Freiburg and the Bach- the concert activity, always featuring special programs. France and South America. Collegium Stuttgart of the International Bach Academy. The fresh and lively musical style of the ensemble is characterized As an accomplished chamber musician, Martin is also involved by a musical commitment to the continuous development of the Julius Calvelli-Adorno (2. Violin) received his first violin lessons at in chamber music performances of various combinations with works for the concerts in Basel and Hamburg. the age of six and by the age of eleven, he had begun his musical colleagues of the Stuttgart Philharmonic. The Quartet followed masterclasses with the Amadeus Quartet career in the Taunus string orchestra, successful at the Würzburg and the , thus developing a large and varied orchestra competition in 1986. He studied violin at the ”Hochschule Bernhard Lörcher (violoncello) was born in Freiburg in 1970 and quartet repertoire. für Musik“ Detmold. Julius devoted himself intensively to piano toured throughout Europe as a youth with the “Landes- und One focus of the quartet work is the performance of modern trios and string quartets, with mentors like the Opus 8 trio, the Bundesjugendorchester”. With his cello trio, he won 1st place at and contemporary compositions, which are carefully selected Cherubini and the Vogler Quartets. the “Bundeswettbewerb Jugend Musiziert”. He studied with Prof. according to musical content. These are works by famous Between 1991 and 1998, he was active as a member of the Det- Martin Ostertag in Karlsruhe and received his chamber music composers of the 20th century such as Kurtág, Ligeti, Shostakovich, mold Chamber Orchestra, mainly as voice guide of the second education in Vienna with the Alban Berg Quartet and the Haydn Bartók and Lera Auerbach as well as by contemporary composers violin and concertmaster. After working at the Staatstheater Kassel, Trio. Together with various chamber music ensembles, Bernhard who find a podium through the compositions commissioned by at the ”Städtischen Bühnen Osnabrück“ and at the ”Münchener was a guest at many music festivals and received invitations to the Nathan Quartet. Kammerorchester“, Julius Calvelli-Adorno joined the Stuttgart concerts all over Europe. In 1994, he won the Mendelssohn Philharmonic (March 2000). Competition in Berlin. The Nathan Quartet is the initiator of chamber music highlights As a sought-after chamber musician and committed educator, he Since 1999 he has been a cellist with the Stuttgart Philharmonic in the concert life of Hamburg and Basel. The four musicians regularly takes part in various ensembles and festivals in Germany, and has been a solo cellist since 2001. In 2006, he performed for strive to create many inspiring moments and shared musical Switzerland, Brazil, the USA and Japan. the first time at the Santa Catarina Music Festival in Brazil, where experiences, as they are possible in the atmosphere of a concert he has since been invited as a guest lecturer and soloist.

MUSIC CRUISE ON THE RHINE hall in front of a music-interested audience. MUSIC CRUISE ON THE RHINE 6 7 MUSICAL PROGRAM NOTES

Written in 1772 when Mozart was just 15 years old, the Divertimento inner ear. The “Conversation Books” are a priceless testimony of K. 138 in F major reflects not only his youth period, but also his that period; records of conversations between the composer and journeys around Europe and especially in Italy. The young Mozart his friends or visitors that facilitated their discussions in writing. immersed himself in the Italian musical styles, new explorations In Beethoven House Museum in Bonn, one can view his hearing that would influence him later in preparing his work for stringed aids, such as a special ear horn. instruments. This bright composition embracing the Italian grace was meant as background, outdoor music for social events, such Born in 1732, Franz is one of the most influential as garden parties. The title Divertimento in the manuscript is not composer of his time and not only. Known as the “father of sym- Mozart’s handwriting. phony”, his work had a great impact on all the other genres, also. Mozart‘s Divertimento in D major, K. 136 (K.125a) is the first of a His creations are as present today as in the past because one of his group of works collectively known as the ”Salzburg“ symphonies. songs, “The Deutschland Lied“, is the national anthem of Germany. These works stands apart from his remaining symphonies, in that “Papa Haydn”, as he was called by his friends in appreciation of his they are set for strings alone, rather than for the otherwise custo- good sense of humor, never had children, but helped as much as mary mixed instrumentation including winds. Mozart‘s Divertimento he could young struggling musicians as Mozart, whose stirring mirrors the style of Italian concertos for strings, which he must Requiem was played at Haydn’s death. © S-F/Shutterstock.com certainly have encountered during his several visits to Italy. Johann Sebastian Bach’s interest in playing the organ started early Composer, conductor, pianist and organist, Felix Mendelssohn- in his childhood. After his parents’ death, he moved to Ohrdruf, Bartholdy significantly developed the German musical scene. Germany, to live with his brother, Johann Christoph, who was the Given his Jewish heritage, his reputation was altered when the organist at St. Michael‘s Church. Nazis banned his music and tore down his statue in front of the His brother gave him the first lessons on keyboard instruments. Gewandhaus. The String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Bach explored the organ building when his brother had to repair Classical Music on the Rhine was composed in 1847 as homage to his sister Fanny who had died the larger of the two organs at Ohrdruf. The organ brought him on 17 May of that year and it bore the title ”Requiem for Fanny.“ later a reputation, but also got him in trouble; once for a conflict AMSTERDAM— BASEL Amsterdam with its idyllic small canals It was the last major piece he completed before he died two months with a fellow musician and once for being caught distracting a later on 4 November 1847. ”strange maiden“ in the balcony. DAY 1 | NETHERLANDS: AMSTERDAM DAY 6 | SPEYER Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s Quartet in D major op. 44 no. 1 Pianist Martin Ivanov Begin your classical music odyssey in the After breakfast, arrive in the former imperial was completed on 24 July 1838. On 30 July 1838 Mendelssohn Though born in a German family from Halle, Germany, Georg L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 14, Op. 27, No. 2 in C wrote from Berlin to the violinist Ferdinand David that “I have just Friedrich Händel will spend most of his life in England (over 45 Dutch capital city of Amsterdam. After sharp minor; Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C major residence of Speyer, which you can explore embarking and settling into your home for during a leisurely morning stroll through the finished my third Quartet, in D major, and I would like it a lot if it years) until his end. There, he becomes the national idol and the next 8 days, join the cruise director for city. After lunch, travel to the university town pleased you too. I almost believe it will, since, it appears to me, composer, but also the headline musician of the Teutonic musical a Welcome Cocktail follo.wed by a special DAY 4 | COCHEM of Heidelberg. it is more fiery and more grateful to the players than the others.“ galleries. Deeply appreciated among the aristocratic and intel- Welcome Dinner. This evening listen to the Relax onboard while cruising the lovely Tour this well-preserved old town, famous Mendelssohn’s op. 44 is concerned predominantly with the element lectual groups, Handel was appointed Musical Director of the sounds of Mozart and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Moselle River to the romantic wine-growers for its picturesque castle ruins. This evening of buffoonery that exists in Romantic irony. Royal Academy of Music — a society meant to promote the opera in a special concert onboard — a wonderful village of Cochem. Spend the afternoon the captain invites you to a festive Captain‘s works. For its opening, Radamisto was Händel’s first opera that beginning to your cruise. exploring the village or join a walking tour Gala Dinner. Born in the Heaven’s Courtyard (Himmelpfortgrund), a suburb of he wrote, his greatest performance until that moment. with a tasting of the wines of the Moselle Vienna, did not have what we can call a paradisiac Dudok Quartet region. This evening enjoy an exclusive DAY 7 | FRANCE: STRASBOURG life. One of the nineteen children of a school master, Franz was Antonín Dvořák‘s entire life and work strongly resonate with his W. A. Mozart: Divertimento KV138 in F major concert onboard highlighted by music of At breakfast time, you arrive in Strasbourg, considered an extremely talented musician from an early age. statement registered on his 7th Symphony, “God, Love and Country”, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Despite his rich work, he lived in poverty and died at the age of showing his emotional connection with the Czech homeland. There String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. post 80 Haydn and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Your which boasts a magical, historic old town. A vessel departs later this evening. city sightseeing tour is part of the morning’s 31, before his 32nd birthday. When he died, his only possessions was though also something more personal: the recent deaths of program, culminating in an organ concert in were a bed, some clothes and his music. He was buried next to his mother and eldest child. His spirituality may be the very reason DAY 2 | AMSTERDAM · UTRECHT Nathan Quartet the church of St. Thomas, featuring the music Beethoven, whom he admired so deeply that he acted as one of why Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, chose J. Haydn: String Quartet Op. 64/4 in G flat major Explore the beautiful canal city of Amsterdam of Bach, Händel, and Mozart. the thirty torch bearers at Beethoven’s funeral. the composer’s 9th Symphony to take it with him among stars, as F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:  the highest peak of human creating powers. Ambassador of the during this morning‘s city tour. As a special String Quartet in D major, Op. 44/1 This evening, celebrate your musical journey highlight, we will visit the beautiful Dominicus with a farewell concert celebrating the music Robert Schumann commenced his remarkable instrumental Czech musical culture, Dvořákwas the Director of the National Church for a private concert. Relax as you of Mozart and Dvořák. explorations in 1842 with three string quartets. The Quartet No.3 Conservatory in New York. listen to the strains of Schubert and Schu- DAY 5 | KOBLENZ · RÜDESHEIM is the most structurally traditional work of the group. The String Quartet No. 12 Op 96 ”The American“ was composed mann are performed. Continue through Enjoy a music-filled day in Koblenz and Rü- Organist Daniel Maurer The very first gesture of the first movement‘s brief introduction is in the summer of 1893, during Dvořák’s stay in America. Retreated the picturesque countryside in the north of desheim! This morning, visit the ancient city J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, identical, harmonically and motivically, to the opening gesture of in the small town Spillville of Iowa, a farming community of 400 730 and 731 Beethoven‘s Op.31, No.3, and one must suspect a conscious or people, he found the spirit of his countrymen that he yearned for. Holland, to rejoin the vessel for a peaceful of Koblenz, a gateway to the terraced vine- G. F. Händel: Suite for the Musical Clock / afternoon onboard. yards and castle ruins of the Rhine Gorge. A Flight of the Angels subconscious debt on Schumann‘s part. There, the Czech composer writes in only two weeks the quartet After your visit, your ship travels through W. A. Mozart: Andante F major, KV 616 that would become the most known and appreciated of his work. Dudok Quartet J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BMV 532 the romantic Rhine region. Enjoy a musical To understand ’s work of art, one must The melodic inspiration melts itself with the rigors of musical F. Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 (D 87) in E-flat major Stuttgart String Quartet comprehend the young man’s childhood. His first years in Bonn architecture in a work of art, but nevertheless, the composition R. Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 tea party onboard, taking in the passing W. A. Mozart: Divertimento KV 136 in D major were tragically unhappy, because of his father’s demented ambition reflects themes encountered by Dvořák in the American space. scenery while listening to beautiful musical A. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 ”The American“ pieces from the world of opera and waltz. to turn his boy into a “child prodigy” like Mozart. DAY 3 | GERMANY: COLOGNE · BONN Before dinner arrive in Rüdesheim, where A musical enthusiast, but a violent alcoholic, his father, who was After breakfast venture out into the vibrant you will have the opportunity to visit Sieg- DAY 8 | SWITZERLAND: BASEL also his first teacher, forced him to practice all the time and if city of Cologne with its famous twin spired fried’s Mechanical Music Museum, which is, Arrive this morning in Basel. Enjoy a generous mistakes were done, he would punish him. The father would often cathedral, through an optional walking tour as the name suggests, all about music and breakfast on board before disembarking. wake up the boy in the middle of the night to play for his drunken or on your own. Return to the ship for lunch instruments. The entire AMADEUS team wishes you a friends. Yet, the suffering was transposed in sensitivity and joy as your vessel continues to the next stop After a delicious dinner, your vessel continues pleasant journey home and many great for music. along the Rhine river — Bonn. Continue your along the Rhine. memories of your trip on board. We hope Ludwig van Beethoven’s deafness started by the age of 26 and music education with a visit to the Beethoven to welcome you again soon! aggravated deeply in time, so after the age of 50, the musician was Nathan Quartet House — a memorial site and museum in complete silence. Though devastating the brilliant pianist, his Selection of famous musical pieces from the world public performances and social events, the composer’s deafness focusing on the life and work of composer of operetta and waltz music from Händel, Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven. Music of Beethoven Kreisler… revealed more of his capacity to create music, ringing freely in his

MUSIC CRUISE ON THE RHINE is the focus of a private piano concert. MUSIC CRUISE ON THE RHINE 8 9 EXCURSION INFORMATION: COCHEM WALKING TOUR WITH WINE TASTING Some excursions involve a fair amount of walking, sometimes over The harmonious trio of the unique Mosel landscape, thousands of years uneven surfaces. The following coding system has been used to of wine growing and rich culture makes Cochem especially popular. assist with identifying which excursions are appropriate for you. During the walk you will discover the city with its narrow, winding Please ask your cruise director for additional information as required. streets. In the course of this tour you will also visit the Reichsburg Castle. Thanks to its size and location on a precipitous rock high above the city, LEVEL 1: Minimum walking; excursion by bus with short this magnifi cent castle dominates the cityscape. Equally impressive is photo stops. the view from the castle. You will see the Moselle Valley with its dreamy, mixed forests, meadows and vineyards and the old town. At the end LEVEL 2: The excursion by bus is followed by a moderate walking tour. You may need to climb some stairs. of the tour, enjoy a taste of local Moselle wines. Duration: approx. 3,5 hrs Walking grade: ●●●● € 42,00 LEVEL 3: The excursion by bus is followed by a longer walk. You may need to climb several stairs. KOBLENZ WALKING TOUR Discover one of the most beautiful and oldest towns in Germany, LEVEL 4: The excursion by bus is followed by a longer with over 2,000 years of history. On our guided walk through the walk. You may need to climb several stairs. romantic streets between the St. Castor Basilica and the Liebfrauen- kirche (the Church of our Beloved Lady) you will discover the most LEVEL 5: Considerable walk with longer distances. This important sights of Koblenz and the town’s landmark, the Schängel may include uneven surfaces and some stairs. © Twin Design/Shutterstock.com © Marzecki Fountain at the town hall. This tour would not be complete without a visit to the Memorial of Emperor Wilhelm at the famous German Corner The Moselle valley is one of Germany‘s most spectacular wine regions. Siegfried‘s Mechanical Music Museum. where the rivers Rhine and Moselle meet. See the cable car that hovers over the Rhine, built as an attraction and ecologically friendly traffi c Shore excursions per person in euros based on double occupancy of a cabin facility for the federal horticultural show in 2011. This is Germany’s Cruise fares Inclusions fi rst 3-rope cable car with a transport capacity of 7600 people per hour. MUSIC PROGRAM AMSTERDAM— BASEL TOUR DATE VESSEL CABIN TYPE & DECKS • 7 classical music programs: Duration: approx. 2 hrs Walking grade: ●●●● included C-4 C-1 B-4 B-1 A-1 Suite — 4 concerts on board 8 DAYS AMSTERDAM—BASEL Haydn Haydn Strauss Strauss Mozart Mozart — 3 exclusive concerts on land CITY TOUR OF AMSTERDAM WITH CONCERT RÜDESHEIM WALKING TOUR WITH MUSIC CABINET MUSEUM 24.10. – 31.10. AMADEUS Silver III 1.999 2.219 2.639 2.899 3.169 3.639 • Mag. Antonella Placheta holds introductory IN THE DOMINICUS CHURCH The unique Winzerexpress train takes you from the dock of the ship to onboard talks on the composers and Founded as a small fi shing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam the “Siegfried Mechanical Music Cabinet” for a musical adventure with Single cabin supplement per person for all dates: theirs works became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch historical self-playing instruments. Continue your guided tour with a C-4+C-1: 15% · B-4: 30% · B-1: 50% · A-1: 60% · Suite: 100% of cruise price. Golden Age as a result of its innovative developments in trade. walk through the picturesque town. Explore the heart of the old town The deck plan can be found in our catalog „River Cruises 2019“ on page 94 or CRUISE PROGRAM Today, the city has one of the largest historic centers in Europe, with of Rüdesheim — the Drosselgasse — where wine houses and garden www.lueftner-cruises.com. • Fascinating river cruise in an outside river- about 7,500 registered historic buildings. The street pattern is largely taverns invite you to linger. Immerse yourself in the history of the city view stateroom of your choice, most with unchanged since the 19th century. The center consists of 90 islands, and visit the Eagle Tower, a part of the city wall, and the fortifi cations Excursions prices per person in euros drop-down panoramic windows and linked by 400 bridges. On the city tour through the Dutch metropolis, from the 15th century. walk-out balkonies in suites you will see the Royal Palace, numerous canals and the Museum Duration: approx. 2 hrs Walking grade: ●●●● € 25,00 CRUISE AMSTERDAM—BASEL Price • Complimentary state-of-the-art audio headsets for all excursions Quarter. At the end of your tour, enjoy a wonderful concert of the City tour Amsterdam with private concert in the Dominicus Church included Dudok Quartet in the Domnicus church before the coach brings you SPEYER WALKING TOUR Cologne walking tour 19 • 5 excursions: City tour Amsterdam, visit back to the ship in Utrecht. Speyer, the venerable emperor’s city on the Rhine, has had a rich and of Beethoven‘s House in Bonn, city tour Visit of Beethoven‘s House in Bonn and private piano concert included Duration: approx. 4 hrs Walking grade: ●●● included turbulent past. Religious architecture steeped in history, impressive Koblenz, excursion to Heidelberg, city facades of various styles, winding alleys and romantic squares express Cochem walking tour with wine tasting 42 tour Strasbourg COLOGNE WALKING TOUR the character of the city. See the Romanesque Imperial Cathedral with Koblenz walking tour included • Services of an experienced, multilingual During the city walk, explore the surroundings of the famous its striking twin tower spires, and visit the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Rüdesheim walking tour with music cabinet museum 25 Cruise Director cathedral and the old town. Many attractions are concentrated in Old Gate (Altpoertel) and the Jewish Ritual Bath. Speyer walking tour 17 • Gourmet dining with all meals included just one square kilometer around the cathedral, the town hall and Duration: approx. 2 hrs Walking grade: ●●●● € 17,00 Excursion to Heidelberg included (buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight the old town with its Romanesque Church of St. Martin. In the narrow, City tour of Strasbourg followed by organ concert in St. Thomas‘ Church included snack) in the elegant Panorama-Restaurant, cobbled streets of the old town and in the picturesque squares, such EXCURSION TO HEIDELBERG which accommodates all guests in one sitting Total price 103 as the old market or the hay market, you will get a feeling for the way A comfortable coach will take you to Heidelberg, the world famous • Free-fl owing quality red & white wines from of life in Cologne. Visit the Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World University City on the Neckar River. The town is one of the few German Europe’s famous wine regions with every Cultural Heritage Site and seat of the archbishop of Cologne cities with a widely preserved baroque Old Town. Heidelberg was dinner on board prices per person in euros (depending on the opening hours of the cathedral and/or if a mass is discovered quite early by romantics to use for diverse literature, songs Transfer • Coffee and tea after lunch and dinner celebrated, etc.). Since its completion in 1880, the Cologne Cathedral and paintings. The tour through Heidelberg begins with a visit to the Amsterdam/airport—vessel 47 Basel/airport—vessel 50 is, due to its two tall towers with a height of 157 m each, not only the castle. The formerly splendid residence made of red sandstone has Amsterdam/train station—vessel 39 Basel/train station—vessel 50 • 24-hour complimentary coffee and landmark of the town and best known architecture monument but been a ruin, maybe the most beautiful ruin in all of Germany. The castle tea station also the most visited church in Germany. tour leads also into the castle garden. From the Grand Terrace you will The suites of the AMADEUS Silver III invite you to a relaxing stay. • Cocktail Reception, Welcome Dinner and Duration: approx. 2,5 hrs Walking grade: ●●●● € 19,00 have a wonderful view of the city and the Neckar River. Captain’s Gala Dinner The tour continues with a stroll through the enchanting old town, • Special onboard entertainment including VISIT OF BEETHOVEN‘S HOUSE IN BONN WITH CONCERT to the Karl-Theodor Bridge, the late-gothic Church of the Holy Spirit talks, cooking demonstration, onboard Ludwig van Beethoven‘s birthplace is famous throughout the world and the town hall. music performances and nightly music by and is the main attraction in the musical city of Bonn. The museum Duration: approx. 4,5 hrs Walking grade: ●●● included the AMADEUS Duo in the Panorama-Bar contains the largest Beethoven collection in the world. Its impressive, • Fitness room (open 24 hours) authentic documents and original instruments bear witness to CITY TOUR OF STRASBOURG WITH ORGAN CONCERT • Complimentary use of onboard bicycles Beethoven‘s life and compositions. After the guided tour, you have Enjoy a discovery tour through the beautiful city of Strasbourg. You enough time to stroll around the museum on your own. To conclude will pass the European institutions, such as the Council of Europe, • Non-smoking environment this wonderful excursion, you will attend a piano concert in the the European Human Rights Court and the European Parliament. The (smoking permitted on the Sun Deck) Chamber Music Hall of the museum. tour continues with a walk through the lovely, historic old part of the • All port taxes, embarkation, disembarkation Duration: approx. 2,5 hrs Walking grade: ●● included town and includes a visit to the famous cathedral Straßburger Münster and lock fees (not possible on Sundays and public holidays, sometimes with security check. At the end of the tour enjoy a concert at the St. Thomas Church. Duration: approx. 4 hrs Walking grade: ● included MUSIC CRUISE ON THE RHINE

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