EIGHT REASONS FOR ACHT BRÜCKEN

1) ACHT BRÜCKEN | Music for Cologne is an important pillar for Cologne as the ‘Capital of New Music’

2) ACHT BRÜCKEN presents the city's high-profile independent music scene in the field of new music alongside top international ensembles.

3) ACHT BRÜCKEN is based on two important pillars: The City of Cologne and WDR, which on the one hand enables major world premieres for orchestra and also leads to a weighty presence of the festival on the radio.

4) The two companies ACHT BRÜCKEN GmbH and KölnMusik GmbH complement each other and thus enrich the city.

5) ACHT BRÜCKEN goes to the audience in the city. It utilises not only the Cologne Philharmonie, but also unusual concert venues. To this end, the festival breaks down genre boundaries, flexibilises concert formats and offers interdisciplinary mediation opportunities.

6) ACHT BRÜCKEN builds on inner-city collaborations with diverse players: musicians, event organisers and companies.

7) ACHT BRÜCKEN keeps city money in the city.

8) ACHT BRÜCKEN brings additional money into the city. For every euro from the city budget, the festival now acquires a further two euros from public and private sponsors.