£2,460 (deposit £250). This includes: 5 concert tickets costing c. £410; return rail travel (superior class Eurostar; first class into Germany and back); accommodation as described below; all breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 light supper and 3 dinners with wine, water and coffee; private coach travel within Germany; all admissions; all tips; all taxes; services of the lecturer. Single supplement £170. Price excluding all rail travel £2,310.

Music tickets: to be confirmed autumn 2011.

Overlooking the Rhine, this is the best hotel in Bonn. Built in 1956, public areas retain stylish features of that era, bedrooms are modern. There is a good restaurant, terraced gardens. Ten minutes on foot to the city centre and twenty minutes to the Beethovenhalle.

A fair amount of walking is unavoidable, and the tour is planned on the expectation that participants walk to concerts. Participants need to be able to lift their own luggage onto coaches and trains. The rail journey from London to Cologne and back necessitates a change in Brussels. Average distance by coach per day: c. 25 miles.

We regret that applications from people aged 81 or over at the time of the tour will not be accepted.

Between 12 and 22 participants.