How Beethoven Did Not Become A Child Prodigy But Famous Nevertheless

  • Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday 
  • An exciting music picture book for the entire family
  • The life of the famous composer knowledgeably narrated in a way appropriate for kids

Why was the little Ludwig also called the “Spaniard”? Why did he not become a child prodigy, despite his strict father’s efforts? Those and other questions are answered in the amusing picture book story.

Cheerful illustrations on history but also funny details from the life of the worldrenowned composer Ludwig van Beethoven make it clear how difficult the life of a musician was back then.

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  • Publisher: Fischer Sauerländer
  • Release: 23.09.2020
  • ISBN: 978-3-7373-5763-0
  • 48 Pages
  • Authors: Cosima Breidenstein
  • Illustrated by: Barbara Scholz
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How Beethoven Did Not Become A Child Prodigy But Famous Nevertheless
Cosima Breidenstein Barbara Scholz How Beethoven Did Not Become A Child Prodigy But Famous Nevertheless
Bernd Fuhrich
© Bernd Fuhrich
Cosima Breidenstein

Cosima Breidenstein studied playing the violin in Mannheim, was concert master of the opera house in Hagen, played in the Duesseldorf Symphony Orchestra and the WDR radio orchestra. Nowadays, she is the concert master of the Sinfonietta Cologne.     

Antje Siemon
© Antje Siemon
Barbara Scholz

Barbara Scholz, born in Herford in 1969, studied Graphics at the University of Applied Sciences in Muenster. Since 1999, she has been working as a freelance illustrator for different children’s books publishers.