Beethoven-Denkmal

Beethoven Schostakowitsch

Beethoven Schostakowitsch

Beethoven 9

Uniting the vocal and orchestral forces of which he is the artistic heart and soul, Philippe Herreweghe celebrates solidarity, with Beethoven’s symphony inspired by Schiller’s Ode to Joy and Austrian composer Hanns Eisler’s pacifist oratorio Against the War.

Beethoven & Brahms

True romance: for the composers of the Romantic era, music was about gazing into the human soul and transforming raw passion into timeless beauty.And music doesn’t get much more beautiful than Beethoven’s radiant Violin Concerto: a sunlit, soaring masterpiece in which the soloist almost seems to take flight. There’s certainly nothing earthbound about our soloist – the award-winning Korean violinist Hyeyoon Park has been described as ‘a marvel’. Her performance is the big, warm heart of a concert that opens with Schumann’s swashbuckling overture and ends with Brahms’s last symphony – tragedy, tenderness and defiance, told straight from the heart.

Beethoven & Brahms

True romance: for the composers of the Romantic era, music was about gazing into the human soul and transforming raw passion into timeless beauty.And music doesn’t get much more beautiful than Beethoven’s radiant Violin Concerto: a sunlit, soaring masterpiece in which the soloist almost seems to take flight. There’s certainly nothing earthbound about our soloist – the award-winning Korean violinist Hyeyoon Park has been described as ‘a marvel’. Her performance is the big, warm heart of a concert that opens with Schumann’s swashbuckling overture and ends with Brahms’s last symphony – tragedy, tenderness and defiance, told straight from the heart.

Beethoven Eroica

Perhaps the beginning of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is more well-known, but he himself considered his Third, the "Eroica," to be his best symphony. And it also begins with a striking rhythm that captivates attention and never lets go - whether in the first movement, where this beginning recurs, in the second movement, the famous funeral march, or in the third, where the horns have their grand entrance. Our future chief conductor Sir Donald Runnicles loves Beethoven's music and has intentionally placed this powerful and expressive symphony at the end of the year: May it continue to have an impact with its strength and dignity into the new year.

Beethoven Eroica

Perhaps the beginning of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is more well-known, but he himself considered his Third, the "Eroica," to be his best symphony. And it also begins with a striking rhythm that captivates attention and never lets go - whether in the first movement, where this beginning recurs, in the second movement, the famous funeral march, or in the third, where the horns have their grand entrance. Our future chief conductor Sir Donald Runnicles loves Beethoven's music and has intentionally placed this powerful and expressive symphony at the end of the year: May it continue to have an impact with its strength and dignity into the new year.

Beethoven 8

Beethoven 9

What could be a more stylish way to end the year than with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? This monumental work is far more than a musical classic – it is a message to humanity. With the famous Ode "To Joy," Beethoven celebrates the ideals of freedom, brotherhood, and hope. The rousing choral finale is a musical fireworks display that gives you goosebumps and makes you feel the power of community. The symphony begins with mysterious, quiet sounds, but then unfolds a seemingly endless variety of emotions: from dramatic tension to dance-like lightness to triumphant joy. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony leaves no one untouched and is perfect for the occasion – after all, New Year's Eve and New Year also stand for new beginnings, unity, and looking towards a better future.