Beethoven Eroica

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.

Eroica

In 1802, Beethoven decided to "embark on a new path", resulting in his deeply personal "Eroica" Symphony. This groundbreaking work aligns perfectly with Pierre Boulez, the revolutionary composer born 100 years ago. Boulez's twelve piano miniatures, "Notations" from 1945, are remarkably inventive, poetic, and surprisingly relaxed. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a Boulez expert, will perform these pieces, alongside their orchestral versions. Ravel's "Miroirs" will provide a resonant afterglow.

Eroica

Three winners of the third edition of the La Maestra competition for female conductors perform alongside Claire Gibault, the driving force behind this initiative to promote women in music.

Beethoven's ‘Eroica’ and Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto

The SummerConcerts powered by VriendenLoterij presents two months of wonderful concerts, from classical to jazz and from pop to film music. Top musicians from the Netherlands and around the world bring you all your favourite classical pieces, as well as video game music and hits from Broadway musicals.We also present a host of young talent in our summer concerts, including youth orchestras from Greece, Australia and Cuba, and top young classical soloists. After many of the concerts, we offer a meet-and-greet with the artists in an informal setting, or an afterparty with DJ in the Entrance Hall. In one of the world’s finest concert halls, there’s something for everyone this summer at The Concertgebouw!

Beethoven Schostakowitsch

Beethoven Schostakowitsch

Beethoven-Denkmal

Beethoven-Denkmal

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.