Beethoven Then and Now:
The Complete Symphonies
Iván Fischer, conductor

A survey of Beethoven’s complete symphonies, offering intriguing, never-before-heard side-by-side accounts of how these works might have sounded on the instruments used during the composer’s time and how they translate on modern instruments today.


"Fischer whips up tremendous excitement, but still gives us playing of shining finesse."
—The Times (London)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Iván Fischer, conductor

Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
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All-Beethoven program
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (“Eroica”)

This performance is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes, with 1 intermission.

Pre-concert lecture by Nicholas Kenyon at 6:45 in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse

Friday, March 26, 2010 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
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All-Beethoven program
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 8 in F major
Symphony No. 5 in C minor

This performance is approximately 2 hours, with 1 intermission.

These performances are part of the Beethoven Then and Now, Chamber Orchestras, and Alice Tully Hall Pick Four series.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer, conductor

“On top form, no outfit in the world can beat them for their subtlety and multiplicity of color, spring sparkle and rhythmic snap.” — The Times (London) on the Budapest Festival Orchestra

Saturday, March 27, 2010 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
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All-Beethoven program
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major
Symphony No. 7 in A major

This performance is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes, with 1 intermission.
This performance is part of the Beethoven Then and Now, Chamber Orchestras, and Alice Tully Hall Pick Four series.

Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:00 PM
Avery Fisher Hall
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Lisa Milne soprano
Kelley O'Connor mezzo-soprano
Jorma Silvasti tenor
Kristinn Sigmundsson bass
The Dessoff Symphonic Choir
James Bagwell director

All-Beethoven program
Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor

This performance is approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes, with 1 intermission.

Pre-concert discussion from 1:00-2:30 in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
On Interpreting Beethoven
Ara Guzelimian, moderator

This performance is part of the Beethoven Then and Now and Symphonic Masters 1 series. Symphonic Masters is made possible in part by endowment support from UBS.

Please note: Performances begin promptly at their scheduled times. There is no late seating.