Utah Symphony | Utah Opera celebrates the life and works of composer Ludwig van Beethoven throughout the 2011–12 season. In addition to performances, USUO invites community members to attend film screeings, enjoy chamber music, and spend time with online resources about Beethoven created specifically for the festival. Also look on USUO’s online Beethoven Calendar for a listing of other community groups’ performances of Beethoven’s music.
Hear all nine Beethoven symphonies and his only opera this season:
- Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, September 9-10 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto (Symphony No. 8), September 23-24 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven, October 8-16 | 7:30 PM & 2 PM (Sun) Capitol Theatre
- Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, November 4-5 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony, November 11-12 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, February 3-4 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Rachmaninoff & Beethoven (Symphony No. 4), February 17-18 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony, April 13-14 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 (Symphony No. 2), May 18-19 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
- Beethoven Cycle Concludes (Symphony No. 1) May 25-26 | 8 PM Abravanel Hall
Beethoven and the Piano
Lecture/Demonstrations of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas with Jason Hardink, Principal Keyboard. Sit on the Abravanel Hall Stage and learn about Beethoven’s solo keyboard compositions.
- Monday, November 21 | 7 PM | The Late Piano Sonatas
- Monday, January 16 | 7 PM | The Middle Piano Sonatas
- Monday, March 19 | 7 PM | The Early Piano Sonatas
Limited tickets available for the above Sonata events: $10 for adults, $5 for students 18 and under. Call (801) 533-NOTE (6683).
Free online classes about Beethoven’s life and music, and Fidelio
Created by Jeff Olpin and Luke Howard, respectively, these classes will be available ‘at a click’ all season. Utah Symphony | Utah Opera wishes to thank the Utah Humanities Council for sponsoring these online classes.
This project has received funding from the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council (UHC) enriches our cultural, intellectual, and civic life by providing opportunities for all Utahns to explore life’s most engaging questions and the wonders of the human experience.
Beethoven Film Series in the Salt Lake City Library Auditorium (210 East 400 South)
• February 1, 2012 | Triumph Over Adversity, The Sound and the Fury | 7 PM
• February 16, 2012 | Immortal Beloved | 7 PM
• March 9, 2012 | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | 2 PM (Children's Room)
• April 12, 2012 | Beethoven: Eroica | 7 PM
Symphony Pro-Am
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera invites community musicians to take part in our first annual Symphony Pro-Am. Adult amateur musicians can apply online for an opportunity to play the 4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in a side-by-side performance with Utah Symphony musicians and conductor Vladimir Kulenovic on March 29, on stage in Abravanel Hall. Click here for more information, and to apply!
Beethoven Community Calendar
In addition to Utah Symphony | Utah Opera performances, there are also other community groups who will be performing various works of Beethoven this year. We'll keep this list updated, so that you have the opportunity to experience as much Beethoven as possible!
Jan. 18, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Admission $25 | Students $5
Libby Gardner Concert Hall, Salt Lake City
Pacifica String Quartet
Program includes Beethoven’s Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
The Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City
Feb. 9, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Admission $15 | Students $5
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City
Janina Fialkowska, Canada - solo piano
Program includes a Beethoven piano sonata
Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation
Mar. 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Libby Gardner Concert Hall, Salt Lake City
“Glorious Beethoven”
Program includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and “Gloria” from Missa Solemnis
Salt Lake Symphony, with Utah Voice
Mar. 28, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Admission $25 | Students $5
Libby Gardner Concert Hall, Salt Lake City
Beethoven's Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
Modigliani String Quartet
The Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City
April 13, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Admission $15 | Students $5
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City
Dmitri Levkovich, Russia - solo piano
Program includes a Beethoven piano sonata
Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation
