Beethoven Festival April 1 - 10

Celebrating the genius of Ludwig van Beethoven, The Phoenix Symphony will perform concerts over a two–week period, showcasing the power of his long-standing and lesser known works. The festival will feature selections from The Creatures of Prometheus, the Leonore Overture No. 2 from his opera Fidelio, as well as his First, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth symphonies. The Phoenix Symphony’s concertmaster, Steven Moeckel, will also be featured performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major.

A composer of prominent status for his innovative compositional techniques, Beethoven cast an imposing shadow on composers during his day and those that followed him. The two-week Beethoven Festival, sponsored by Jeanne and Gary Herberger and Hidden Meadow Ranch, will be the first in Symphony history and will be held at various locations throughout the Valley April 1 – 10.

Beethoven Festival Schedule
April 1 at 7:30 pm at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 3 at 8:00 pm at Symphony Hall
Violin Concerto in D Major, Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral")

April 2 at 11:00 am at Symphony Hall
Violin Concerto in D Major, Symphony No. 1

April 2 at 8:00 pm at Symphony Hall
Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)

April 8 at 7:30 pm at Symphony Hall
Symphony No. 7, Grosse Fuge, German Dances

April 9 at 7:30 pm at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church
Symphony No 7, Symphony No. 8, Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus

April 10 at 8:00 pm at Symphony Hall
Symphony No. 8, Selections from The Creatures of Prometheus, Leonore Overture No. 2