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PROLOGUE | 13 May 2024 | Antwerp Elisabethzaal
'A Call for Peace'
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Choral Fantasia, op. 80 [1808]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 9 in d minor, op. 125 [1824]
- Arnold Schoenberg Choir Vienna, directed by Erwin Ortner
- Kit Armstrong, piano
- Lenneke Ruiten, soprano
- Ulrike Mayer, mezzo-soprano
- Simon Bode, tenor
- Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass
MONDAY 13 MAY 2024 | 20h30
ELISABETHZAAL ANTWERP
PRODUCTION 1 | November 2024 | Ludwigsburg (DE), Mechelen (BE), Leuven (BE), Bonn (DE), Stettin (PL), Hamburg (DE)
1800: Juvenile Enthusiasm: The Beginning of an Era
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2, Prelude and Fugue no 21 in B flat major, BWV 890
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat major, op. 19 [1798]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no 8 in c minor, op. 13 (Pathétique) [1799]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 1 in C major, op. 21 [1800]
Chamber Music Program (with moderation by Jan Caeyers)
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Quartet no 1 in E flat major, WoO 36 [1785]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 16 [1796]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Septet in E flat major, op. 20 [1799]
Sa 26 Oct Ludwigsburg, Forum
Su 27 Oct Mechelen, St. Romboutskathedraal
We 30 Oct Leuven, Auditorium Gasthuisberg, Chambermusic
Th 31 Oct Bonn, Beethoven haus, Chambermusic
Sa 2 Nov Stettin, Philharmonie (tbc)
Su 3 Nov Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie
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PRODUCTION 2 | January 2025 |
1802: Crisis and Resurrection
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C major, BWV 846
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto no 1 in C major, op. 15 [1800]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no 17 in d minor, op. 31 no. 2 (Tempest) [1802]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 2 in D major, op 36 (1802]
PRODUCTION 3 | March 2025 |
1804: Courage and Heroism
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, op. 55 (Eroica) [1804]
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2, Prelude and Fugue no 12 in f minor, BWV 881
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no 22 in F major, op. 54 [1804]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Tripelconcerto in C major, op. 56 [1804] (Soloists: Ilya Gringolts, violin – Christian Poltera, cello tbc)
PRODUCTION 4 | November 2025 |
1806: Optimism
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2, Prelude and Fugue no 2 in c minor, BWV 871
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto no 3 in c minor, op. 37 [1803]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Andante in F major, WoO 57 (‘Andante favori’) [1804]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, op. 60 [1806]
PRODUCTION 5 | January 2026 |
1807: Passion
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2, Prelude and Fugue no 15 in G major, BWV 885
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Pianoconcerto no 4 in G major, op. 58 [1806]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no 23 in f minor, op. 57 (Appassionata) [1806]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 5 in c minor, op. 67 [1807]
PRODUCTION 6 | March 2026 |
1808: The Beauty of Nature
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 [1806] (Soloist: Ilya Gringolts, violin)
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, Prelude and Fugue no 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Pianotrio in D major, op. 70 no 1 (Ghost) [1808]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 6 in F major, op. 68 [1808]
PRODUCTION 7 | November 2026 |
1812: Farewell: The End of an Era
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, Prelude and Fugue no 7 in e flat major, BWV 852
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto no 5 in E flat major, op. 73 (Emperor) [1809/1810]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no 26 in E flat major, op. 81a (Les Adieux) [1809]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 7 in A major, op. 92 [1812]
PRODUCTION 8 | January 2027 |
1813: Retrospection
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2, Prelude and Fugue no 5 in D major, BWV 874
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61 arranged for piano and orchestra [1807]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no 27 in e minor, op. 90 [1814]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 8 in F major, op. 93 [1813]
PRODUCTION 9 | March 2027 |
1824: A Message to the World
J.S. BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1, Prelude and Fugue no 2 in c minor, BWV 847
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Three Bagatelles, op. 119 [1820- 1822] :
- no 2 in C major,
- no 4 in A major
- no 8 in C major
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Choral Fantasia, op. 80 [1808]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony no 9 in d minor, op. 125 [1824]
- Arnold Schoenberg Choir Vienna, directed by Erwin Ortner Soloists: tbc
EPILOGUE | December 2027 |
A Message of Peace
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier) [1819]
L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Missa solemnis, op. 123
- Arnold Schoenberg Choir Vienna, directed by Erwin Ortner Soloists: tbc