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Ludwig van Beethoven

  • Lang Lang stands in a colorful shirt in front of a floral background, all painted white. He holds a yellow flower in his hand, and he smiles softly at the camera.
    Lang Lang and the BSO Play Saint-Saëns at Tanglewood
    Lang Lang is the soloist in the beautifully romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 by Saint-Saëns in a program led by Andris Nelsons that also includes Gabriela Ortiz’s exuberant "La Calaca" and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral."
  • Yefim Bronfman and Andris Nelsons are side by side in concert black. They both smiles at the camera.
    An All-Beethoven Concert at Tanglewood with Bronfman and Nelsons
    Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in an All-Beethoven program featuring pianist Yefim Bronfman.
  • Karina Canellakis wears concert black and stands in front of a black backdrop. Her bright blonde hair and blue eyes stand out amidst the darkness. She stands in profile and looks at the camera over her shoulder. James Ehnes wears a blue button-up. He has short brown hair. He holds his violin around the neck and smiles at the camera.
    Canellakis, Ehnes, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
    In an encore broadcast, conductor Karina Canellakis returns to Tanglewood to lead the BSO and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in rhapsodic music by Brahms and Ravel, and violinist James Ehnes is the soloist in Chausson’s “Poème” and Ravel’s “Tzigane.”
  • Collage of Reginald Mobley, Erin Morley, and Will Liverman. Mobley standing on left side, smiles facing straight, Morley sitting in center, smiles facing right, Liverman standing on right, with hands in blazer pockets, faces right looking stern.
    “Carmina Burana,” with Nelsons and the BSO at Tanglewood
    In an encore broadcast from the 2023 Tanglewood season, Andris Nelsons leads the BSO and Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Beethoven's "Leonore" Overture No. 3 and Orff's "Carmina Burana," starring acclaimed soloists Reginald Mobley, Erin Morley, and Will Liverman.
  • A close-up on the ornate, golden proscenium of Symphony Hall. The name "Beethoven" is in the keynote position, surrounded by flourishes of cornucopias and leaves as well as the numbers 8 and 9, printed in an art-nouveau font.
    Nelsons, the BSO, and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
    In an encore broadcast, the Boston Symphony’s Beethoven cycle, led by Music Director Andris Nelsons, culminates with the playful Symphony No. 8 and the Symphony No. 9, featuring the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and a stellar cast of soloists in its iconic final movement, the “Ode to Joy.”
  • A close-up on the ornate, golden proscenium of Symphony Hall. The name "Beethoven" is in the keynote position, surrounded by flourishes of cornucopias and leaves as well as the numbers 6 and 7, printed in an art-nouveau font.
    Nelsons, the BSO, and Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7
    In a special encore broadcast, the Boston Symphony’s Beethoven journey reaches the Symphony No. 6, the Pastoral Symphony, and the rhythmically charged Symphony No. 7.
  • A close-up on the ornate, golden proscenium of Symphony Hall. The name "Beethoven" is in the keynote position, surrounded by flourishes of cornucopias and leaves as well as the numbers 4 and 5, printed in an art-nouveau font.
    The BSO and Two Sides of Beethoven
    In a special encore broadcast of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven’s lyric and joyful Symphony No. 4 and the mighty Symphony No. 5.
  • A close-up on the ornate, golden proscenium of Symphony Hall. The name "Beethoven" is in the keynote position, surrounded by flourishes of cornucopias and leaves as well as the numbers 1, 2, and 3, printed in an art-nouveau font.
    Beethoven’s Revolutionary Early Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, & 3
    In a special encore broadcast, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the first part of an epic journey through all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies, including the transformative "Eroica."
  • Erin Morley wears soft pink lipstick and blush, and is surrounded by blossoms of a similar hue. She looks at the camera and smiles softly.
    Erin Morley's Boston Baroque Debut
    On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, the renowned coloratura soprano performs concert arias by Mozart, bookended by Mozart’s Haffner Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2.
  • Mitsuko Uchida sits at the piano and leans against it, turning out towards the camera. She has shoulder-length, wavy hair and wears a white turtleneck. She looks at the camera with an amused expression.
    Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven with the BSO
    The Boston Symphony Orchestra welcomes back pianist Mitsuko Uchida for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, and Andris Nelsons conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15 in the second concert of the BSO's "Decoding Shostakovich" series.