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Beethoven Festival

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In 2008, audiences gave standing ovations to Arnaldo Cohen's brilliant performances of Liszt's Second Piano Concerto. He's agreed to return for a marathon weekend of three different programs - all five Beethoven piano concertos, plus the triple concerto for piano, violin and cello! Tickets may be purchased individually, or in packages for all three performances.

Sat, May 15 - 7:30 pm | Sun, May 16 - 7:30 pm | Mon, May 17 - 8 pm

Subscribers who buy Series A and Series B will receive one free ticket for their subscription night, and are offered a special discount on the remaining two performances if they wish to attend the entire weekend.

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To buy a subscription call our Ticket Office at 503-228-1353, OR order online by selecting the link for the series you want in the box above, OR download the 09/10 Season Subscription Order Form and fax or mail your order.

Ticket Office hours: 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday.

Concert Conversations begin one hour before each performance.




Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Beethoven Concerto No. 2
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Arnaldo Cohen, piano
Quirine Viersen, cello Jun Iwasaki, violin Arnoldo Cohen, piano
  • Leonore Overture No. 3
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Triple Concerto for violin, cello and piano

Three consecutive nights, one spectacular weekend. Our festival begins with Piano Concerto No. 2 – the one Beethoven himself performed at his public concert debut in 1795.


Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Beethoven Concertos 1 & 4
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Arnaldo Cohen, piano
Arnoldo Cohen, piano
  • Leonore Overture No. 1
  • Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Piano Concerto No. 4

The brilliant Brazilian-born pianist Arnaldo Cohen continues his marathon exploration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s complete music for piano and orchestra by presenting two more piano concertos, No. 1 and No. 4, in a single – and singular – concert.


Monday, May 17, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Beethoven Concertos 3 & 5
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Arnaldo Cohen, piano
Arnoldo Cohen, piano
  • Leonore Overture No. 2
  • Piano Concerto No. 3
  • Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

The three-night Beethoven Festival comes to a close with the most famous piano concerto of them all – No. 5, the “Emperor.” Only you can decide: Did we save the best for last?


 

 

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