Proms 2018 Prom 18: Currentzis conducts Beethoven - BBC Proms

28 Jul 2018, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sat 28 Jul 2018 Next Event

Prom 18: Currentzis conducts Beethoven

19:30 Sat 28 Jul 2018 Prom 18

Teodor Currentzis and his period-instrument ensemble MusicAeterna are ripping up the classical rulebook with thrilling, award-winning results. Their all-Beethoven programme pairs the vivacious Second Symphony with the highly charged Fifth.

Performances & Interviews

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor - Excerpt

Beethoven’s secretary claimed that the opening represents ‘Fate knocking at the door’.

Sep '18BBC Radio 3

Programme

- - Ludwig van Beethoven
  - Symphony No. 2 in D major(32 mins)
- - interval
- - Ludwig van Beethoven
  - Symphony No. 5 in C minor(31 mins)

Performers

MusicAeterna
Teodor Currentzis
conductor
conductor

Composers

Ludwig van Beethoven

About This Event

This is Beethoven, but not as you know it. One of the boldest, most exhilarating new voices in classical music, Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis, and his period-instrument ensemble MusicAeterna are together ripping up the classical rulebook with thrilling, award-winning results.

In the ensemble’s hands a classic programme of Beethoven symphonies – the vivacious, ‘smiling’ Second and the emotionally charged Fifth – becomes something altogether more punk and provocative.