Beethoven: The Eternal Original




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ClassGraphic In honor of the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death in 2027, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is hosting a season-long celebration of the legendary composer called "Beethoven: The Eternal Original". In this 4-week course, we hope to join the celebration by exploring what makes Beethoven so intriguing, even today.  Every week, we will discuss select musical pieces that the CSO plans to perform during the upcoming season. We’ll also read and discuss Beethoven: Variations on a Life (Oxford University Press, 2020) by music historian Mark Evan Bonds, a very readable and concise book that looks at his life and work from a fresh, non-biographical perspective. Our discussions will bring the great composer's music alive and will complement what we typically only read in the concert program notes or hear from a musicologist’s talk prior to a concert. Love of music is required. Musical expertise or knowledge is not! We welcome all to our discussions.
 

Class Details

4 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue

Location
500 Davis Center

Instructor
Multiple

Tuition: 

$0.00

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Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
7/7/2026 - 7/28/2026 Weekly - Tue 09:45 AM - 11:45 AM Evanston, 500 Davis Center  Map Margot Wallace  ; Stephen Hoepfner 

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