Rudolf Buchbinder

Simply Beethoven: Dudamel Conducts the Fifth Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 4

Fri / Dec 11, 2026 - 11:00AM

A pair of iconic works performed by two of today’s foremost champions of Beethoven.

Program

- BEETHOVEN
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
- Intermission
- BEETHOVEN
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Artists

About this Performance

Premiered together on a cold December night in 1808, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Fourth Piano Concerto would redefine both forms, infusing them with the passion of a new Romantic age. Beethoven himself was soloist for the piano concerto, his last public performance at the keyboard. Buchbinder, a pianist revered for his “big-boned, full-throttle Beethoven” (The Guardian), navigates the composer’s introspective nuances and bold bravura passages.

The second half of the program features the most famous symphony ever written: Beethoven’s Fifth. Anchored by his iconic four-note motif, Beethoven outlines a journey from darkness to light, despair to triumph. Join us for an unforgettable evening devoted to a pair of towering works

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