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Ludwig van Beethoven

composer

Born: 1770, Bonn, Germany
Died: 1827, Vienna, Austria

“Stimulated by those moods which poets turn into words, I turn my ideas into tones which resound, roar, and rage until at last they stand before me in the form of notes.”

One of the greatest composers in the Western musical tradition, Ludwig van Beethoven revolutionized virtually every form and genre of music in which he composed. His “Eroica” Symphony transformed that genre; his 32 piano sonatas enabled the development of piano music from the genial pieces of the late 18th century to the colossal masterworks of Liszt and Schumann; and his opera Fidelio embodied the virtues of liberty and equality that transformed Europe during his life.

Upcoming Events

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Tue  Oct 6, 2026  8pm

Colburn Celebrity Recitals 1

Lang Lang

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Thu  Dec 3, 2026  8pm

Colburn Celebrity Recitals 2 (CE2)

Hilary Hahn
Matthias Goerne
Yekwon Sunwoo

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Fri  Dec 4, 2026  8pm

Friday Evenings 2 (FR2)

Simply Beethoven Festival

Simply Beethoven: “Eroica” and Piano Concerto No. 1 with Dudamel

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Sat  Dec 5, 2026  8pm

Saturday Evenings 1

Simply Beethoven Festival

Simply Beethoven: “Eroica” and Piano Concerto No. 2 with Dudamel

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Sun  Dec 6, 2026  2pm

Sunday Matinees 1

Simply Beethoven Festival

Simply Beethoven: “Eroica” and Piano Concerto No. 3 with Dudamel

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Dec 10–13, 2026

Thursday Evenings

Simply Beethoven Festival

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

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Tue  Jan 12, 2027  8pm

Mozart, Beethoven & Schubert

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Jan 14–17, 2027

The Otis Booth Foundation Series: Thursday Evenings

Simply Beethoven Festival

Simply Beethoven: The “Emperor” Concerto and Symphony No. 4

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Sun  Jan 17, 2027  7:30pm

Colburn Celebrity Recitals 1

Gil Shaham
Akira Eguchi

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Feb 20 & 27, 2027

Symphonies for Youth 1, Symphonies for Youth 2

Symphonies for Youth

Beethoven’s Fifth

with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Sun  Feb 28, 2027  7:30pm

Special Concerts

London Symphony Orchestra with Antonio Pappano

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Mar 2–3, 2027

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Symphonies for Schools: Elementary Program

Beethoven’s Fifth

with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Mar 4–5, 2027

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Symphonies for Schools: Secondary Program

Introducing Beethoven

with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Sun  Mar 14, 2027  7:30pm

Chamber Music 1

All-Beethoven with Anna Handler

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Past Events

Tue  Aug 25, 2026  8pm

Beethoven’s Fifth with Anna Handler

Thu  Aug 20, 2026  8pm

Celebrating Gustavo at the Bowl: Beethoven 9

Sun  Aug 16, 2026  1pm

2026 UK Tour

Edinburgh International Festival: Family Concert

at Usher Hall

Sat  Aug 15, 2026  7pm

2026 UK Tour

Edinburgh International Festival: Beethoven 6 & Adès

at Usher Hall

Fri  Aug 14, 2026  7:30pm

2026 UK Tour

Edinburgh International Festival: Beethoven 7 & Ortiz

at Usher Hall

Wed  Aug 12, 2026  7pm

2026 UK Tour

BBC Proms: Beethoven & Ortiz

at Royal Albert Hall

Tue  Aug 11, 2026  6pm

2026 UK Tour

BBC Proms: Beethoven and Adès

at Royal Albert Hall

Tue  Apr 21, 2026  8pm

Beethoven & Schumann

Chamber Music with Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Mar 19–20, 2026

Symphonies for Schools
The Conductor with José Ángel Salazar Marín

Secondary Schools 2026 Program

Mar 5–6 & 8, 2026

Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6

Feb 26–Mar 1, 2026

Beethoven and Ortiz with Dudamel

Tue  Oct 14, 2025  7pm

LA Phil Gala: Gustavo's Fiesta

Tue  Aug 26, 2025  8pm

Beethoven Under the Stars

Sun  June 8, 2025  7:30pm

Igor Levit (Rescheduled)

Colburn Celebrity Recital

May 2–4, 2025

Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Mar 25–26, 2025

Symphonies for Schools:
Harmony and Structure: An introduction to the string family

Elementary Schools 2025 Program

Mar 15 & 22, 2025

Symphonies for Youth:
Harmony and Structure: An introduction to the string family

Jan 3–5, 2025

Batiashvili Plays Beethoven

Tue  Sept 10, 2024  8pm

Dudamel Leads Beethoven 9

Thu  July 25, 2024  8pm

All-Beethoven

May 16–17, 2024

Beethoven’s Fidelio with Dudamel and Deaf West Theatre

Tue  May 7, 2024  8pm

Beethoven and Schumann

Chamber Music with the LA Phil

Apr 26–28, 2024

Bartók and Mozart

Wed  Mar 27, 2024  8pm

Ray Chen

Colburn Celebrity Recital

Feb 15–18, 2024

Schubert and Beethoven

Tue  Jan 23, 2024  8pm

Itzhak Perlman

Rohan De Silva
Colburn Celebrity Recital

Dec 14–17, 2023

Beethoven Symphonies with Zubin Mehta

Tue  Aug 29, 2023  8pm

Beethoven at the Bowl

May 25–27, 2023

Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Smith

Sun  Mar 12, 2023  7:30pm

Igor Levit

Colburn Celebrity Recital

Sat  Jan 28, 2023  2pm

Ax • Kavakos • Ma

Colburn Celebrity Recital

Aug 30 & Sept 1, 2022

Beethoven's Ninth

Tue  July 26, 2022  8pm

Beethoven’s Fifths

May 26–29, 2022

Dudamel Conducts Beethoven’s 9th

Wed  Apr 20, 2022  8pm

Colburn Celebrity Recital: Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason

Apr 14–16, 2022

Beethoven’s Fidelio with Dudamel and Deaf West Theatre

Wed  Apr 6, 2022  8pm

Colburn Celebrity Recital: Yuja Wang

Dec 3–5, 2021

Beethoven and Julia Adolphe

Thu  Sept 9, 2021  8pm

Beethoven and Schumann

Tue  Aug 31, 2021  8pm

Beethoven’s Fifth

Thu  Aug 19, 2021  8pm

Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Falla

Sat  May 15, 2021  8pm

Dudamel and the LA Phil Return to the Bowl

Free concert for frontline and essential workers

May 6–9, 2021

(Canceled) Beethoven & Bjarnason with Dudamel

Sun  Feb 7, 2021  7:30pm

(Canceled) Igor Levit

Dec 4–6, 2020

(Canceled) Beethoven & Britten

Nov 6 & 8, 2020

(Canceled) Salonen Conducts Prometheus

Tue  Aug 25, 2020  8pm

(Canceled) Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

Tue  July 14, 2020  8pm

(Canceled) Beethoven 250

Apr 4 & 11, 2020

(Canceled) Toyota Symphonies for Youth:
Power to the People!

Wed  Apr 1, 2020  8pm

(Canceled) Yefim Bronfman

Jan 24–26, 2020

Beethoven with Emanuel Ax

Dec 6–8, 2019

Beethoven’s “Eroica”

Sun  Oct 27, 2019  2pm

Beethoven’s Ninth with Dudamel

Tue  Oct 8, 2019  8pm

Beethoven’s Late Genius

Aug 27 & 29, 2019

Beethoven’s Ninth

May 25–26, 2019

Masses by Haydn & Beethoven

Tue  May 21, 2019  8pm

All-Beethoven

May 17 & 19, 2019

Lang Lang & Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2

May 2–5, 2019

Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart

Sun  Apr 14, 2019  7:30pm

USC Thornton Wind Ensemble • USC Thornton Choral Artists • USC Thornton Symphony

Sun  Mar 31, 2019  6pm

Free Neighborhood Concert:
Springtime in Watts

at Macedonia Baptist Church of Los Angeles

Sat  Mar 2, 2019  8pm

Colburn Orchestra

Oct 26–27, 2018

Beethoven’s Fifth

Oct 4–7, 2018

LA Fest: Dudamel Kicks Off the 100th Season

Tue  Aug 21, 2018  8pm

Dudamel & Perlman

Tue  July 17, 2018  8pm

Beethoven Masterpieces

May 12 & 14, 2018

Itzhak Perlman in Recital

Apr 19 & 21–22, 2018

Dudamel Conducts Beethoven 9 & Bernstein

Fri  Apr 20, 2018  8pm

Dudamel Conducts Beethoven 9

Mar 16–18, 2018

Beethoven & Sibelius

Feb 16–18, 2018

Composer Salonen: Wing on Wing

Tue  Feb 13, 2018  8pm

All-Beethoven

Sun  Feb 11, 2018  2pm

Composer Salonen: Violin Concerto

Feb 9–10, 2018

Composer Salonen: Piano Concerto

Thu  Feb 8, 2018  8pm

Composer Salonen: Cello Concerto

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