Endings and Beginnings: Classical Symphonies in Transition

Presented by Piedmont Center for the Arts

Piedmont Chamber Orchestra

We invite you to join the Piedmont Chamber Orchestra for our Spring Concert in the beautiful Alan Harvey Theater on the Piedmont High School campus.

Experience a monumental turning point in orchestral music as we present the two greatest masters of the symphony side by side. Haydn’s handling of the symphonic form is on full display in his Symphony No. 103, paired with the youthful exuberance and overflowing creativity of Beethoven’s first symphony. Beethoven, a student of Haydn, takes what he learned from the symphonic virtuoso and breaks free of the classical norms and traditions which Haydn codified. Haydn’s symphony is the culmination of his contribution to the genre, and Beethoven’s the first tinkering of the man who changed the symphony forever.

Date:
City: Piedmont
Price Range:
Free

Program Items

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 1, Opus 21 in C Major
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-Flat Major, the Drum Roll

Alan Harvey Theater

Alan Harvey Theater

800 Magnolia Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611
United States