Philadelphia Orchestra Offers Virtual BeethovenNOW Programming This Week

As part of the ongoing celebration of Beethoven in his 250th birth year, and as part of the Virtual Philadelphia Orchestra's growing catalogue of content, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra will offer a week of BeethovenNOW programming.

Every Thursday night at 8 PM ET, the orchestra will share a past or previously unreleased Philadelphia Orchestra performance.

Virtual BeethovenNOW

First movement (Allegro con brio), from String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6

Julia Li Violin
Christine Lim Violin
Che-Hung Chen Viola
Yumi Kendall Cello

First movement (Allegro con brio), from Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 81b, for two violins, viola, cello, and two horns

Juliette Kang Violin
Burchard Tang Viola
Priscilla Lee Cello
Jennifer Montone Horn
Jeffrey Lang Horn

Fifth movement (Andante quasi allegretto-Allegro-Marcia: Allegro), from Serenade in D major, Op. 8, for violin, viola, and cello

Juliette Kang Violin
Burchard Tang Viola
Priscilla Lee Cello

Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1

David Kim Violin
Jeffrey DeVault Piano

In addition, every Friday and Saturday night at 8 PM ET, you are invited to listen to previously unreleased audio of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts via Listen On Demand.

Friday, April 17, at 8:00 PM - BeethovenNOW

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Karina Canellakis Conductor
Daniil Trifonov Piano
Emanuel Ax Piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 (Nézet-Séguin/Trifonov)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 (Canellakis/Ax)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 (Canellakis/Ax)

Saturday, April 18, at 8:00 PM - BeethovenNOW

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Susanna Mälkki Conductor
Yefim Bronfman Piano
Daniil Trifonov Piano
Gil Shaham Violin

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 (Nézet-Séguin/Bronfman)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor") (Nézet-Séguin/Trifonov)
Beethoven Violin Concerto (Mälkki/Shaham)

Learn more at https://www.philorch.org/virtual.