Forthcoming events
MONDAY, April 26, 8PM
Performance of Beethoven’s Mass in C,
Conducted by Daniel Parsley
Pre-concert talk by Jeremiah McGrann
Event will take place in Marsh Chapel,
735 Commonwealth Ave, Boston.
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UPCOMING CONFERENCE
“A 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN”
THREE-DAY CONFERENCE, MARCH 1-3, 2027
Conference Schedule
Boston University’s Hillel House
213 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215
MONDAY, MARCH 1
1-2PM REGISTRATION with tea and coffee
2-5PM ROUNDTABLE organized by Lewis Lockwood on Beethoven’s String Quartet(s) Op. 130/133.
Discussants: Barbara Barry, Nicholas Kitchen, Richard Kramer, Elaine Sisman.
5:00PM WELCOME RECEPTION
Concert
College of Fine Arts Concert Hall
855 Commonwealth Avenue, first floor.
8:00PM STRING QUARTET CONCERT with Borromeo Quartet and graduate string quartets coached by Peter Zazofsky.
TUESDAY, March 2
Boston University’s Hillel House
8-9AM BREAKFAST snacks with tea and coffee
9-12PM MORNING SESSION of conference papers
12-2PM LUNCH
2-5PM AFTERNOON SESSION of conference papers
Concert
Boston University School of Music Marshall Room
855 Commonwealth Avenue, second floor
8:00PM “Early, Middle, and Late.” Beethoven Piano Sonatas performed by internationally renowned pianist Boaz Sharon and graduate pianists.
WEDNESDAY, March 3
Boston University’s Hillel House
8-9AM BREAKFAST snacks with tea and coffee
9-12PM MORNING SESSION of conference papers
12-2PM LUNCH
2-4PM AFTERNOON SESSION of conference papers
5-7PM DINNER for presenters at SRV, 569 Columbus Avenue, Boston.
Concert
7:30PM BSO All-Beethoven Concert at Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston.
The conference and concerts are supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities, College of Fine Arts, and the Center for Beethoven Research.
RECENT EVENTS
ALL-DAY CONFERENCE and Concert
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A Symposium and Performance of
BEETHOVEN’S PIANO TRIO IN Bb, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
AND SCHUBERT’S PIANO TRIO IN Eb, Op. 100
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SYMPOSIUM on
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A discussion by
Dr. Elisa Novara, Beethoven-Haus Bonn
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An International Beethoven Conference
in Honor of the 252nd Anniversary of the Birth of Ludwig Van Beethoven
and the 92nd Birthday of Lewis Lockwood
New publications by the Center’s co-directors:
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Named one of the 2021 Outstanding Reference Books of the Year by the American Library Association
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 With the final installment on Op. 123 and 124, the series The Critical Reception of Beethoven’s Compositions by His German Contemporaries is now complete and available on the publications page of the website.
OUR MISSIONThe Research Center serves three essential purposes:(1) to provide a focal point for current research on Beethoven’s life, work, and milieu, at the highest professional level;(2) to create opportunities for scholars and performers to interact in symposia, workshops, and concerts; and(3) to enrich public understanding of Beethoven as composer and cultural figure through lectures, conferences, and concerts.It fosters ties with other universities, centers, and academic departments at Boston University and elsewhere, including the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, Germany. The Center promotes scholarship in a wide spectrum of Beethoven studies, with a focus on analysis and criticism, sketch and autograph studies, biography, and historical and cultural contexts. It maintains a library of books and scores, facsimiles of original sources, and a website that can serve as a portal for scholars, teachers, authors, critics, and members of the general public who wish to be in touch with the most recent Beethoven scholarship.
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PERFORMING THE BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS VIDEOS
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