Events

Current Activities of the Center Include:

• A public Distinguished Lecture Series
• An annual Symposium that brings together scholars from across the United States and abroad
• Lecture demonstrations
• Partnerships with piano, string, and conducting departments at Boston University
• Masterclasses
• Concerts
• Book Launches
• Maintaining our scholarly website
• Publishing new Beethoven research
• Supporting current research

 

What We Hope to Support in Future Years:

• A full time research assistant
• A residency for a senior Beethoven scholar
• A public radio series on the life and works of Beethoven
• Expansion of our research library as a resource for scholars and student
• Exchange visits between the Center for Beethoven Research and the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, Germany.
• A year-long series of events, including concerts, lectures, and performances to celebrate the anniversary year of 2020 (the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth)