Beethoven Reconstructed
Saturday, August 5 | 7:30 PM
School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati OH
The Mainstage series is sponsored by Josephine Schell Russell Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee
This concert is included in the Festival Pass and both Flex Pass subscription options
Single Tickets: $30-40 for Adults, $10 for Students, Kids 12 and under free
Ludwig van Beethoven (Recons. Barry Cooper): Symphony No. 10 (CCO Premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven (Recons. Cees Nieuwenhuizen): Piano Concerto No. 6 (World Premiere)
Awadagin Pratt, Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Chris Logan Carter, actor
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with a 15-minute intermission
Join Summermusik Director Eckart Preu for a pre-concert talk in the Mayerson Theatre at 6:45pm
Wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Ludwig van Beethoven has fascinated generations of performers, audiences, and musicologists as he wrote, and rejected, many sketches before completing a symphony. By virtue of these notes, we can get a glimpse into the composer’s mind as it moves through the mysterious creative process of composing. Join us as we explore the unknown Beethoven with two reconstructed compositions. For Symphony No. 10 E-flat Major, English musicologist Barry Cooper took Beethoven’s fragmentary sketches for a first movement of an unfinished symphony and reconstructed the movement in the style of Beethoven. In a world premiere, Cincinnati-based pianist Awadagin Pratt will perform a new reconstruction of the Piano Concerto No. 6 in D Major by Dutch pianist and composer Cees Nieuwenhuizen.
The second half of the program begins with the most recognizable opening four notes to any symphony – three G’s and an e-flat – which announce Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5. The performance will be accompanied by readings from Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt Testament, an open letter the composer wrote to his brothers Carl and Johann detailing his mental health struggles as a result of his increasing deafness.
Awadagin Pratt Sponsor
Friends of Summermusik
Music Sponsor
Christopher & Nancy Virgulak
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Sponsor
Aggie Nicholas & Jeff Berry
Event Supporter
Sijie Dai & Michael Mui
Hear Awadagin perform before the concert!
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School for Creative & Performing Arts (SCPA)
- Washington Park Garage: The Washington Park parking garage is located directly north of the SCPA campus at 1230 Elm Street.
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