National Philharmonic: Beethoven One, Two, Three National Philharmonic Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8:00 PM Music Center at Strathmore

Misha Dichter, piano
Esther Heideman, soprano
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
Robert Petillo, tenor
Colin Eaton, tenor
Kerry Wilkerson, baritone
Piotr Gajewski, conductor

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy

Renowned pianist Misha Dichter joins the National Philharmonic in a performance of Beethoven’s elegant Piano Concerto No. 2 and the grand Choral Fantasy, in which the composer unites instruments and voices into one seamless masterpiece. Written in the spirit of the classical composer Haydn, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 already reveals his fiery and dramatic style.

Free pre-concert lecture one hour before each performance.

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