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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents the musical event of a lifetime, an opportunity to be first in line to a rare musical experience: all nine Beethoven symphonies, over two unforgettable weeks.

Symphony No.1
Symphony No.3 Eroica

Tuesday 9 August at 8pm
Melbourne Town Hall

Not only a new century, but a new voice in music, dawns with the opening chords of Beethoven's First Symphony of 1800. Four years later, Beethoven created, in the words of a contemporary critic, something 'tremendously expanded, daring and wild' in his Eroica symphony.

Symphony No.2
Symphony No.5
Proudly supported by Gaggenau

Thursday 11 August at 8pm
Melbourne Town Hall

No piece of instrumental music has been so influential, or continues to be so spellbinding, as Beethoven's Fifth. In one of the most famous musical reviews in history, author E.T.A. Hoffmann said: 'As it grows towards its climax, this symphony...tears the listener irresistibly away into the wonderful spiritual realm of the infinite.'

Symphony No.4
Symphony No.6 Pastoral
Proudly supported by e-Centric Innovations

Saturday 13 August at 8pm
Melbourne Town Hall

Beethoven's symphonic song of nature is one of the most beautiful of all his works. Its depictions of tempest, calm, and shepherd’s call were given famous animated treatment in Disney's Fantasia.

Symphony No.8
Symphony No.7

Wednesday 17 August at 8pm
Melbourne Town Hall

The vital humanity of Beethoven’s music has made him a composer for the ages. At the heart of the Seventh Symphony is the sublime Allegretto, a walking tune subject to transformations that seem dream-like in their perfection.

Symphony No.9

Sunday 21 August at 5pm
Monday 22 August at 8pm Proudly supported by WHK
Melbourne Town Hall

Beethoven's final symphony culminates in a finale in which orchestra, chorus and vocal quartet convey a message of universal brotherhood in the much-loved Ode to Joy.

A Reserve
Adult $130
Pensioner $110

B Reserve
Adult $100
Pensioner $80

C Reserve
Adult $70
Pensioner $60

Free Festivities

As part of the Beethoven Festival, the MSO presents a series of talks, lectures, discussions, workshops and special events, designed to help you get the most out of the music.

All the events marked * are free.

Saturday 6 August:

11am-noon: Beethoven and You: A beginner's guide to Beethoven with Graham Abbott

In the style that has won him a devoted national radio audience, broadcaster, conductor and host of ABC Classic FM's Keys to Music, Graham Abbott shows how Beethoven changed the world of music forever, and why his work is still so powerful and engrossing today.

See the full list of free events.