Composer

Bruce Liu performs Scriabin’s sole Piano Concerto, with Richard Strauss’ expansive Alpine Symphony completing this program conducted by Rafael Payare.

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Strauss’ Towering Alpine Symphony

Place des Arts

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Beethovenfest, a celebration of the enduring power of Beethoven's music, presented by the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra (HSO). This special event will take place on Sunday, April 21, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the historic Hawaii Theatre, located at 1130 Bethel Street, Honolulu, HI.

This year's Beethovenfest features the extraordinary talents of Hawaiʻi-born, Rapa Nui pianist Mahani Teave, alongside the acclaimed conductor Dane Lam. Together with the HSO, they will perform a program that showcases the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, highlighted by Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, the iconic Symphony No. 5, and the Hawaiʻi premiere of Iman Habibi's Beethoven-inspired "Jeder Baum Spricht" (Every Tree Speaks).

Ticket holders are invited to a special pre-concert talk in the auditorium at 3:00 PM, offering deeper insights into the evening's program and the legacy of Beethoven's music.

For your safety and comfort, masks are encouraged throughout the event, and measures will be in place to minimize contact points.

Tickets are available online or through the HSO Box Office. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the HSO Box Office at 808-380-7720, available Tuesday through Friday, 10 am - 2 pm.

Don't miss this powerful tribute to Beethoven's genius, set against the backdrop of one of Honolulu's most beloved venues.

Beethovenfest

Hawaii Theatre

Two BSO commissions and Brahm's Violin Concerto with soloists Julia Bullock and Hilary Hahn.

Andris Nelsons Conducts Brahms, Habibi and Montgomery featuring Julia Bullock, soprano and Hilary Hahn, violin

Tanglewood Music Center

Iman Habibi’s Jeder Baum spricht durch dich celebrated the composer’s 250th birthday with a questioning eco-present, there’s authentic Beethoven too in a concerto balancing poised reflection with infectious high jinx. The dream-turned-nightmare of Berlioz’s fantastical symphony, meanwhile, was composed just three years after Beethoven’s death – and spins an opium-fuelled fantasy that marches to the scaffold before stumbling upon the satanic abandon of a witches’ sabbath. 

Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Rafael Payare

Barbican Centre

The PSO’s season features works inspired by the natural world: Beethoven’s “Pastoral” you can hear bucolic bird calls, the rolling of thunder, and the calling of a shepherd’s pipes from distant hills. Habibi’s new work was written as a meditation on climate change. Eisendle’s Heliosis, from the Greek word for the sun, is in turn blistering, scorching, and shimmering.

Iman Habibi

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 19, 2024

Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Rafael Payare · Barbican Centre

28 - 30 Mar, 2025

Beethoven’s Pastoral · Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Past events

13 - 14 Nov, 2024

Strauss’ Towering Alpine Symphony · Orchestre symphonique de Montréal

Apr 21, 2024

Beethovenfest · Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra

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