Hear world-famous actor John Malkovich recite from Ernesto Sabato's classic novel On Heroes and Tombs. Along with a piano concerto by Russian composer Alfred Schnittke with Anastasya Terenkova as soloist! In addition, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons will be performed by The Funäs Chamber Soloists with a recitation of prose by Johan Rabaeus before the intermission.

Report on the Blind

Royal Swedish Opera

Equipped with a frivolous potpourri of musical insults, legendary actor John Malkovich slips into the role of the evil critic who believes the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Prokofiev and the likes to be weary and dreary. Aleksey Igudesman, Hyung-ki Joo and other great musicians beg to differ and fight back. Join us for an entertaining evening of comedy and classical music.

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John Malkovich in The Music Critic at the Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer finalist and Tony-nominated play “True West” is a Cain and Abel story of brotherly love and sibling rivalry set against the Dreams of the American West. Successful screenwriter Austin settles in to housesit his mother’s desert home to write his next screenplay, while his brother Lee, an alcoholic drifter, arrives to rob the neighborhood. A hysterically twisted story unfolds as the estranged brothers torment each other until they are forced to collaborate on a screenplay for Austin’s producer with the promise of a huge Hollywood payday. Ultimately reversing roles and finding themselves inside the other’s shoes, the two brothers discover that this town ‘aint big enough for the both of them …

True West

Rio Salado Park

Temple of Music and Art

Internationally acclaimed actor John Malkovich brings his charismatic stage presence to this vivid theatrical portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven. Roll Over Beethoven draws on the emotional force of the composer’s letters to reveal a man caught between resignation and rebellion, love and fury. Across eight psychologically driven episodes, Malkovich gives voice to a Beethoven who moves between eruptive anger, biting wit, intimate reflection and yearning lyricism. Martin Haselböck and the period‑instrument Orchester Wiener Akademie heighten every emotional turn with musical excerpts from Egmont, The Creatures of Prometheus and Beethoven’s symphonies.

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Mar 21, 2027

Roll Over Beethoven: John Malkovich & Orchester Wiener Akademie · University of Colorado Boulder College of Music

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Jun 23, 2026

Report on the Blind · Kungliga Operan

Jun 12, 2024

John Malkovich in The Music Critic at the Symphony · Oregon Symphony

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