Manawatu Sinfonia: Beethoven Celebration

This concert was originally scheduled for August 2020 in order to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, however we all know what happened last year and so we are going to celebrate the 251st anniversary of Beethoven's birth instead!

It is going to be an all Beethoven affair featuring local pianist and conductor Andrew Atkins, who will take on both roles in this concert.

Programme:
Coriolan Overture
Piano Concerto No.5, the Emperor

Interval

Symphony No.6 Pastoral, 1st Movement Allegro ma non troppo
Symphony No.5, 1st Movement Allegro con brio
Symphony No.7, 2nd Movement Allegretto
Symphony No.3 Eroica, 1st Movement Allegro con brio