Opening Weekend: Beethoven's Fifth
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Friday, Sep 11, 2026 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Location
Bass Performance Hall
525 Commerce Street
Details
The opening four notes of Beethoven’s famous Fifth Symphony etched a permanent rhythm onto humanity’s consciousness. After those stormy opening notes, Beethoven leads listeners from a struggle with fate to a radiant victory through his music in one of classical music’s most triumphant works. To open the program, FWSO Music Director Robert Spano conducts another dramatic work by Beethoven, the Egmont Overture, before the 2025 Van Cliburn Piano Competition winner Aristo Sham plays Mozart’s delightful Piano Concerto No. 23. Works: BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 Featured Artists: Robert Spano, conductor Aristo Sham, piano
