Zelman Symphony: Beethoven 256

Beethoven fans were left disappointed in 2020 with a somewhat curtailed 250th Anniversary celebration. We make up for it with this concert devoted to the bad-boy of Classical music.

We open with the Coriolan Overture, written as an introduction to Heinrich Joseph von Collin’s tragedy about the legendary, defiant Roman general, Coriolanus. Symphony No. 4 displays the lively and dramatic character we’ve come to expect from Beethoven. It shows his wit and lyricism with brilliant scoring for woodwinds. Symphony No. 7 is full of relentless, driving rhythms, concluding with an ecstatic finale. Richard Wagner came to describe the symphony as “the apotheosis of the dance”.

Sunday 21 June 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (UTC+10)

James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies’ College, 207 Barkers Road

TICKETS: Adult $51.00; Concession: Pensioners, Seniors card holders $44.00; Youth and Students:  Age 16 to 24 and Full-Time students $20.00; Children $10.00