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Work: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55

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ComposerBeethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOrchestral
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EdinburghSheku Kanneh-Mason plays Haydn

© Mahaneela
Capperauld, Haydn, Beethoven
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Unknown

TokyoJun Märkl / Piotr Anderszewski

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Jun Märkl; Piotr Anderszewski

GlasgowSheku Kanneh-Mason plays Haydn

© Mahaneela
Capperauld, Haydn, Beethoven
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Unknown
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A special relationship renewed: Leonard Slatkin returns to Prague

Leonard Slatkin conducts the Prague Symphony Orchestra © Petr Chodura
Leonard Slatkin returns to the Prague Symphony Orchestra with one of his own pieces, a Schubert tribute that steals the show.
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Eroica: Riccardo Minasi and the WASO

Jenna Smith, Riccardo Minasi and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra © Riccardo Minasi
Guest conductor Riccardo Minasi leads the West Australian Symphony Orchestra with a program of old favourites, with outstanding contribution from trumpeter Jenna Smith
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Myung‑whun Chung launches a new KBS Symphony chapter in Seoul

Myung-whun Chung and the KBS Symphony Orchestra © Courtesy of the KBS Symphony Orchestra
In Myung-whun Chung’s first concert as the orchestra’s tenth Music Director, Leonidas Kavakos’ account of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is built on exposure rather than varnish. 
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StockholmBeethoven's Symphony no. 3 in E flat major “Eroica”

© Marco Borggreve
Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; John Storgårds

PooleBeethoven Ascending

© Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Nardus Williams; Kitty Whately; Anthony Gregory

La CoruñaOtto Tausk dirige la Heroica de Beethoven

Javier Perianes © Igor Studio
Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia; Otto Tausk
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Beethoven’s Eroica: The revolution in tones

Christoph Eß © Marian Lenhard
Ahead of the orchestra’s Beethoven Cycle in 2027, the Bamberg Symphony’s principal horn Christoph Eß talks about his personal relationship with Beethoven’s most revolutionary symphony, a work that would alter music forever. 

Bachtrack top ten: Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig Van Beethoven, portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler (1820) © Public domain
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Beethoven 250: Riccardo Chailly on the nine symphonies

Riccardo Chailly © Stefano Guindani
The Italian maestro reflects on his relationship with Beethoven's epic symphonic cycle, from performances with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig to his Milanese Filarmonica della Scala.