Upcoming Events

Beethoven Center Noontime Concert

May 7 at Noon
Beethoven Center, 5th Floor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose CA 95112

Performers: Yeonglee Kim (violin) and Akira Kaku (piano)

Program:
Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 (piano reduction)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3
Amy Beach: Romance

All concerts take place at 12:00 and are followed by an informal coffee reception and open-house. These concerts are free to attend. 

The series is made possible by generous support from the Davis Family Foundation.

A Theater for a Symphony

May 18, 2026 at 4pm
Beethoven Center, 5th Floor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose CA 95112

Join the Beethoven Center in a film screening of A Theater for a Symphony followed by a discussion with Professor Birgit Lodes (Vienna/Stanford). This film by director Barbara Weissenbeck returns to the site of the world premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: Vienna's historic Kärntnertortheater (demolished in 1873/74 and later replaced by the Hotel Sacher). The film documents the detective-style work of virtually recreating the theater by a team of architects, animators, and electroacousticians, and commentary by Birgit Lodes and other traces of the symphony's genesis and the chaotic leadup to the long awaited premiere on 7 May 1824.

The film is approximately 50 minutes followed by a reception and open-house until 6 pm.