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ABOUT THE BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL

Orchestras all over the country are participating in Beethoven Festivals in their communities. Our Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra is playing all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies this spring, and we at Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony are thrilled to collaborate on the Festival’s grand finale performance!

This special collaborative performance leads the world in going above and beyond to celebrate Beethoven’s significant contributions to the canon. In the spirit of making Beethoven’s work accessible to everyday audiences, the concert is free and open to the public. Performers of all ages–from elementary school keiki to grandparents–come together to share this triumphant interpretation of Beethoven with our community. 

We look forward to inviting our whole community to attend this celebration of music. Please invite your friends and help us spread the word about this family-friendly event!

ELYSIUM – FANFARE ON THE BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES, ARR. MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI

The Side-by-Side concert will feature a special 8-minute score commissioned by the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony to feature Youth Symphony I with our entry-level string and ʻukulele programs. 

Inspired by Beethoven and composed by Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s Composer in Residence and Director of Artistic Engagement Michael-Thomas Foumai, Elysium quilts together fragments from themes used in Beethovenʻs 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th Symphonies into a sonic landscape of fanfares. 

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the Hawaii Youth Symphony and your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra are pleased to offer these concerts FREE  to the public. No tickets or RSVP needed.

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Please note that this concert has been moved to the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall.

The Beethoven Festival comes to a resounding finale with the might of symphonic voices for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 paired with the re-discovery of Hawaiʻi composer Dai Keong Lee’s Pulitzer nominated Symphony No. 2.

Ticket holders: We invite you to join us in the auditorium for a special pre-concert talk an hour prior to the concert.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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Please note that this concert has been moved to the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall.

The Beethoven Festival returns, and opposites attract in the fate-filled Symphony No, 5, and the light-hearted Symphony No.8. A two-faced portrait of the classical romantic, experience the famous opening notes of the Fifth that has rocked classical music forever.

Ticket holders: We invite you to join us in the auditorium for a special pre-concert talk an hour prior to the concert.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office through 10am the day before the concert. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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Rivers flow, birds awaken, and the beauty of the natural word sings in this Beethoven Festival must hear performance! The composer's love for the sights and sounds of the rural countryside, washover the “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6, paired with the elegant Symphony No. 4, the calm before the storm of impending deafness.

Ticket holders: We invite you to join us in the auditorium for a special pre-concert talk an hour prior to the concert.

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*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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Beyond the Music returns for a Beethoven Festival “special.” Narrated by HSO Composer in Residence Michael-Thomas Foumai, music and story telling come together to highlight a journey through Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6! Music and Artistic Director conducts your HSO in a morning performance of the Pastorale symphony, perfect for families!

This performance of Beyond the Music is a free concert, but reservations through the Hawaii Theatre Box Office are required.

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*Tickets for this concert are free, but reservations are required. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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The Beethoven Festival continues with the humorous Symphony No. 2, and the energy-fueled Symphony No. 7. Dedicated to Beethoven’s mysterious love interest (the Immortal Beloved), the Seventh’s timely conception celebrates victory over tyranny with a dance dance revolution, 19th century style.
Ticket holders: We invite you to join us in the auditorium for a special pre-concert talk an hour prior to the concert.

Beethoven Festival Sponsor

Masterworks Series Sponsor

Season Sponsors

*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.

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The Beethoven Festival kicks off with classical beginnings, Symphony No. 1, paired with the game-changing Symphony No. 3. ‘Eroica.’ Originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, the heroic Third represents the composer’s revolt against tyranny, revolutionizing music like no other symphony that came before.

Ticket holders: We invite you to join us in the auditorium for a special pre-concert talk an hour prior to the concert.

Beethoven Festival Sponsor

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Season Sponsors

*Tickets for this concert are sold online or through the HSO Box Office. For additional information, please call the HSO Box Office at (808) 380-7720, T-F between 10 am - 2 pm.