Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven Sonata Cycle

Royal Festival Hall, London January / February 2008

In January 2008, the legendary pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim embarks on an unforgettable cycle of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas, his first at the Royal Festival Hall for over a quarter of a century. These 32 masterpieces, performed across 8 concerts, represent an extraordinary musical and spiritual journey: from the pristine clarity of the early works through the heady romanticism of the famous Pathétique, Moonlight and Appassionata sonatas, and culminating in the unprecedented emotional and technical challenges of Beethoven’s final utterances. Maestro Barenboim brings a lifetime of experience as a performer and musical thinker to this extraordinary pianistic challenge. This will be joint promotion between Southbank Centre and Askonas Holt.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit Southbank Centre

Programmes & Dates of Beethoven Sonata Cycle

CONCERT 1 January 28, 7.30pm
Sonatas for Piano in F minor, E flat Major & B Major (Hammerklavier)

CONCERT 2 February 3, 3.00pm
Sonatas for Piano in A Major, D minor (The Tempest), G Major & E flat Major (Les Adieux)

CONCERT 3 February 4, 7.30pm
Sonatas for Piano in C minor (Pathétique), A flat major, G major & A major

CONCERT 4 February 6, 7.30pm
Sonatas for Piano in C minor, B major, G minor, G major & F minor (Appassionata)

CONCERT 5 February 9, 7.30pm
Sonatas for Piano in E flat major, in D major, E minor & C major (Waldstein)

CONCERT 6 February 11, 7.30pm
Sonatas for Piano in D Major (Pastorale), C Major, F sharp Major & E Major

CONCERT 7 February 15, 7.30pm
Sonatas for Piano in G Major, C sharp minor (Moonlight), F Major & A flat Major

CONCERT 8 February 17, 3.00pm
Sonatas for Piano in E major, E flat Major, F Major & C minor

Contact: Donagh Collins or Jonathan Fleming