Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Celebration!
Wednesday, December 16th
9am to 9pm (EST)

Join us for an all-day live marathon event online with guests from around the world, including conversations and performances of Beethoven and newly commissioned works written for the project “32 Bright Clouds: Beethoven Conversations Around the World".

PROGRAM 
0:30 9am: Beethoven and the Global Aspiration for Peace: Yael Weiss and the 32 Bright Clouds Project

1:00:00 10am: World Premiere: A conversation with composer Alfred Hok-Yeung Wong from Hong Kong and the world premiere performance of his piece Passion (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata no. 23 “Appassionata”).

1:30:34 1030am: The Moonlight Sonata and Social Justice: A conversation with Indonesian composer Ananda Sukarlan and a performance of his piece No More Moonlight Over Jakarta (connected to Beethoven’s Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight”).

2:01:00 11am: Beethoven in Myanmar: A conversation with composer Ne Myo Aung, a performance of his new piece Moha (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 21 “Waldstein”) and a discussion of the Burmese Sandaya piano style.

3:00:48 12pm: A Lullaby for Beethoven: A conversation with Turkish composer Aslihan Keçebaşoğlu and a performance of her piece Ninni (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 28 Op. 101).

4:00:00 1pm: African Rituals and Dedications: A conversation with South African composer Bongani Ndodana-Breen and a performance of his work Isiko: An African Ritual for Ancestral Intercession (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata no. 29 “Hammerklavier”)

5:00:05 2pm: Beethoven and a World Unheard: A conversation with composer Sidney Marquez Boquiren from the Philippines and a performance of his piece Unheard Voices (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 7 Op. 10 No. 3)

6:01:11 3pm: Painting Beethoven in Afghanistan: A conversation with composer, calligrapher and painter Milad Yousufi from Afghanistan and a performance of his work Willow (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata no. 8 “Pathetique”)

6:31:10 330pm: New from Guatemala: A conversation with composer Xavier Beteta about his upcoming new work for the 32 Bright Clouds project Noche Profunda (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata no. 5 Op. 10 no. 1)

7:00:10 4pm: Recordings of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, and a Bagatelles project: A conversation with music writer, composer and critic Jed Distler and performances of his Bagatelles

8:00:07 5pm: World Premiere: A conversation with composer Bosba about music in Cambodia and a world premiere performance of her work Sovannaphum: Kosal's Lament (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 11 Op. 22)

9:00:16 6pm: After Beethoven, from Iran: A conversation with Iranian composer Aida Shirazi and a performance of her piece Aprés (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata no. 26 “Les Adieux”)

10:00:23 7pm: New from Colombia: A conversation with composer Carolina Noguera-Palau about her upcoming new work for the 32 Bright Clouds project, De Adoración Y Espanto (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata no. 31, Op. 110)

10:30:53 730pm: Demonstrating for Peace: A conversation with Venezuelan composer Adina Izarra and a performance of her piece Arietta for the 150 (connected to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111)

10:59:30 8pm: Closing remarks and Beethoven's final Piano Sonata no. 32 in c minor, Op. 111

This marathon concert is dedicated to the memory of the great pianist and teacher Leon Fleisher, who passed away on August 2nd, 2020.

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This full day Marathon Beethoven Celebration is being offered free of charge. Please consider supporting the commissioning efforts of the "32 Bright Clouds" project. The project is committed to bringing together composers from countries of conflict around the world, all unified through a message of peace. Your support makes the continuation of this project possible and is deeply appreciated! 

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About 32 Bright Clouds:
32 Bright Clouds: Beethoven Conversations Around the World is a global music-commissioning, performing and recording project curated by pianist Yael Weiss. The project commissions a diverse group of composers from countries of conflict and unrest around the world, with all new works unified by a single “Peace motif” from Beethoven, where he added the inscription “A Call for Inward and Outward Peace” above the notes. Each new composition is connected to one of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. 32 Bright Clouds aims to harness music’s great power for unity and peace.

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