Performances + Events
Beethoven: A Multisensory Experience
Boston Symphony Hall
BSO Ticket Required
In-Person Event
Open to the Public
On February 28 and April 14, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will host selections from Beethoven: A Multisensory Experience, an interactive exhibition created by NEC Professor Andrew Schartmann and developed at New England Conservatory. The exhibit will be accessible at Symphony Hall preceding the BSO's performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral the same night.
Visitors can explore Beethoven’s music as a set of building blocks, reconstructing one of his themes or composing their own from modular musical ideas that combine to form larger structures. They can also step into virtual reality, walking through the woods of Heiligenstadt as the audio shifts through successive stages of hearing loss, suggesting how Beethoven’s listening world might have changed as his condition advanced.
Blending music theory, historical research, and immersive technology, this project offers new ways to encounter Beethoven’s creative process and lived experience.
Admission included with a ticket to Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral and Augustin Hadelich performs Adès at Symphony Hall on February 28.
Visitors can explore Beethoven’s music as a set of building blocks, reconstructing one of his themes or composing their own from modular musical ideas that combine to form larger structures. They can also step into virtual reality, walking through the woods of Heiligenstadt as the audio shifts through successive stages of hearing loss, suggesting how Beethoven’s listening world might have changed as his condition advanced.
Blending music theory, historical research, and immersive technology, this project offers new ways to encounter Beethoven’s creative process and lived experience.
Admission included with a ticket to Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Pastoral and Augustin Hadelich performs Adès at Symphony Hall on February 28.
