Events
AMERICAN BEETHOVEN SOCIETY EVENTS
From concerts and competitions to lectures, master classes, festivals, and some amazing
birthday parties, there’s always something exciting going on!
Beethoven Center Noontime Concerts
April 10, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Beethoven Center – 5th floor, MLK Library
Free admission
Bill Palmer (violin), Dahna Rudin
(cello), and Deborah Davis (piano)
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV/25 “Gypsy Rondo”
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1
Paul Schoenfeld: Café Music
Join us for some light refreshments and desserts after the recital. The Center will be open until 3 pm. All are welcome.
Beethoven in Manuscript: Sources for the Late Quartets
A masterclass and lecture-performance celebrating the Beethoven Center’s recent acquisition of manuscript materials relating to the Late String Quartets.
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Free event. Registration required – click here*
Hammer Theater 101 Paseo de San Antonio San José, CA
10:00 am to 12:00 pm: Chamber music masterclass with Christopher Costanza (emeritus, St. Lawrence String Quartet)
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Lecture and performance with Dr. Erica Buurman and the Juniper Quartet: Featuring a performance of Beethoven’s “Cavatina” from the String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130, and the complete String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
*If you would like to attend both events, kindly register for both events on the Hammer Theater ticket webpage. If you are only attending one event, be sure to select the corresponding time of either 10:00 am (master class) or 2:00 pm (lecture-performance) found on the Hammer Theater ticket page. Click here to register.
Free event – Registration required* Supported by SJSU College of Humanities & the Arts’ Grant Artistic Excellence Programming
Beethoven Center Noontime Concert
Thursday, May 1, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Beethoven Center –5th floor, MLK Library
Free admission
2025 Celia Mendez Young Pianists Beethoven Competition Winners’ Recital
Performers and program TBD