Bye Bye Beethoven

a project by Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (2016)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra raise questions about conventions in classical music through an innovative concert performance. Bye Bye Beethoven, which was conceptualized by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, was performed for the first time at the Hamburg International Music Festival and a repeat performance was staged in Berlin. 

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, known for her versatility and curiosity, once said:  “Classical music is like a big cruise ship, with everyone sitting in the back looking backward, at the past. No one is sitting in front looking forward…“ 

music by
Charles Ives, Joseph Haydn, John Cage, Johann Sebastian Bach, György Kurtág, Ludwig van Beethoven

performed by
Leader and Violin Patricia Kopatchinskaja, members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Sound Design Jorge Sánchez-Chiong, Scenic Realisation Maria Ursprung & Lani Tran-Duc, Video Jonas Link, Lights Ricarda Koeneke
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