Beethoven in Retrospect I

**Single tickets for the 2026-27 season go on sale Saturday, July 11.** Michael Stern, conductor Clayton Stephenson, piano BEETHOVEN Incidental Music from Egmont BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto is one of his most poetic creations, intimate in spirit yet quietly revolutionary. Michael Stern and pianist Clayton Stephenson bring it to life alongside incidental music from Egmont, where Beethoven’s dramatic instincts and sense of purpose come through clearly. This concert opens the two weekend journey with a feeling of discovery. You hear a composer balancing elegance with boldness and expanding what music can express. It is a deeply satisfying entry point for the cycle, rewarding for longtime Beethoven listeners and welcoming for anyone returning to this music after some time away.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