A History of Events
Hosted, Sponsored, or Jointly Organized or Presented
by the Beethoven Center
and the American Beethoven Society

 

March 2, 2011. Music Critics in Conversation: Richard Scheinin, San José Mercury News, with William Meredith. First Wednesdays Lecture series.

November 29, 2010. Demonstration of historic keyboard collection at the Beethoven Center by Dr. Richard Sogg. Pre-concert presentation for the 3rd Annual Historic Keyboard Concert at the San Jose State University Concert Hall, co-sponsored by the School of Music and Dance at San Jose State University and the Kurosawa Piano Music Foundation.

October 6, 2010, 7-8:30 p.m. Screening of the film Virtuoso: The Olga Samaroff Story with producer Donna S. Kline. First Wednesdays Lecture Series.

April 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m. Dmitry Rachmanov, Chair of Keyboard Studies, California State University Northridge. "Beethoven and His Teachers." First Wednesday's Lecture Series.

November 4, 2009, 7:00 p.m. Davitt Moroney, University of California, Berkeley. "The Pope, the Emperor, and the Grand Duke: The Rediscovery of a Musical Masterpiece from Renaissance Florence." First Wednesday's Lecture Series.

May 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m. First Wednesday's Lecture. "Schulz's Beethoven, Schroeder's Muse." Lecture by Dr. William Meredith. Beethoven Center, King Library 580.

February 28, 2009, 23rd Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition with Angela Hewitt, master teacher. Competition: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Masterclass: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Concert Hall, Music Building, San Jose State University.

September 6, 2008. "The World of Beethoven Pianos." Lecture/demonstration by William Meredith, for the 5th Anniversary celebrations of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Beethoven Center, Room 580.

September 3, 2008, 7:00 p.m. First Wednesday's Lecture. Yuko Tanaka, harpsichordist and fortepianist. "Rococo to Romantic: A Recital-Demonstration on the Evolution of Style." Featuring the music of three Bachs (J.S., J.C., and CPE), Haydn, and Beethoven on the harpsichord and Broadwood fortepiano. Beethoven Center, Room 580 King Library.

May 1, 2008, 7:00 p.m. First Thursdays lecture series. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Schiro Program Room (Room 580). A Bettina von Brentano Recital and Lecture: Was She Beethoven's Immortal Beloved? Featuring Malin Fritz, mezzo-soprano and Christopher Bengochea, tenor performing songs and duets by Bettina von Brentano, with a discussion by William Meredith.

February 17, 2008. 22nd Annual Celia Mendez Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition with Craig Sheppard, master teacher. Final competition: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Masterclass: 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

October 17, 2007. 5:00-7:30 p.m. Faculty and Student Open House, King Library Special Collections Departments, Fifth Floor. Tours of collections and reception.

November 1, 2007. 7:00 p.m. Patricia Stroh, Curator, Beethoven Center will be giving a lecture on "Treasures from the Vault: An Exploration of Beethoveniana from the Center's collection," First Thursday Lecture Series. Free (limited seating). Schiro Room, Fifth Floor, King Library.

November 2, 2006, 7:00-8:30 p.m. First Thursdays Series. The Cypress String Quartet will perform Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat Major, opus 130, and George Tsontakis's new String Quartet No. 5 that was inspired by Beethoven's Late Quartets. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Room 550. Free.

February 1, 2007, 7:00-8:30 p.m. First Thursdays Series. "Beethoven's English Connections: John Khouri on the Broadwood Fortepiano." A lecture performance featuring works by John Field, Johann Baptist Cramer, and Muzio Clementi performed on the Beethoven Center's Broadwood fortepiano built in 1823. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

Sunday, April 9, 2006. Master class with Menahem Pressler for the winners of the 20th Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition.

Thursday, February 2, 2006, 7:30-9:00 p.m., Special Collections Program Room, Room 550, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Davitt Moroney, harpsichord.

September 1, 2005, 7:30 p.m. Room 550, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. "The History of the Fortepiano and Its Rise to Prominence." A lecture-recital by Janine Johnson. First event in the "First Thursday" lecture series sponsored by the special collections of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

April 24, 2005. Master Class with Charles Rosen for winners of the 19th annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

April 10, 2004. Master class on Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas with Anton Kuerti. For winners of the 18th annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

Feb. 22, 2005. "Plucked or Struck?" Series. Eric Zivian, fortepianist.

Feb. 15, 2005. "Plucked or Struck?" Series. Erik Siverson, piano historian and technician.

Feb. 10, 2005. "Plucked or Struck?" Series. Laurette Goldberg, clavichord.

Aug. 16, 2003: Grand Opening Celebrations for the new Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library begin at 10:00 a.m. The Beethoven Center hosted the following programs that day:

 

1:00 p.m. Susan Kagan, President of the New York Chapter of the American Beethoven Society, performed the Bagatelles, Opus 126, on the Center's 1927 Steinway piano

2:00 p.m. Founder Ira Brilliant gave a short talk about "Collecting Beethoven Manuscripts and First Editions" and will speak about his vision of the future of the Center and Society

3:00 p.m. Bill Meredith, Director of the Beethoven Center, gave a demonstration on "Original Beethoven on Original Pianos" showing how the pianos of Beethoven's day are radically different from modern instruments

 

May 17, 2003. Master class on Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas with Ian Hobson. For the winners of the 17th Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

May 4, 2002. Master class on Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas with Russell Sherman. For the winners of the 16th Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

Saturday, April 21, 2001. Master class on Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas with Malcolm Bilson. For the winners of the 15th Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

"Exploring Beethoven's Interior World: The Piano Sonatas." Four-lecture/concert series.

Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 7:30-9:30 p.m. "Beethoven: His Hands and His Feet." Robert Taub, pianist, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. Location: Beethoven Center.

Tuesday, April 10, 2001, 7:30-9:30 p.m. "The Nicknamed Sonatas: Pathètique, Moonlight, Waldstein, Appassionata." William Meredith, Director, Beethoven Center. Location: Beethoven Center.

Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 7:30-9:30 p.m. "How Beethoven's Music Sounded on His Own Pianos." Laurel Brettell, pianist, performing the Sonata, Opus 27, no. 1, and William Meredith, Director, Beethoven Center. Location: Beethoven Center.

Friday, April 20, 2001, 8:00 p.m. "The Key of Love: E Major and the Sonata, Opus 109." William Meredith. Location: SJSU Concert Hall. Pre-concert lecture for recital by Malcolm Bilson.

March 19, 2000. Master class on Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas with Robert Taub. For the winners of the 14th Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

April 25, 1999. Master class on Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas with Seymour Lipkin. For the winners of the 13th Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

March 25, April 1, April 8, and April 15, 1999. 6:30-8:00 p.m., Charlotte Wendel Education Center, San José Museum of Art. "Destination Beethoven: Four Road Maps to the Classics," four-part lecture series by Dr. Thomas Wendel, presented as a fund-raiser for the American Beethoven Society. Dr. Wendel guided listeners through the design of each of the standard four movements of the classical style (Haydn through Brahms) with an emphasis on the works of Beethoven.

February 21, 1999, 7:00 p.m. The Alexander String Quartet, presented by the San José Chamber Music Society. All-Beethoven concert. Exhibit from the collection of The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies. Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m. by Dr. William Meredith.

February 9, 1998. Dr. William Meredith, lecture on Beethoven's Fifth and Ninth Symphonies during WWII (fund-raiser for the Arts Council, College of Humanities and the Arts)

May 17, 1997. Daniel Pollack, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for the winners of the 11th Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

May 18, 1996. Steven Lubin, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for the winners of the 10th Annual Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition.

April 8, 1995. Grant Johannesen, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 9th Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition.

May 21, 1995. Thomas Wendel. Pre-concert lecture on Beethoven's string quartets for the Artaria String Quartet concert presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society

February 5, 1995. William Meredith. Pre-concert lecture on Beethoven's string quartets for the Stanford String Quartet concert presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society

January 15, 1995. Thomas Wendel. Pre-concert lecture on Beethoven's wind music for the Archor Chamber Players concert presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society

November 13, 1994. William Meredith. Pre-concert lecture on Beethoven's fortepiano trios for the Streicher Trio concert presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society

April 30, 1994. Christopher O'Riley, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 8th Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition..

October 16-17, 1993. Program on Beethoven's violin concerto, sponsored by Musicosophia.

June 5, 1993. Yefim Bronfman, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 7th Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition.

March 8, 1993. Harold Schonberg, New York Times music critic. Lecture on famous pianists' performances of Beethoven. Co-sponsored with the San Jose Symphony.

February 20, 1993. Thomas Wendel (American Beethoven Society). Pre-concert lecture on Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas.

January 31, 1993. William Meredith (Beethoven Center). Pre-concert lecture on Beethoven's Bagatelles and his compositional process.

October 18, 1992. William Meredith (Beethoven Center). Pre-concert lecture on Beethoven's violin sonatas.

May 2, 1992. Garrick Ohlsson, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 6th Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition.

February 16, 1992. Susan Kagan (Hunter College, NY), piano. Lecture-Recital on Archduke Rudolph's Forty Variations on a Theme by Beethoven and Beethoven's Sonata in E minor, Opus 90.

July 22-26, 1991. William Meredith (Beethoven Center). Series of lectures on "Beethoven in the 90s" for Elderhostel participants.

April 16, 1991. William Meredith (Beethoven Center). Pre-concert lecture on "Beethoven in love."

April 6, 1991. Claude Frank, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 5th Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition..

May 23, 1990. William Meredith (Beethoven Center). Lecture on Beethoven's 8th and 9th symphonies.

April 25, 1990. Alfred Kanwischer, pianist and teacher. Lecture on Beethoven's 6th and 7th symphonies.

April 17, 1990. Owen Jander (Wellesley College). Slide demonstration and lecture on "Orpheus and Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto."

March 21, 1990. William George (San Jose State University). Lecture on Beethoven's 4th and 5th symphonies.

February 28, 1990. Thomas Wendel (San Jose State University). Lecture on Beethoven's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd symphonies.

February 10, 1990. Malcolm Bilson, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 4th Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition..

February 18, 1989. Richard Goode, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 3rd Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition..

November 17, 1988. Barry Cooper (University of Aberdeen, Scotland). Lecture/demonstration on his realization of the first movement of the 10th symphony.

September 10, 1988. Lowell Greer (Professor of Horn, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Master classes on the construction and acoustical properties of the 18th-century horn.

May 21, 1988. Alfred Kanwischer, piano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 2nd Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition..

March 24, 1988. Eric Hoeprich (Trio d'Amsterdam). Master class on the 18th-century clarinet and performance practices.

October 12, 1987. Judith Nelson (Berkeley, CA), soprano. Master class on the performance of 18th-century vocal music.

April 18, 1987. Joerg Demus (Vienna), fortepiano. Master class on performing Beethoven's fortepiano sonatas, for winners of 1st Annual Young Pianists' Beethoven Competition..

February 9, 1987. Trio dAmsterdam (Eric Hoeprich, Baroque clarinet; Tanya Tomkins, cello; Stanley Hoogland, fortepiano). Lecture on the 18th-century forms of the clarinet.

June 19, 1986. Anner Bylsma (The Netherlands), Baroque cello, and Malcolm Bilson (Cornell University), fortepiano. Lecture and demonstration on "Performing Beethoven's music for violoncello and fortepiano on original instruments."

April 15, 1986. William Meredith (Beethoven Center) with pianists Carol Hess, Rosemary Caviglia, and Mark Anderson. Lecture and master class on Beethoven's late fortepiano sonatas. (Sponsored by the Music Teachers' Association of California, Palo Alto Branch).

September 22, 1985. Jacob Lateiner (Juilliard), piano. Lecture and demonstration on "Humor in the music of Beethoven."

April 20, 2012. Ronald Brautigam, piano. 7:30 p.m. Le Petit Trianon, San Jose. All Beethoven program: "Pathétique" Sonata, op. 13; "Eroica" Variations, op. 35; "Moonlight" Sonata, op. 27, no. 2; "Appassionata" Sonata, op. 57.

March 14, 2012. 7:00 p.m. First Wednesdays Lecture Series. Chamber music with Eric Hoeprich and David Goldblatt. Beethoven's Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Fortepiano, op. 11; Conradin Kreutzer's Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Fortepiano in E-flat Major.

October 5, 2011. Musical Offerings for a Monument: Masterpieces by Beethoven, Liszt, and Schumann. Frank Levy, piano. First Wednesdays Lecture Series.

April 30, 2011. Kirill Gerstein, piano. Beethoven and Liszt Recital, Benefit Concert for the Beethoven Center. Concert Hall, San José State University

December 11, 2010. Beethoven Birthday Bash and open house. Concert by Stephanie Pieck co-sponsored by the Steinway Society the Bay Area.

April 17, 2010. Christopher O'Riley, piano. Concert Hall, San José State University.

March 14, 2010. Tilden Piano Trio. Piano Trio in E-flat Major, op. 70, no. 2. Le Petit Trianon, San Jose, 7:00 p.m. Pre-concert lecture by Bill Meredith at 6:15 p.m. Sponsored by the San Jose Chamber Music Society.

February 13, 2010. Takács String Quartet. "Razumovsky" Quartet, op. 59, no. 2. Le Petit Trianon, San Jose, 7:00 p.m. Pre-concert lecture by Bill Meredith at 6:15 p.m. Sponsored by the San Jose Chamber Music Society.

March 6, 2009, 8:00 p.m., Le Petit Trianon. Leipzig String Quartet, presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society, performs Beethoven's String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 132, and works by Mendelssohn and Isaac. Pre-concert lecture by Bill Meredith at 7:15 p.m.

February 27, 2009, 8:00 p.m. Angela Hewitt, pianist.

September 28, 2008, 7:00 p.m., Le Petit Trianon. Escher String Quartet, presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society, performs Beethoven's String Quartet in C Major, Opus 59, no. 3, and works by Mozart, Zemlinsky, and Shostakovich. Pre-concert lecture by Bill Meredith at 6:15 p.m. For tickets contact the SJCMS.

April 13, 2008. 7:00 p.m. Jon Nakamatsu, piano. Performance of Beethoven's Sonatas in D Major, Opus 28 ("Pastoral") and C-sharp Minor, Opus 27, no. 2 ("Moonlight"); Schumann's Papillons; and Chopin Etudes and Grand Polonaise. Le Petit Trianon. Benefit concert for the Beethoven Center's acquisition fund.

April 18, 2008. 8:00 p.m. Beaux Arts Trio. San Jose Chamber Music Society at Le Petit Trianon. Pre-concert talk by Dr. William Meredith.

February 16, 2008. 8:00 p.m. Craig Sheppard, pianist, performs preludes and fugues from Book 2 of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Beethoven's Sonata in A-flat Major, Opus 110, and the "Appassionata," Opus 57. SJSU Concert Hall. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 7:00 p.m.

October 13, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Miró String Quartet performs the Quartet in F Major, Opus 59, no. 1. San Jose Chamber Music Society at Le Petit Trianon. Pre-concert talk by Dr. William Meredith.

April 14, 2007, 8:00 p.m.. John Perry, piano. Performances of Beethoven's Sonata in E-flat Major, Opus 31, no. 3; the Sonata in F Minor, Opus 57 ("Appassionata"), and the Sonata in A-flat Major, Opus 110. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 8, 2006, 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall, Music Building. Menahem Pressler, piano, performs the "Tempest" Sonata and the Piano Sonata, op. 110. Preconcert lecture by Bill Meredith.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 11:00-5:00 p.m., Special Collections Program Room, Room 550, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Piano students of Dr. Gwendolyn Mok perform Beethoven piano sonatas.

 11:00 a.m. Greetings from Dr. Meredith
 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Sonatas op. 14, nos. 1 and 2; Sonatas op. 27, nos. 1-2 ("Moonlight")
 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sonatas, op. 28 and Opus 31, nos. 2 and 3; a short discussion of the "Tempest" (op. 31, no. 2) by Patricia Stroh; Sonata, op. 49, no. 2
 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sonata for violoncello and piano, op. 69, with Gwendolyn Mok and Thalia Moore; Sonatas op. 78 and 79
 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sonatas op. 90, 109, and 110
   

Sunday, January 15, 2006, 7:00 p.m. Jacques Thibaud String Trio and pianist Anton Kuerti perform the Mozart Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478, and his arrangement of two J.S. Bach Adagios and Fugues, K. 404a; Beethoven's Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 16, and String Trio in G Major, Opus 9, no. 1. Preconcert lecture by Bill Meredith at 6:15 p.m. Co-sponsored by the San José Chamber Music Society.

Sunday, September 25, 2005, 7:00 p.m. Peabody Trio performs Beethoven's Pianoforte Trios, op. 1, no. 2; op. 97; and the Violin Sonata, op. 96. Co-sponsored by the San José Chamber Music Society. Preconcert lecture by William Meredith.

Saturday, September 24, 2005, 8:00 p.m. Peabody Trio performs Beethoven's Pianoforte Trios, op. 1, no. 3; the "Ghost" Trio, op. 70, no. 2; and the Violoncello Sonata, op. 96. Music Building, San Jose State University, Room 150.

Friday, September 23, 2005, 8:00 p.m. Peabody Trio performs Beethoven's Pianoforte Trios, op. 1, no. 1; op. 70, no. 2; op. 11; and the "Kakadu" Variations, op. 121a. Co-sponsored by the San José Chamber Music Society. Preconcert lecture by William Meredith.

July 27-August 12, 2005. Music@Menlo Beethoven series.

Friday, April 22, 2005. Charles Rosen, piano. All-Beethoven concert. 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall, San Jose State University. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 27, 2005. Concertante. Beethoven's Septet in E-flat Major, Opus 20, and Schubert's Octet in F Major, D. 806. Sponsored by the San Jose Chamber Music Society. 7:00 p.m. Le Petit Trianon Theater. 6:15 p.m., pre-concert talk by Dr. William Meredith.

Sunday, February 6, 2005. Alexander String Quartet & violist Toby Appel. Beethoven's String Quartet in F Major, opus 135, and works by Shostakovich and Mozart. Sponsored by the San Jose Chamber Music Society. 7:00 p.m. Le Petit Trianon Theater. 6:15 p.m., pre-concert talk by Dr. William Meredith.

Friday, April 9, 2004. Anton Kuerti, piano. All-Beethoven recital. Program: 6 Bagatelles from Opus 126; Sonata in A-flat Major, Opus 110; Sonata in E Major, Opus 109; Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Opus 27, no. 2.

Oct. 12, 2003. Amati String Quartet, sponsored by the San Jose Chamber Music Society. Performance of Beethoven's String Quartet in A Major, opus 18, no. 1, and works by Schubert and Bartok. Pre-concert talk by Dr. William Meredith at 6:15 p.m.

May 16, 2003, 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall, San Jose State University. Ian Hobson, pianist, performed Beethoven's Sonatas op. 10 and op. 106. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 7:00 p.m.

March 2, 2003, 7:00 p.m., Le Petite Trianon, San José. The Vienna Piano Trio. Co-sponsored by the San José Chamber Music Society. Program of chamber music including the Piano Trio in E flat Major, Opus 1, no. 1. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Thomas Wendel at 6:15 p.m.

Feb. 16, 2003, 7:00 p.m., Le Petite Trianon, San José. Isolde Hayer, violoncello, and Florian Birsak, fortepiano. Co-sponsored by the San José Chamber Music Society. Program of chamber music including the Sonatas for violoncello and fortepiano, Opus 70, nos. 1-2. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 6:15 p.m.

May 3, 2002. Russell Sherman, pianist. Performance of three Beethoven sonatas: Sonata in E Major, Opus 109; Sonata in E Minor/Major, Opus 90; Sonata in F Minor, Opus 57.

Friday, April 20, 2001, 8:00 p.m. Concert by fortepianist Malcolm Bilson, performing on the Center's original Jakesch fortepiano from 1827. Works performed included the Bagatelles, Opus 33; Sonata in E Major, Opus 109; Sonata in G Minor, Opus 49, no. 1; and the Sonata in A-flat Major, Opus 110.

Friday, March 17, 8:00 p.m., Beethoven Center and Steinway Society, San Jose State University Concert Hall: Robert Taub, piano. Beethoven's Piano sonatas in B-flat major, op. 22; C major, op. 53; A-flat major, op. 110.

Friday, March 10, 8:00 p.m., Beethoven Center, San Jose State University Concert Hall: Joseph Frank, tenor, Erie Mills, soprano, Laurel Brettell, piano, and others. All-Beethoven vocal recital (folksong arrangements, "An die ferne Geliebte, and other lieder).

Sunday, Feb. 27, 4:00 p.m., Beethoven Center, Le Petit Trianon: Isolde Hayer, violoncello, and Florian Birsak, fortepiano. Beethoven Sonatas violoncello and piano, op. 5; Joseph Wölfl, Sonata in D minor for violoncello and piano, op. 31; Beethoven, Six variations for fortepiano, op. 34. Pre-concert talk by William Meredith at 3:00 p.m.

April 27, 1999. 8:00 p.m. Seymour Lipkin, pianist. All-Beethoven recital. Performance of the sonatas Opus 57 ("Appassionata"), Opus 27, no. 1; Opus 101; and Opus 90. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 7:00 p.m.

May 10, 1998. Paul Sperry, tenor. All-Beethoven concert (fund-raiser for the Beethoven Endowment). 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall, San Jose State University. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Thomas Wendel at 7:00 p.m.

May 2, 1998. John O'Conor, piano. All-Beethoven concert. 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall, San Jose State University. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 7:00 p.m.

April 5, 1998. Alfred Kanwischer, piano. All-Beethoven Concert (fund-raiser for the Beethoven Bibliography Database project). Concert Hall, San Jose State University.

April 13, 1997. Igor Kipnis, fortepiano. Music by Schubert, Mozart, and Beethoven.

March 16, 1997. Isolde Hayer, violoncello, with Laruel Brettell and Yi Shang, piano. Music by Beethoven and Shostakovich.

May 18, 1996. Steven Lubin, fortepiano. Concert of music by Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart.

April 14, 1996. "Bach, Beethoven, and Buckley," a benefit concert for the Beethoven Center and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, with special guest artist William F. Buckley Jr., and Tom Wendel, Craig Bohmler, and Barbara Day Turner, harpsichords.

December 17, 1995. Byung-Woo Kim, violin, and Marina Gusak-Grin, piano. Beethoven's violin sonatas (third of three-concert series).

November 5, 1995. Byung-Woo Kim, violin, and Marina Gusak-Grin, piano. Beethoven's violin sonatas (second of three-concert series).

October 22, 1995. Byung-Woo Kim, violin, and Marina Gusak-Grin, piano. Beethoven's violin sonatas (first of three-concert series).

April 7, 1995. Grant Johannesen, piano. Recital of works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Fauré.

April 29, 1994. Christopher O'Riley, piano. All-Beethoven recital.

April 10, 1994. Alfred Kanwischer, piano. All-Beethoven recital.

December 5, 1993. Joseph Frank, tenor, and Laurel Brettell, piano. Second Annual Beethoven Benefit Concert.

May 23, 1993. Leslie Tung, fortepiano. All-Beethoven recital.

February 20, 1993. Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano. All-Beethoven recital.

January 31, 1993. Neil Rutman, piano. Inaugural Beethoven Benefit Recital.

October 18, 1992. Martin Stoner, violin; Constance Moore, piano. All-Beethoven recital.

March 15, 1992. Sylvia Kersenbaum, piano. All-Beethoven recital.

April 16, 1991. Peter Schreier, tenor. Recital of Lieder by Beethoven and Schumann.

September 23, 1990. Jeanne Stark, piano. Piano works of Mozart and Beethoven.

May 18, 1990. Juilliard String Quartet. All-Beethoven concert featuring three of Beethoven's string quartets, one each from his early, middle, and late periods.

May 12, 1990. 9th Symphony Sing-Along. Conducted by Charlene Archibeque. Assisted by Ken Hannaford and Daniel Hoggatt and the San Jose State University Choirs.

April 6, 1990. Robert Sayre, cello; John Delevoryas, piano. All-Beethoven program.

February 16, 1990. Robert Sayre, cellist; John Delevoryas, piano. All-Beethoven program.

February 10, 1990. Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano. Concert of music by Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart.

February 20, 1989. Richard Goode, piano. Concert of music by Beethoven and Schubert.

October 11, 1988. Lowell Greer, original horn; Artaria String Quartet. Concert of music by Mozart and Beethoven on original instruments.

October 10, 1988. Lowell Greer, original horn; John Khouri, fortepiano. Concert of music by Danzi, Dussek, Gallay, Hummel, and Beethoven.

July 21, 1988. Steven Lubin, fortepiano. Concert of the music of Mozart and Beethoven.

March 24, 1988. Trio d'Amsterdam. Concert of music by Beethoven played on original instruments.

October 11, 1987. Judith Nelson (Berkeley, CA), soprano, and Elaine Thornburgh (San Francisco, CA), fortepiano. Concert of music by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven.

April 26, 1987. Karen Swietlik (Buffalo, NY), fortepiano. Fortepiano music of the Classical Period. Sponsored jointly with the San Jose Chamber Music Society.

April 18, 1987. Joerg Demus (Vienna), fortepiano. All-Beethoven recital on two fortepianos.

September 21, 1986. Charlene Brendler, fortepiano; Katherine Kyme, violinist; Paul Hale, cello; various singers. Beethoven songs for voices and pianoforte trio.

November 9-10, 2011. "New Beethoven Research" Conference, sponsored by the Beethoven Center, the American Beethoven Society, the University of Alabama, the University of Illinois, and Wake Forest University. King Library, San Jose State University.

September 26, 2010. 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Concert.

July 9-11, 2009. American Beethoven Society Convention.

July 27-29, 2007. American Beethoven Society Convention, San Jose, CA. See program.

October 28, 2006, 6:30-11:00 p.m. Jewish Film Festival, gala fund-raising event with showing of the film Beethoven's Hair. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

December 8-9, 2006. Santa Barbara Music Festival.

December 9-10, 2005. Santa Barbara Music Club, Third Annual Beethovenfest.

Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibit of material from the Beethoven Center's collection.

Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, 1:00-2:15 p.m., Santa Barbara Public Library. "Bizarre Beethoven," lecture by Dr. William Meredith.

Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, 7:30 p.m., Presidio Chapal. Chamber music concert including the Violin Sonata, Opus 96; the Violoncello Sonata, Opus 5, no. 1; the Rasumovsky Quartet, Opus 59, no. 3; and the "Kakadu" Variations, Opus 121. Preconcert lecture by Bill Meredith.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, Presidio Chapel. Concert of music by Beethoven and Weber, including the "Appassionata" Sonata, Opus 57; the Piano Sonata, Opus 110; and a piano trio by Weber.

September 23-25, 2005. American Beethoven Society Convention

Dec. 10-11, 2004. Santa Barbara Music Club, Second annual Beethovenfest (concerts, lectures, exhibit).

Feb. 7-8, 2003. "Beethoven: Resonant Genius," sponsored by Humanities West. Herbst Theater, San Francisco.

Friday, Feb. 7:

8:00 p.m. "Myth-Making at Work: Beethoven and his 9th Symphony." Lecture by Alessandra Comini.

9:00 p.m. Performance by Charles Rosen, pianist.

Saturday, Feb. 8:

10:00 a.m. "A Walking Tour of Beethoven's Vienna." Lecture by Theodore Albrecht

11:00 a.m. "Beethoven's Musical World." Lecture by Mary Sue Morrow.

1:30 p.m. "Piano or Forte: Beethoven and His Instrument." Demonstration by George Barth and Janine Johnson.

2:15 p.m. "Beethoven's Bizzarrerie: Perceptions of Creative Genius." Lecture by William Meredith.

3:00 p.m. "Beethoven: Revolutionary, Conservative, and Reactionary." Lecture by Charles Rosen.

3:50 p.m. Concluding panel discussion with all lecturers.

August 8, 2002. Meeting of the Bibliography Commission of the International Association of Music Libraries, special session on Beethoven bibliography.

November 1993. Joint meeting of the Music Library Association, Northern and Southern California Chapters.

May 28-June 28, 1991. "Beethoven. The Age of Revolution and Restoration," interdisciplinary institute held in conjunction with the Consortium for Atlantic Studies at Arizona State University and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

March 16, 1991. Annual meeting of the Pacific Central chapter of the College Music Society.

March 9, 1991. Spring meeting of the local chapter of the American Musicological Society.

February 21, 1987. Fidelio Symposium, University of California, Berkeley, CA. Speakers. Joseph Kerman (University of California), Peter Westergaard (Princeton University), Jonathan Khuner (Berkeley Opera). Sponsored by the Beethoven Center and the Music Department of the University of California, Berkeley, CA)

October 25, 1986. Fall meeting of the Northern California Chapter of the American Musicological Society.

April 18, 1986. Spring meeting of the Northern California Chapter of the Music Library Association.