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The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
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Beethoven Birthday BashDecember 14, 2019 WE HAVE REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR THIS EVENT. Open house: 1:00-5:00 p.m. Recital by Natalya Lundtvedt: 2:00-3:00 p.m. Location: The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, 5th Floor, Rm. 580, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando St, San José, CA 95112 |
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Current exhibit:Currently on display at the Beethoven Center
August 23-December 21, 2019
Beethoven's Hair:
The Schindler-Moscheles Lock and Beethoven Portrait by Felix Moscheles and the Hummel
Lock of Beethoven's Hair and Beethoven's Quill Pen
See the hair and read the stories behind these two different special mementos of Beethoven.
Click here to learn more!
Watch the video introduction about our recent "Art of Biography" exhibition.
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Beethoven's 250th birthday in 2020Major events are in the works to celebrate the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most valued and gifted composers in human history. More information |
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Eighth International New Beethoven Research Conference
The Eighth International New Beethoven Research (NBR) conference will take place Wednesday, October 30, and Thursday morning, October 31 in Boston prior to the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society. Please click here for more information. |
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New library catalog launched!
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See what's new in the Beethoven Center'sImage DatabaseWe need your help in building our digital collections, to make our unique materials freely available online! Please download our brochure or donate online. |
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