symphony no 1

The Naples Philharmonic joins the worldwide commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, launching a concentrated journey through all nine of the composer’s symphonies over two weeks in March. Led by Artistic and Music Director Alexander Shelley, the Naples Philharmonic starts at the beginning, with Beethoven’s earliest symphonies. The program opens with the First Symphony, a youthful and energetic tribute to Haydn that demonstrates Beethoven’s command of Classical form while already foreshadowing his eventual disruption of musical norms. His audacious and vibrant Second Symphony closes the program, bridging the Classical era with the first seeds of his revolutionary period to come.