Who Was Beethoven?

with Alexander Shelley

Masterclasses Music Classical music Festival events

Subtitles available in French

Many of you will have heard the name Beethoven before and many of you will have heard he is a legend. But the question is why? What did he do to achieve this status?

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Music Director, NAC Orchestra Alexander Shelley

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