Unwrap the Music: Beethoven | APO

What better subject than Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 for the APO and Abbott to explore in August? The second movement of this lively symphony is possibly best-known to most people as an accompaniment in films and/or advertisements. But what has it got you do with an Austrian pilgrims' hymn? What are the rhythmic devices that Beethoven uses so well to engage our emotions? And why has it been described as one of the most perfect symphonies ever written? Join Graham Abbott and the Auckland Philharmonia as they unwrap, then in the second half of the concert repackage, this stupendous piece of music in a way that provides new insights and new ways of hearing the work as much to a seasoned concert-goer as to someone who has never heard the work before.

$30 for 30s! For our 30th anniversary year, the APO is offering $30 rush tickets to anyone in their 30s. Tickets can be booked the week of a concert from THE EDGE box office, online at www.the-edge.co.nz or by phoning 0800 buy tickets (subject to availability and booking fee, proof of age will be required).