Ludwig van Beethoven Timeline of Events

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman...

Timeline of Events

1810

4.27.1810

Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.

1824

5.7.1824

World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.

1912

11.7.1912

The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's ''Fidelio''.

1955

11.4.1955

After being totally destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's ''Fidelio''.

1990

8.19.1990

Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.