Beethoven Revolution Festival

Hear the music that changed everything. Join Maestro Alexander Shelley for a two-week festival celebrating the revolutionary whose impact transcended music itself.

Beethoven blazed trails. Now it’s your turn. Join Pacific Symphony for a bucket-list festival for the ages, right here in Orange County! Experience all nine symphonies in chronological order with a different program each night!

Week 1 of our festival features symphonies 1 through 4 and the orchestral world premiere of Beethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven, a powerful, award-winning music-play that will take listeners on a journey through Beethoven’s life and indomitable spirit with excerpts from his concertos, sonatas, and symphonies, including selections from the Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth. Week 2 features symphonies 5 through 9, including the famous “Ode to Joy” finale. As a prelude to the festival, esteemed pianist Emanual Ax joins the orchestra to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4.

January 28, 2027 at 8pm: Symphonies 1&2

January 29, 2027 at 8pm: Symphonies 3&4

January 30, 2027 at 8pm: Special Theatrical Event – Beethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven

February 4, 2027 at 8pm: Symphonies 5&6

February 5, 2027 at 8pm: Symphonies 6&7

February 6, 2027 at 8pm: Symphony No. 9 and Jake Runestad: A Silence Haunts Me

February 7, 2027 at 3pm: Symphony No. 9 and Jake Runestad: A Silence Haunts Me

February 9, 2027 at 8pm: Symphony No. 9 and Jake Runestad: A Silence Haunts Me