Beethoven's DNA
What lies at the core of Beethoven’s music – and where do its building blocks come from? This concert seeks the answer by tracing the roots back to the masters of the Baroque and forward to our own time. Martin Fröst leads the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in a program where Jacob Mühlrad’s Helix meets Hans Ek’s DNA Suite, inspired by Bach, Rameau, and Handel. The evening culminates in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 – a work carrying this entire musical heritage in its DNA.
Berwaldhallen
350 - 650 kr
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Beethoven's DNA
28 August
VenueBerwaldhallen
Ticket price350 - 650 kr
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28 August 2026 ● friday 19:00
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