A New Year Symphony

What better way to kick off your 2025 than with Beethoven's Seventh Symphony as performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra? The renowned conductor Jun Markl and internationally celebrated organist Paul Jacobs join the orchestra for a thrilling evening of music, including Francis Poulenc's Organ Concerto and Suite from Les Biches. Break in the new year the right way with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra!

At his works premiere in 1813, which he conducted himself, Beethoven stated that Symphony No. 7 was among one of his best pieces. The work was written while Beethoven was convalescing in the spa town of Teplitz, and has been theorized to be a statement against Napoleon and his domination of Europe.