Beethoven in the Afternoon

Name: Beethoven in the Afternoon
Start: 2026-02-05T04:00:00+13:00
End: 2026-02-05T05:15:00+13:00
Location: Nelson Centre of Musical Arts

Schedule

Thu Feb 05 2026 at 04:00 am to 05:15 am

UTC+13:00

Location

Nelson Centre of Musical Arts | Nelson, NE

Gioachino Rossini – Duet in D major for cello and double bass – Phoebe Russell (double bass), Martin Smith (cello)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20 – Peter Clark (violin), Gillian Ansell (viola), Martin Smith (cello), Phoebe Russell (double bass), James Campbell (clarinet), Shadley van Wyck (horn), Todd Gibson-Cornish (bassoon)
A delightful concert of charm and virtuosity that will be majestically enhanced by the view. We begin with Rossini’s playful Duet for Cello and Double Bass – a spirited conversation between two of the orchestra’s deepest voices.
The second half of the programme is Beethoven’s beloved Septet, brimming with elegance, invention, and warmth. It was so popular in its day, it eclipsed much of his other music, much to Beethoven’s chagrin. “That damned thing,” he retorted to an admirer, “I wish it were burned!”
Duration: Approx 75 minutes, no interval
Proudly supported by Dorothy Helyer & John Blunt