VMA Presents: Handel & Hadyn Society April 10, 2010

Thrill to this innovative performance of Beethoven’s most popular symphony with celebrated conductor Sir Roger Norrington who claims “the purpose of playing Beethoven on old instruments is to make him sound new!”

Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

The mission of the Handel and Haydn Society is to perform Baroque and Classical music for chorus and period-instrument orchestra at the highest level of artistic achievement. Throughout its history the Handel and Haydn Society has brought the world’s most beautiful music and its greatest artists to local audiences, setting a standard for orchestral and choral performances that remains unparalleled.