Northbrook Symphony: Beethoven Lives Upstairs

The theater meets the orchestra! Join us as actors reveal true stories from Ludwig van Beethoven’s life while the Northbrook Symphony weaves in the composer’s most beautiful music.

Beethoven Lives Upstairs features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Their subject is the “madman” who has moved into the upstairs apartment of Christoph’s Vienna home. Through a touching correspondence dramatically underscored with the composer’s most beautiful excerpts, the young boy slowly comes to understand the genius of the man, the torment of his deafness and the beauty of his music.

Audiences are captivated by more than twenty-five excerpts of the master’s music, including the “Moonlight” Sonata, Für Elise, and the great Fifth and Ninth Symphonies. The music is magically woven into the drama as two actors share their anecdotes and observations based on true incidents from the composer’s life.

50 minutes, no intermission. Recommended for ages 6 and up.
In collaboration with Classical Kids LIVE!
Sponsoring Partners: Classical Kids Music Education, Barnaby's of Northbrook, Bravo Waukegan.