​​

​“I would have ended my life – it was only my art that held me back. Ah, it seemed to me impossible to leave the world until I had brought forth all that I felt was within me” – Ludwig van Beethoven, 1802

 

Original script interweaving Beethoven's letters, research into his personal and professional life and performance to reveal Beethoven’s struggles and triumphs.​ Alys Daroy (writer, actor) with the Australian Piano Quartet. Cellist, Artistic Director and Founder Thomas Rann united with award-winning pianist Vatche Jambazian (piano), Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba (violin) to mark the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven - enfant terrible, romantic renegade and avant garde genius non plus altra of the 19th century.​ Performed at Phoenix Arts, Sydney, and the University of Technology Sydney, May 2021.

​

​

​