TLI Spotlight Series: Yo-Yo Ma and Heather Cox Richardson

On Sunday, August 3, Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, Antoine Tamestit, and Emanuel Ax will perform a transcription of Beethoven’s Eroica symphony for piano quartet. Beethoven renamed his 3rd symphony Sinfonia eroica after tearing up the original dedication when Napoleon Bonaparte abandoned the ideals of the French Revolution and became Emperor. Around the same time, Napoleon sold the territory of Louisiana to the US to raise money to fight the British – forever reshaping the world and our nation. In this talk, Yo-Yo Ma and historian Heather Cox Richardson will explore how world events affected the dedication of this masterpiece and will weave in contemporary reflections.

The Spotlight Series is generously supported by Marillyn Tufte Zacharis.