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Schubert and Beethoven at La Fenice Tickets 2027

Buy Schubert and Beethoven tickets at La Fenice and experience two celebrated symphonies performed inside Venice’s historic opera house.

On Sunday, February 14, 2027, at 7:00 PM, Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées in a programme featuring Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Only one performance is scheduled, making advance booking advisable for customers seeking central seats.

The Valentine’s Day date also makes this concert an elegant evening choice for couples visiting Venice.

Schubert and Beethoven live in Venice

The programme brings together two symphonies with contrasting musical personalities.

Schubert’s Symphony in B minor, D 759, universally known as the Unfinished, opens the concert. Its two completed movements move between mysterious orchestral passages, expressive melodies and sudden dramatic contrasts.

After Schubert comes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, a work driven by persistent rhythm and increasing energy. Its famous second movement provides a solemn contrast before the symphony advances towards an exuberant conclusion.

Together, the works create a substantial yet accessible programme suited to experienced classical audiences and visitors attending a symphonic concert for the first time.

Concert programme

Franz Schubert

Symphony in B minor, D 759, “Unfinished”

Schubert left the work with two completed movements, but their emotional range and musical coherence have allowed it to become one of his most frequently performed orchestral compositions.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Beethoven’s Seventh is distinguished by its powerful rhythmic character. The music develops from the expansive opening movement through the recognisable Allegretto and into an energetic finale.

Philippe Herreweghe conducts

Belgian conductor Philippe Herreweghe is internationally associated with historically informed interpretations and has developed a broad symphonic repertoire extending from Beethoven to twentieth-century composers.

He founded the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées in 1991. The ensemble specialises in music from Haydn to Debussy performed on period instruments, offering audiences the opportunity to hear familiar repertoire through orchestral colours closer to those available during the composers’ lifetimes.

This approach should give the Schubert and Beethoven symphonies a transparent, detailed sound particularly suited to the intimate scale of La Fenice.

Orchestre des Champs-Élysées at La Fenice

The Orchestre des Champs-Élysées has performed in major international venues including Vienna’s Musikverein, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, London’s Barbican Centre and New York’s Lincoln Center. Its appearance in Venice brings a specialist international orchestra to the La Fenice stage rather than using the theatre’s resident ensemble.

The orchestra’s period-instrument approach can reveal differences in balance, articulation and instrumental colour. Audiences familiar with modern symphony orchestras may therefore encounter fresh details in both works.

A Valentine’s Day concert in Venice

The concert takes place on the evening of February 14, offering visitors a distinctive alternative to a conventional Valentine’s Day dinner or activity.

Guests can spend the day exploring Venice before attending a 7:00 PM performance inside the gilded auditorium of La Fenice. As there is only one concert, there are no alternative dates for this particular conductor, orchestra and programme.

Choosing seats at La Fenice

The stalls provide the most direct view of Philippe Herreweghe and the complete orchestra. Central positions also offer a balanced visual perspective across the strings, woodwind, brass and percussion sections.

Central boxes combine a traditional La Fenice experience with an elevated view of the stage. Lateral boxes may offer a more angled perspective, although complete stage visibility is generally less essential for a symphonic concert than for opera or ballet.

For the strongest combination of view, sound and auditorium atmosphere, central stalls and front seats in centrally positioned boxes are usually the most desirable choices.

Buy Schubert and Beethoven tickets

Book your Schubert and Beethoven at La Fenice tickets and hear the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées conducted by Philippe Herreweghe in Venice.

With only one performance scheduled, booking early provides a wider choice of seats and categories.

Secure your Schubert and Beethoven La Fenice tickets and experience two great symphonies live in Venice on February 14, 2027.