Like just about everybody born in December, Beethoven doesn't get to celebrate his birthday in style. But Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra hasn't forgotten about B's day. (And for the reader who will remind us that Beethoven might actually have been born on the 16th, extra credit, but if you show up that day, you'll miss the party.)
This weekend, the senior orchestra will play Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (No. 6) and Piano Concerto No. 1, as well as Pavel Haas' brilliant Study for String Orchestra.