02 BEETHOVEN’S TIMELINE 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven is born in Bonn 1776 Starts studying with hi
02 BEETHOVEN’S TIMELINE 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven is born in Bonn 1776 Starts studying with his father, Johann van Beethoven, 1740?-92) 1778 Has his first public performance 1780 Begins studying the violin and viola under Franz Rovantini 1781 Studies composition and piano under Christian Gottlob Neefe 1782 Under Neefe’s supervision Beethoven publishes his first work “9 Variations in C Minor” 1787 Goes to Vienna and meets Mozart 1789 Attends the University of Bonn, plays in the court orchestra as a violist 1790 Meets Joseph Haydn 1794 Studies under Georg Albrechtsberger 1795 Publishes his first opus: Piano Trios, Op. 1 1799 Serves as piano teacher for Therese and Josephine Brunsvik 1800 Performs his first public concert in Vienna, Symphony No.1 and Piano Concerto No.1 1800 Takes Carl Czerny as his pupil 1801 Studies opera composition with Antonio Salieri 1802 Moves to Heiligenstadt, writes the Heiligenstadt Testament 1802 Publication of Violin Sonata No.5, Spring Sonata 1802 Publication Piano Sonata No.14, Moonlight Sonata 1803 Meets his greatest patron, Archduke Rudolph 1803 Composes Symphony No.3, intends to dedicate it to Napoleon 1804 Disillusioned with Napoleon, renames Symphony No.3 to Eroica 1805 France invades Vienna and the court escapes; Beethoven loses his job 1805 Composes Piano Sonata No.23, Appassionata 1806 Commissioned by Count Franz von Oppersdorff to write Symphony No.4 1806 Composes Violin Concerto in D major 1807 Composes Triple Concerto in C major 1808 Premiere of Symphony No.5 and No.6 at Theater an der Wien, Vienna. Beethoven plays his Piano Concerto No.4 1809 Receives an annuity of 4,000 florins from three noble patrons, an equivalent of $3,800,000 NTD today 1809 Composes Piano Concerto No.5, Emperor Concerto 1810 Writes “Für Elise” and proposes to Therese Malfatti but gets rejected 1811 Composes the Wellington’s Victory to commemorate the Battle of Vitoria, gains wide popularity 1812 Meets Johann Wolfgang Goethe 1812 Writes the “Immortal Beloved", Unsterbliche Geliebtet1812 Conducts the charity concert commemorating the wounded soldiers of the Battle of Vitoria, performing his Symphony No.7 and Wellington’s Victory 1814 Premiere of Symphony No.8 1815 The passing of Beethoven’s brother Caspar Carl van Beethoven; becomes one of the guardians of Carl’s son 1816 Starts using “conversation books” 1818 Starts composing Missa Solemnis 1820 Wins custody battle over his nephew Karl and determines to make Karl his successor 1822 Composes his last Piano Sonata, Op.111 1824 Premiere of Missa Solemnis and Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Choral Symphony 1825 Becomes an honorary member of Wiener Musikverein 1826 Plagued by illness. His nephew’s suicide attempt torments him greatly 1827 Beethoven dies in Vienna, at the age of 56 -- source link