
5, 4, 3, BEETHOVEN!
FEBRUARY 13-14, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
FEBRUARY 15, 2026 @ 2:00 PM
WEATHERWAX HALL
Section A: $40
Section B: $35
Section C: $25
Student Tickets: $5
Celebrate love and the enduring brilliance of Beethoven with a performance filled with passion and triumph. This program, featuring pianist Evren Ozel, highlights the lyrical beauty of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, a masterpiece full of elegance and warmth. The performance opens with the dramatic Leonore Overture No. 3, a story of courage and devotion, and concludes with the iconic Symphony No. 5, rounding out a journey where struggle meets victory in a symphony of resilience and inspiration.
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION
Join us for a free, interactive lecture before the concert at 6:30pm.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No.3, op.72b <1805–1806>
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto, Piano, No.4 in G major, op.58 <1805–1806>
INTERMISSION
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67 <1807–1808>
RUNTIME: 1H 45M |
AFTERPARTY
Location: Willis & Machnik Financial Services
Sponsored by Willis & Machnik Financial Services
Keep the celebration going after the baton is down and the instruments are put away. Taking place in various locations around Jackson following Saturday evening concerts, these events are a great opportunity to mingle with musicians, guest artists, composers, other symphony fans, and of course, the Maestro. All are welcome at this event and the $20 ticket buys you entry, hors d’oeuvres, and drinks.
GUEST ARTIST

Evren Ozel
Piano
American pianist Evren Ozel has established himself as a musician of “refined restraint” (Third Coast Review), combining fluent virtuosity with probing, thoughtful interpretations. Having performed extensively in the United States and abroad, Evren is the recipient of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, and is currently represented by Concert Artists Guild as an Ambassador Prize Winner of their 2021 Victor Elmaleh Competition.