FBF: John Suchet In Search of Beethoven

Join celebrated broadcaster and bestselling author John Suchet as he talks to Petroc Trelawny about In Search of Beethoven, his latest and most personal book dedicated to the life of this extraordinary composer. 

Part biography, part memoir, part travelogue, Suchet draws on his own life and career as a foreign correspondent and news anchor to show how Beethoven’s music has accompanied him through the best and worst of times. It was with him as a music-loving and adventurous teenager, as a journalist entering Beirut in the grip of civil war, and as he has continued to explore the old cities of Bonn and Vienna, in search of the man behind the music.

In this compelling and intimate conversation we will see Beethoven brought vividly – and sometimes painfully – to life. Suchet traces Beethoven’s footsteps from his early years in Bonn to his dying days in Vienna, taking us on a journey both literal and symbolic, as he uses his own experience as a Beethoven aficionado to demonstrate the life-changing power of great music.

‘In Search of Beethoven is a massive achievement and a book I would urge any music lover to read.’ Sir Karl Jenkins, composer

‘As always, John Suchet's diligent and persuasive detective work throws new and fascinating light on seminal moments and aspects of Beethoven's life… an excellent and eye-opening read.’ Howard Shelley OBE, pianist and composer

FBF: John Suchet goes In Search of Beethoven, with Petroc Trelawny

Saturday 16th November 6pm

Tickets: £8, £6 Students/Members/in receipt of universal credit 

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