Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Beethoven was born and lived around the same time and place that "Pirna on the Elba" was painted.
Experience the 18th century come to life with Petunia and Ria Rizo's carefully curated performance.
Did you know? While the artist of this work, Bernardo Bellotto, was in Pirna, the Prussian army occupied Dresden, marking the start of the Seven Years War, and the canvas seems to have never reached its original patron.
Virtual SDMA+ San Diego Youth Symphony features students from San Diego Youth Symphony choosing a work from the SDMA collection that they pair with a piece of music. These students are phenomenally talented!⠀⠀
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Performances are shared on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. PT on SDMA YouTube and social media channels.⠀⠀
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Featured: Bernardo Bellotto (aka Bernardo Francesco Paulo Bellotto). "Pirna on the Elba," ca. 1756. Oil on canvas. Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam. 1943.30.
"Duo No. 1 in C Major" by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Petunia Rizo, Wind Symphony principal flute and Sinfonia viola and Ria Rizo, Sinfonia clarinet
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Beethoven was born and lived around the same time and place that "Pirna on the Elba" was painted.
Experience the 18th century come to life with Petunia and Ria Rizo's carefully curated performance.
Did you know? While the artist of this work, Bernardo Bellotto, was in Pirna, the Prussian army occupied Dresden, marking the start of the Seven Years War, and the canvas seems to have never reached its original patron.
Virtual SDMA+ San Diego Youth Symphony features students from San Diego Youth Symphony choosing a work from the SDMA collection that they pair with a piece of music. These students are phenomenally talented!⠀⠀
⠀⠀
Performances are shared on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. PT on SDMA YouTube and social media channels.⠀⠀
⠀
Featured: Bernardo Bellotto (aka Bernardo Francesco Paulo Bellotto). "Pirna on the Elba," ca. 1756. Oil on canvas. Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam. 1943.30.
"Duo No. 1 in C Major" by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Petunia Rizo, Wind Symphony principal flute and Sinfonia viola and Ria Rizo, Sinfonia clarinet
sdmart.org/virtual-sdma-plus
sdys.org
