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York Symphony: Beethoven's Fifth

at Appell Center for the Performing Arts

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Downtown York's grandest room isn't one room — it's two. The Appell Center runs the 1,262-seat Strand and the more intimate 450-seat Capitol, a pair of restored 1920s movie palaces on North George Street that have been the city's big stage for a century (the Strand just hit its 100th birthday this season). One night it's a national touring act or a comedian, the next it's the York Symphony or a classic on the big screen through the CapFilm series. It's the kind of place with real history in the walls — it reopened in 1980 with Ella Fitzgerald on the bill and hasn't stopped booking since. Grab tickets, dress up a little if you feel like it, and remember that a proper night out doesn't always start at a bar. Sometimes the best seat in York has a curtain in front of it.

October 3, 2026

One-time

When

7:30 PM

Where

Appell Center for the Performing Arts

The York Symphony Orchestra opens a year-long Beethoven celebration at the Strand Theatre on Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 PM, and it's starting with the piece that needs no introduction: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, its famous four-note opening still one of the most recognizable moments in orchestral music. The program rounds out with Sergei Prokofiev's First Symphony and Christopher Theofanidis' Bassoon Concerto, written specifically for guest soloist Martin Kuuskmann, under the baton of conductor Lawrence Golan. A free pre-concert talk from Assistant Conductor Rebekah O'Brien adds context before the downbeat, and digital access for 60 hours after the show means the performance doesn't have to end when the lights come up. It's a season-opening night that suits the Strand's restored 1920s grandeur — 1,262 seats built for exactly this kind of sound. Tickets start at $13.

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