British filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. Prince Lobkowitz (Jack Davenport) has invited friends to listen to Beethoven conduct his new symphony for the first time. Among the aristocratic attendees are Count Dietrichstein (Tim Pigott-Smith), Countess Brunsvik (Claire Skinner), and composer Josef Haydn (Frank Finlay). The actual musical score is performed by the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.
Full Cast of Eroica
Ian Hart
Ian Hart (born Ian Davies) is an English stage, television, and screen actor.
Claire Skinner
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Robert Glenister
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Joseph Morgan
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Fenella Woolgar
Fenella Woolgar was born on August 4, 1971 and is currently 53 years old.
Trevor Cooper
Trevor Cooper was born on May 21, 1953 and is currently 71 years old.
Jonathan Aris
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Crew of Eroica
Discover the backstage crew of Eroica →- Released on January 01, 2003