Breaking Beethoven (2020)

In preparation of the "Beethoven Year 2020", Aleksey Igudesman dealt in detail with the unsurpassed composer. Both came to Vienna as foreigners to live and work there, re-shaping the "capital of music" in their own way. In a series of interviews with top music stars Billy Joel, John Malkovich, Hans Zimmer, Joshua Bell, Rebekka Bakken, Julian Rachlin, Juan-Diego Flórez and Yuja Wang, Igudesman uncovers their personal relationship with Beethoven. A great inspiration for pop giant Billy Joel, we discover how Beethoven has influenced his work, as well as that of musicians from other genres.