Beethoven statue - Los Angeles, CA, USA - German-American Heritage Sites on Waymarking.com

Why Beethoven at this location?
"So what’s a German composer, arguably the best-known composer in history, doing in the company of all these wartime remembrances in a public park named after U.S. General John Pershing, no less?

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra was founded by a music lover William A. Clark Jr. . And starting in 1920, the Philharmonic played in the Philharmonic Auditorium which was located across from Pershing Square on 5th Street.

Ludwig van Beethoven was William Clark Jr.’s favorite composer. So in 1931, when the Los Angeles Philharmonic was thinking of a way to honor Mr. Clark for all his support over the years, they commissioned a statue of their founder’s favored composer.

Beethoven was unveiled October 15, 1932 during a huge ceremony that featured a number of speeches from local politicians followed by the Philharmonic playing Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. When all the fanfare ended, Beethoven the statue was, at last, revealed."
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About Beethoven:
"Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music."
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About Pershing square:
"Pershing Square is a small public park in Downtown Los Angeles, California, one square block in size, bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th Street to the south, Hill Street to the east, and Olive Street to the west. Originally dedicated in 1866 by Mayor Cristóbal Aguilar as La Plaza Abaja, the square has had numerous names over the years until it was finally dedicated in honor of General John J. Pershing in 1918."
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