Documentary series that tells the life story of Beethoven in the context of the composer's own time and place, revealing a life following a very different trajectory to his art.

COURTESY HAWAI’I SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dane Lum conducting the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. Judged in terms of name recognition, Ludwig Van Beethoven is almost certainly the best-known composer of ...

Scientists say this was likely not enough to have killed Beethoven, but it would have likely caused illness which may have manifested as hearing loss. Lead had long been suspected as being behind ...

Dane Lum conducting the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. Honolulu Chamber Music Series is one of several groups that Lam has enlisted as partners in the Beethoven Festival with an eye on giving ...

After listening to pianist Jon Batiste’s most recent record album, Blues, for the umpteenth time, I reveled in the fact that this is “easy listening” music that could provide the soundtrack for the ...