Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest composers in history, left behind a legacy not only of music but of mystery. Recent ...

Beethoven’s renown in his own day was not just as a composer but also as an improvising pianist. He wrote in a letter in July ...

Studying the daily routines of history's geniuses might strike some as intimidating, but they hold important clues for any ...

Explore Beethoven’s only opera ‘Fidelio’, a masterpiece celebrating love and freedom, featuring our recommended recording starring Jonas Kaufmann. There are certain operatic scenes that ...

The "Beethoven" part of the equation is his Symphony No. 5 in c minor, op.67. (The da-da-da-DA opening motif, which symbolizes fate knocking at the door, is an easily recognized element of popular ...

Conductor and pianist Daniel Bruce has had a lifelong passion for the music of Ludwig van Beethoven — to the extent of helming the Green Mountain Mahler Festival’s New Year’s Day performances of the ...

When: Sat., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 17, 2 p.m.

The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra’s Family Matinees chamber concert series continues on Saturday at 3 p.m., with “Adventures with Beethoven” with the Essex Piano Trio at St. John’s ...

The 83-year-old music director emeritus for life, who served as music director of the CSO from 2010 to 2023, received enormous applause before he gave his guest soloist a charming greeting: when ...

About a third of the way into his new documentary, Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity, director Larry Weinstein (Ravel’s Brain, Making Overtures) settles in front of the camera, and introduces ...