Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

Beethoven, the wild-haired German composer, is ubiquitous during the fall symphony season. It makes sense, as his booming, blustery compositions have a lot in common with the darkening, windy autumn ...

The opening four notes of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 are the most iconic in all of music. There’s an apocryphal story that Beethoven called those four notes “fate knocking at the door.” But the very ...

Utah Symphony’s first season without conductor Thierry Fischer will feature some major guest musicians, an array of composers from Ludwig van Beethoven to Danny Elfman, and the introduction of the ...

The Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra will open it 2025-2026 season with a performance of “Beethoven’s 4th & Sussmann” on Nov.

Did you know that Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 kills 20 percent of cancer cells? It’s true; I know because someone posted it on Facebook. I thought it seemed interesting so I investigated it with the ...

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Michael Tilson Thomas leads the BSO in Tanglewood’s traditional season-ending performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s intensely expressive, innovative, but ultimately uplifting Symphony No. 9.

The Winston-Salem Symphony and Music Director Michelle Merrill will present two Classics Series concerts featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and two of his other masterworks with roots in ...