New Delhi: Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair holds the key to the puzzle that was his host of ailments, hearing loss, and early death. Nearly 200 years after his death, scientists have identified ...

Beethoven’s lifework includes nine majestic symphonies, five piano concertos, numerous chamber music pieces, sonatas, and individual violin and piano pieces. His genius stands out among history’s ...

The final program of the BSO’s cycle featured Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9, and like the two others I attended, the house was ...

Luisi must have been right on Beethoven’s markings for the Fifth’s first two movements — the first edgy, bristling with ...

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 ...

This weekend, the Spokane Symphony and conductor James Lowe will be putting AI-produced art to the test as they play Beethoven’s Symphony No. 10 in full. If you’re reading this with any ...

During Beethoven’s 250th anniversary celebrations in 2020, New York City’s Carnegie Hall was just one of the venues around the country highlighting the composer’s music with a symphony cycle.

On Thursday evening, the BSO and music director Andris Nelsons launched the central series of concerts of the Beethoven and Romanticism festival Quick! Picture Beethoven in your mind. I wager you ...

Steve Hackman conducts the Charlotte Symphony in “Beethoven X Beyoncé” in November 2024 with soloists (from left) Brayla Cook, Kaylah Sharve’ and Malia Civetz.