Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a prodigious composer, credited with 722 works that pushed the boundaries of music and ushered in the Romantic era. Yet, his personal life was marred by ...

It's not often a famous composer helps solve a 200-year-old mystery, but DNA from Beethoven's hair might actually do that.

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

St. Bartholomew Catholic Church will celebrate the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s 255th anniversary in the latest ...

Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...

Euro banknotes will undergo an extreme makeover for the first time in over 20 years. They might include Beethoven or Maria Callas or Birds and Rivers ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He wrote nine symphonies. A symphony is a long piece for orchestra usually split into four sections known as movements. His Symphony No. 5 ...

The timing was unfortunate for Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebration. Commemorations of the fêted composer came in 2020 (scholars’ best guess at his birthday is 1770), just as the world ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a well-known composer of the late Classical period. His music was heavily influenced by his predecessors Mozart and Haydn. A symphony is a piece of music for an orchestra.

Conductor Laurence Equilbey and her Insula Orchestra will perform Beethoven Wars: A Battle for Peace at the Hong Kong Arts Festival in March.

The Northern Neck Orchestra’s (NNO) final concert of the 2024-25 season April 26 at the Lancaster Elementary School Theater, ...