On a day in March like today, but in 1827, Ludwig van Beethoven died after a long illness that left him bedridden for several months. A quarter of a century earlier, the musician w ...

On March 27, 1827, the day after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, his associates uncovered a hidden trove of documents in his desk. Among them was the Heiligenstadt Testament, a letter written in 1802 to ...

In 2007, a forensic investigation into a historical lock of Beethoven’s hair suggested he had suffered from lead poisoning, possibly due to contaminated medical treatments and drinking vessels ...

He returns to the Pacific Symphony May 1-3 for performances at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.

Between Styx’s “Come Sail Away” and Aerosmith’s “Dream On,” Roger Kalia turned from the podium to a nearly sold-out Tilson Auditorium audience and declared, “We do it all! … THIS is the future of ...

Argerich (pronounced AR-guh-reech), who grew up in Argentina but has lived for decades in Geneva, has a reputation for mysticism. She can summon immense power and velocity in Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky ...

On top of a stunning virtuosity that makes talk of disability sound absurd, the Japanese pianist's mature musicality and ...

Onstage two nights ago were Julia Fischer, the German violinist, and Jan Lisiecki, the Canadian pianist—Polish-Canadian pianist. The young man has a great mop of hair, like Paderewski, his legendary ...

On the red carpet, the “Mulholland Drive” actor and Great Dane looked like they were cut from the same cloth — literally.

In the poet’s recent musical projects, he has pushed the sonic potential of verse to its limits.