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 ...

The Beethoven 9 as we explore the world of Beethoven through the lens of his symphonies with renowned classical biographer Jan Swafford. Each month is dedicated to a different symphony. Each week ...

It's one of the most famous musical passages ever written. Ludwig van Beethoven starts his Fifth Symphony with four percussive notes, then spends the next four movements inventing new ways to make ...

This inauguration is in response to the first American Beethoven Cycle in decades recently undertaken by Maestro Osmo Vanska and the fabled, Minnesota Orchestra, (Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5, ...

19th-century orchestral grandeur meets the cavernous Printworks London for an immersive concert experience unlike any other... Written at the start of the 19th century, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C ...

Although many people are spending this year’s Christmas tucked away in their homes (like so many gnomes), there are still some grand holiday displays happening. Light shows are certainly popping off ...

You don’t get anything more iconic than this symphony, especially its opening bars; and I don’t need to elaborate on all the different interpretations assigned to those bars, whether it’s ‘Fate ...

The ‘Three Great Bs’ of music—Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms—share this programme of solid-gold favourites. It ranges from Beethoven’s heartening, darkness-to-light symphonic journey, to the passionate ...