A street pianist brings timeless classical music to the public with a live rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight ...

A portrait of Beethoven by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, a friend of the composer, painted during 1804-1805. Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770, and so it's little surprise that 250 years ...

My early memories of classical music are of scratchy wool pants and of throwing up before — and after — my violin lessons. Then we moved to another state. My violin teacher gave me a book — a ...

It has to be the best £50 ever spent. Exactly 200 years ago, Britain’s Royal Philharmonic Society commissioned Beethoven to compose his ninth symphony, a work that cracked open the form (and gave us ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Explore the music, life and times of the composer who changed culture. No composer left a mark on music quite like Ludwig van Beethoven. He took the ...

During a senior year English lit seminar when I was in college, the conversation drifted toward the Romantics—and for some reason touched on German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. One of my fellow ...

When it comes to the summer sun, classical music is a delicate flower. Between seasons, it’s common for orchestras, chamber ensembles, conductors and soloists to head for the shade offered by a ...

Last summer, the meme “Beethoven was Black” was trending online, a trope that drew the iconic composer into a 21st century discussion about race and social justice. But there is another curious ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Brahms, Wagner, even Sondheim: All have followed the great master in building their works from small bits of music. By Anthony ...

It’s an absolute pleasure to delve into the Beethoven Symphonies every so often, even – or especially – when one feels plenty saturated with Beethoven in concert and on record. True, there’s much ...

Composer, conductor and producer Steve Hackman is breaking down barriers between the classical and pop music worlds, one orchestral reimagination at a time. And for the first time, the Chicago-area ...