In explaining the social and biographical background of the story of Messiah, Charles King brings the masterpiece to life — ...

Ludwig van Beethoven debuted his Ninth Symphony, widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of Western classical music, in 1824 as he was losing his hearing. To celebrate 200 years since its debut ...

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.

When you’re a performer or a musician, you often spend weeks preparing and rehearsing, if not months or years. You put in hours upon hours of hard work, and then, in the blink of an eye, it’s over. At ...

Nothing but drums, cannons, men, misery of all sorts,” Beethoven wrote his publisher to describe the scene, which did nothing to help his incipient hearing loss. He dedicated the concerto not to ...

International superstar pianist Sir Stephen Hough joins the North Carolina Symphony to perform Beethoven’s sweeping “Piano ...

In his thrilling 1956 call to arms, Chuck Berry pictured classical music’s colossus spinning in his grave as the age of rock’n’roll dawned. “Roll over Beethoven,” he hollered ...

There are sweet quotes about marriage, like this one by André Maurois ... A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.”― Henny Youngman “There are a hundred ...

Joined by pianist Mitsuko Uchida, the maestro was back for the first of his four sets of Orchestra Hall concerts this season.

Featuring guest cellist Andrei Ioniță, the program includes Beethoven's Fifth, Gabriela Ortiz’s “Antrópolis” and Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor.

Jon Batiste has shared “5th Symphony in Congo Square”, the latest number from his forthcoming 'Beethoven Blues' concept album.