Sylvester James passed away, The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their first single, Mick Taylor revealed that he was ...

The Spokane Symphony will conclude 2025 and ring in the New Year with Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9.

As Handel’s “Messiah” is a revered Christmas ritual, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a New Year’s Day tradition here in ...

Nestled in the middle of all of it was Yunchan Lim, the mop-haired 21-year-old who made history three years ago as the Van ...

Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic, ...

This is the anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Beethoven is renowned as a great composer. Many people across the world know his name, that he wrote his best music after he became profoundly ...

It’s an ode to DNA. A new study sheds light on how Ludwig van Beethoven died almost 200 years ago — a puzzle that many have been interested in solving. Using five strands of the German composer’s hair ...

Nearly 200 years after the death of Germany's most famous composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, a recent scientific study has reopened his personal life file from an unprecedented angle, based on ...

It’s one of Beethoven’s best-known works – but the identity of its dedicatee has been the subject of years of confusion. Who actually was Elise? Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor is rarely ...

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was ravaged by jaundice, his limbs and ...

Some years ago, I was stopped at a traffic light and heard Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 on the radio. It dawned on me (after many times listening and playing it in orchestras on the violin) that ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. He is known for his symphonies, string quartets and other compositions — many of which he composed after he had already started going deaf.