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COURTESY HAWAI’I SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dane Lum conducting the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. Judged in terms of name recognition, Ludwig Van Beethoven is almost certainly the best-known composer of ...

The San Diego Symphony concert on Saturday, January 18, featured Mozart and early Beethoven. Under normal circumstances, I’d ...

Between now and May, music director Nathalie Stutzmann leads the ensemble in eight of Beethoven’s nine symphonies plus the composer’s triple concerto and the “Missa Solemnis,” featuring ...

The Symphony will showcase a wealth of classical music during the “Beethoven. Brahms. Haydn. Hooten.” program — the ...

Nelsons’ reading highlighted the music’s play of light and shadow vividly, the quiet spots in the Symphony’s outer movements ...

Paul du Quenoy on a concert of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington.

Beethoven’s lifework includes nine majestic symphonies, five piano concertos, numerous chamber music pieces, sonatas, and individual violin and piano pieces. His genius stands out among history’s ...

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra launched its ambitious Beethoven Project on January 23 with the composer’s first and third ...

The composer’s hair is dark, cropped short. His face is unlined, and his mouth curls into a Mona Lisa smile. Out of context, few would recognize that face as Beethoven’s. The same might be ...

Carlos Smith, a 39 year composer who is noted for his social justice activism, admits he is inspired by Beethoven’s life. His “Fate Now Conquers” is also on this weekend’s program.

Likewise striking was Saturday’s finale.While a touch spacious, it was also flowing and serene. Lit from within, the BSO’s shapely rendition kept the larger performance on track, while also finding in ...