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 ...

Judged in terms of name recognition, Ludwig Van Beethoven is almost certainly the best-known composer of classical music in ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...