Certain pieces of classical music have legions of fans far beyond the concert hall. Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” has been in many movies, from “Apocalypse Now” to “The Blues Brothers.” If ...

Gilles Vonsattel first performed with Camerata Pacifica in 2017 and is now their principal pianist. He has played many Beethoven piano sonatas, but has been “genuinely” surprised by some that are ...

THE BASICS: JoAnn Falletta conducts the first of a two-weekend Beethoven festival, featuring the BPO’s Concert Master, violinist Nikki Chooi in Beethoven’s Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra ...

Tinashe McGowan, an alumnus of the Basically Beethoven lesson program, will perform at the organization’s 2025 festival. He has been featured on NPR’s “From the Top” program and earned a place at the ...

There's no indication whatsoever that Ludwig van Beethoven ever wore blue jeans, but that doesn't stop the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra from conflating the composer with the couture in its annual ...

The fourth annual Beethoven in the Rockies concert series starts at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, in the University of Northern Colorado Campus Commons Performance Hall, 1051 22nd St., Greeley. This series ...

Twenty minutes into the first movement of Beethoven’s violin concerto, the motif — four sixteenth notes rising up in pitch, then a fifth descending, ushering in another string of notes to echo the ...

TROY, N.Y. — The feeling most of us have when leaving a concert featuring the work of a musical giant like Beethoven is awe for the genius of the composer. This weekend the Albany Symphony Orchestra ...

Music written 213 years ago — such as Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 — is undeniably old. But when such music reaches a kid's ears for the first time, it's a brand-new experience. Several kids ...

With artificial intelligence seemingly being offered as the solution to just about everything these days, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is wondering how it stacks up to Beethoven. Those who attend ...