Don’t miss your chance to hear one of the most iconic pieces of music of all time: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. You have four chances: Thursday, March 19 (7:30 pm), Friday, March 20 (7:30 pm), Saturday ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

Some orchestral music simply sounds better performed by ensembles smaller than Strauss-size forces, and in cozier settings.

“He has … the power to make you feel at the finish: Something is right in the world.” That’s Leonard Bernstein on Beethoven during a segment of CBS’ 1950s ...

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has Yuletide 2026, four film scores and lots of Beethoven on its new season.

When Ludwig von Beethoven left us in 1827, he was three years removed from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work heralded by many as his magnum opus. He had started work on his 10th Symphony ...

When Ludwig von Beethoven died in 1827, he was three years removed from the completion of his Ninth Symphony, a work heralded by many as his magnum opus. He had started work on his 10th Symphony but, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven first performed his Ninth Symphony in Vienna in 1824, and created a work for the ages. We look at what makes it so special. Ludwig van Beethoven had his hands full before the ...