A concert spotlighting the music of two iconic revolutionaries will mark the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) second MasterWorks concert of the season. Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4″ with ...

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 ...

The Colorado Symphony’s 2014-15 season starts with a bang on Thursday, as the orchestra performs Beethoven’s epic Ninth Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall. To help listeners connect with what may be ...

My introduction to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was linked to Schroeder’s tears. As a boy, I read the “Peanuts” comic strip in which piano prodigy Schroeder sobbed after recounting the story ...

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will rely on guest conductors for its next season with Music Director Ken-David Masur leaving at the end of this one.

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is not only considered to be one of the composer’s greatest works, it also is one of the best-known works in the classical repertoire. Some even consider it the greatest ...

'All people become brothers.' Beethoven’s epic final symphony, a vision for music and for humanity. Beethoven, by this time almost entirely deaf, conducted the premiere performance of his Choral ...

The CSO’s 2026-27 season — the last before Klaus Mäkelä becomes full-time music director in fall 2027 — opens with a concert ...