The UK’s leading scholar on Beethoven has found that the famous opening of the Fifth Symphony began life with a totally different purpose... Classical connoisseur, and music novice alike will ...

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 ...

Beethoven composed some the most recognisable classical music in the world, from his monumental "Choral" Symphony to intimate solo piano music like the "Moonlight" Sonata. In 2019, ABC Classic ...

This Chicago Symphony Orchestra program running through Saturday offers an exciting glimpse into what Mäkelä, the group's music director designate, has in store for local audiences.

Beethoven's output for cello and piano spanned his lifetime -- starting with the two sonatas he composed in 1796; two near ...