Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was played in Vienna for its 200th anniversary. Beethoven's masterpiece was first played on the 7th of May, 1824. A woman who sang in the choir told the BBC: "It's the whole ...

Discover the story behind Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No. 9’, also known as the ‘Choral’ Symphony, one of the greatest symphonies ever composed. The symphony was commissioned by the ...

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has been played in Vienna to mark the 200th anniversary of its first performance. The premiere of Beethoven's masterpiece took place at a theatre in Austria's capital city ...

A musicologist has revealed that, contrary to established belief, Beethoven was not completely deaf at the premiere of his Ninth Symphony. Theodore Albrecht, professor of musicology at Kent State ...

Performed by the renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra, with Chris Warren-Green conducting, the programme also features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5, the Emperor.

Nelsons’ reading highlighted the music’s play of light and shadow vividly, the quiet spots in the Symphony’s outer movements ...

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra launched its ambitious Beethoven Project on January 23 with the composer’s first and third ...

On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria. On its 200th anniversary, much was made about this seminal achievement of a composer routinely touted as the ...

The ensemble, for example, will join the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for powerhouse concerts such as Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and George Frideric Handel's "Messiah." The choir ...

Nelsons stresses refined dynamics, rhythmic drive, balance and contrast as he closes the Beethoven Festival in style.