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 ...

It's one of the most famous musical passages ever written. Ludwig van Beethoven starts his Fifth Symphony with four percussive notes, then spends the next four movements inventing new ways to make ...

The Beethoven 9 as we explore the world of Beethoven through the lens of his symphonies with renowned classical biographer Jan Swafford. Each month is dedicated to a different symphony. Each week ...

Gerard Schwarz is back, and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra is entrusting him with four of the biggest notes in musical history. Hartford Symphony audiences got a taste of Schwarz’s musical mindset ...

Consider the warhorses: those pieces of music that have seemingly permanently wedged their way into the standard kit of Western cultural literacy, repeated and reprogrammed as if by reflex. And ...

Beethoven symphonic cycles are a significant undertaking — Stutzman calls them “a Himalaya” — but performances are not rare. During Beethoven’s 250th anniversary celebrations in 2020, New York City’s ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Two performances of one of the most beloved classical works of all time — ...

When I spoke with Dallas Symphony Orchestra Maestro Jaap van Zweden earlier this year, he told me that the Meyerson Symphony Center is, in his opinion, “probably one of the top three halls in the ...

Spotlight: Cascade Symphony Orchestra opens 2026 with ‘Beethoven’s Fifth’ Monday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m.
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The three Gs and the E-flat that begin Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony may be the four most recognizable notes in all of music history. On Saturday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m., Maestro Kevin Rhodes and the ...