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 ...
The Seattle Symphony Orchestra celebrates Ludwig van Beethoven’s 239th birthday this month with performances highlighting the German composer’s early and late periods. On Dec. 30 and 31, music ...
Beethoven’s first and last symphonies - the sort of Alpha and Omega of his orchestral compositions - are the focus of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s final classical concert of the 2009-2010 ...