In 1800, when Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his First Symphony at the Burgtheater in central Vienna, there were those naysayers who wondered if there was any future in the symphony. Haydn had written ...

But this bold, iconoclast who broke free of musical reigns was smart enough to wait his turn to write a symphony. He moved to Vienna in 1792 to stake his musical ground, but Haydn and Mozart ...

With his First Symphony Beethoven staked his claim as a rightful heir to the Classical symphonic tradition. After its premiere, at a typically gargantuan benefit concert in Vienna’s Burgtheater on 2 ...

Brahms expended some 20 years of blood, sweat and tears before he finally put the finishing touches on his very first symphony. His friend Robert Schumann played a big role in what took so long.

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will present a powerful Masterworks concert on Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Morris Performing Arts Center. The program moves from intimate remembrance to ...

Revered conductor and former Houston Symphony Music Director Christoph Eschenbach returns to Jones Hall. Phenomenal young pianist Jan Lisiecki will tackle Beethoven’s poetic and powerful Piano ...