This is the second installment of the "50 Pieces You Should Listen to First" series, which I started as an homage to Hidekazu ...

Stars of music, screen and broadcasting aligned as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra began a landmark celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven ahead of worldwide celebrations marking the 2027 bicentenary ...

In this year's election season orchestras have been practicing the call for democratic thinking on a global scale, including ...

Stephen Kovacevich, who has died aged 86, was an American pianist known as much for his name changes – Bishop and ...

The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra has launched its all-encompassing tribute to Beethoven by way of the Oxford Beethoven Festival 2027, devised in honour of the bicentenary in 2027 of Beethoven’s death ...

Franz Liszt said that Beethoven kissed him on the forehead after a performance in Vienna. Documents confirm their meeting, ...

Growing up as the offspring of Maradona wasn’t easy, but after winning his dad’s heart and enjoying success in beach soccer, ...

Before Beethoven composed symphonies that outlasted empires, before those famous dun-dun-dun-dunnn notes became the soundtrack to everything from fate knocking at your door to kids pounding on piano ...

But who was Beethoven really? The 2009 feature-length documentary In Search of Beethoven, explores the composer’s life and work through performances of his music and interviews with some of the ...

Leif Ove Andsnes is always interested in exploring what he calls “the fringe repertoire” of classical music. Earlier this ...

For this 1970 film, newly available from Warner Archive, the director brought his taste and talent for grandeur to the humble ...