As is common with the show’s soundtracks, alt-rockers R.E.M. return with their universal themes of loss and recovery. Out of the two R.E.M. songs that play, Strange Currencies marks an encore as it ...

16. Friedrich Schiller provided lyrics for Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Schiller, a leading German philosopher, published his poem An die Freude (Ode to Joy) in 1786 [PDF].

The Vilar Performing Arts Center recently issued the following press release on Lang Lang performing at the Beaver Creek venue in March: ...

Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., Elton John, Bob Dylan, Taylor Swift, St. Vincent, and more are featured in the new season.

The HK Phil concludes the season with a grand finale that unites two Musical America luminaries: Augustin Hadelich (2018 Instrumentalist of the Year) and Jaap van Zweden (2012 Conductor of the ...

HK Phil Music Director Designate Tarmo Peltokoski will return to lead the HK Phil in an orchestral adaptation of Wagner's The Ring – a condensed yet thrilling symphonic adventure.

Ludwig van Beethoven: a biography ‘There are and there will be thousands of princes,’ wrote Beethoven to Prince Lichnowsky. ‘There is only one Beethoven.’ People approach Beethoven with a feeling of ...

A portrait of Beethoven painted in 1820 by Karl Joseph Stieler. (Karl Joseph Stieler/PD) One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted ...

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works, and his ...

On May 5, 2021, it was 200 years since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, while on December 17, 2020, it was the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, two people without whose work the ...

Samples of Beethoven's hair reveal he may have suffered from lead poisoning, which could explain some of the difficult physical maladies the composer suffered in his life. Ludwig van Beethoven was ...