Just as the real Beethoven had an intense admiration for Napoleon Bonaparte, whom he considered a great revolutionary ...

The Australian Chamber Orchestra continues its 50th anniversary celebrations with the release of a landmark new album, on CD ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by My Favorite Page Herbert Blomstedt, 94 and leading the New York Philharmonic this week, discusses the famous opening of the Fifth Symphony. By David ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Ruth Padel tells the great composer’s life story, more profoundly than most biographies, in “Beethoven Variations.” By Anthony ...

A group of musicians and scientists have used artificial intelligence to complete one of the great what-ifs in classical music: Ludwig van Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony. MARTIN: There is no ...

Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han visited Durham and the Baldwin Auditorium Nov. 18 for the second time in as many years. This performance was unique in its choice of pieces. The duet performed ...

Composer and conductor Steve Hackman from Chicago hopes to break down barriers between the classical and pop music worlds. It hasn’t been easy.

The Korean Chamber Orchestra (KCO) will present Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and No. 5 in an upcoming concert in December, ...

Chuck Berry’s low-slung guitar as he duck-walked across the stage is an iconic image, but the engine that drove his earliest recordings was Johnnie Johnson’s piano. Berry tapped into the teenager’s ...