The discovery of a love letter revealed the depths of Beethoven’s yearning for his "immortal beloved." Scholars have been piecing together clues to her identity ever since. Ludwig van Beethoven wasn’t ...
Mäkelä conducted the world premiere of subito con forza in 2020 and he drew a notably well-balanced performance from the CSO ...
Jenny Haugen-Hesse and Philip Zawisza speak eloquently about the origins, structure and uplifting nature of “Beethoven’s ...
Ceal Floyer, an artist whose spare sculptures charmed and confused in equal measure, died on Thursday at 57. Esther Schipper, the Berlin-based gallery that represented her alongside Lisson and 303, ...
When people think of giant, lovable family dogs, one image almost always comes to mind: a drooling, barrel-bellied Saint Bernard barreling through a suburban house. And that is thanks to one movie, ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 1994, an orthopaedic surgeon using a payphone in upstate New York noticed a thunderstorm in the distance. He ...
Almost two centuries after Beethoven's death, scientists say they've finally cracked the case of what the famously cranky composer really looked like. Credit: Cicero Moraes/Pen News Turns out ...
Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic, ...
After dropping its first postseason game, Frederick Community College’s baseball team faced a daunting proposition. It had to win four consecutive games in three days to merely stay alive. If the ...
The Met Gala returned for 2025 in New York City, with a spotlight on Black style and tailoring. Here's what to know about this year's theme explained. Much of the buzz around fashion's biggest night ...
Howard Stableforth visits a cutting-edge Virtual Reality theme park in Nottingham. But with the ability to be whoever you want to be, and do whatever you want to do, isn't there a risk that people ...
"Cheaper by the Dozen," a remake of the 1950 family comedy, was released in 2003. The film starred Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as Tom and Kate Baker, who have 12 children together. Here's what the ...