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 ...

This Chicago Symphony Orchestra program running through Saturday offers an exciting glimpse into what Mäkelä, the group's music director designate, has in store for local audiences.

As Handel’s “Messiah” is a revered Christmas ritual, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a New Year’s Day tradition here in ...

Have you ever been curious about the true appearance of famous figures from history? We took a look at how filmmakers, ...

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was ravaged by jaundice, his limbs and ...

Early success rarely predicts greatness. Study of sports champions, Nobel laureates, and chess masters shows early stars ...

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will present a Masterworks concert at the Morris Performing Arts Center. The program Jessica Carter's Hidden: In memory of Rosemary Sanders, Max Bruch's Violin ...

Nearly 200 years after the death of Germany's most famous composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, a recent scientific study has reopened his personal life file from an unprecedented angle, based on ...

At the Seoul Arts Center, Jaap van Zweden treats Beethoven’s disputed metronome marks less as provocation than instruction, ...

From 1975: Norman Hill, 22, was recovering from frostbite after being lost for six days without food or a tent on Mt. Rainer. He and his climbing companion had become separated in a blinding snowstorm ...

My only excuse is that the real Jane Austen and the real Ludwig van Beethoven happen to have matching December 16 birthdates, contrary to sources that list Beethoven’s December 17 baptism as his ...

Jenny Haugen-Hesse and Philip Zawisza speak eloquently about the origins, structure and uplifting nature of “Beethoven’s ...