Symphony No. 9 was the pinnacle of Beethoven's remarkable career. Boston Public Library/Flickr, CC BY In early 1824, 30 members of Vienna’s music community sent a letter to Ludwig van Beethoven ...

As Handel’s “Messiah” is a revered Christmas ritual, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a New Year’s Day tradition here in Vermont, performed annually at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester.

Members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra string section perform for students at Skyview High School in February 2022. Arts and concert programming is on the rebound locally, leading to more jobs ...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony was first performed on May 7th 1824 at Kärntnertor Theatre in Vienna. By then deaf, the composer took to the stage for the first time in 12 years to ...

Following its 125th anniversary, Yannick Nézet-Séguin begins his 15th season with Beethoven’s Ninth and a U.S. premiere by Joe Hisaishi, along with new commissions and the orchestra’s first complete ...

Even anyone who avoids classical music will instantly recognize the "Ode to Joy". Today, this complex masterpiece is an anthem of Europe. Before that, it was birthday music for Hitler. It all started ...

Robertson's innovative program takes audiences on a transformative journey toward Beethoven's idealized vision of the human experience through the majestic Ninth Symphony, featuring the iconic "Ode to ...

New Jersey Symphony’s Music Director Xian Zhang will conduct four performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Three of the performances will take place at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) ...

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which includes the magnificent "Ode to Joy," premiered on May 7, 1824. We recently passed its bicentennial. The Ninth was greeted as a masterpiece from the outset and ...

On stage again this Sunday afternoon, May 12, it has all the earmarks of a season finale: a flashy violin concerto, an audience favorite soloist, a huge work for orchestra, chorus, and four soloists ...

Most people in Boulder know a thing or two about hiking. For your first time on the trails, you usually start slow — a loop at Marshall Mesa, maybe a gentle incline winding through Chautauqua.

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Where: Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets: $54-$110; foxtheaterspokane.org or (509) 624-1200 The Spokane Symphony will ...