Tenor Miles Mykkanen, more reserved but no less attentive, nailed his short but demanding solo during the buoyant Turkish ...

When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than any ...

1 Review: BBC PROMS: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO FROM GLYNDEBOURNE, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: SHOSTAKOVICH’S ‘LADY MACBETH’, Royal Albert Hall The pianist, who calls himself a "Citizen, ...

Whether or not they know what it's called, many people would recognize the main melody of Beethoven's Ninth, likely because they've heard it on TV or in a movie.

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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 ...

Next week we perform the final classical concerts of the season. We’ll open with a brand-new work composed by Tarik O’Regan, commissioned by the Jacksonville Symphony. O’Regan was born in England of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Manfred Honeck, a leading Beethoven conductor, guides us through the beginning of the end of the mighty Ninth Symphony. Credit...Video by Ross Mantle For The New York Times ...

Who needs some joy in 2024? The South Bay Wind Ensemble is tuning up for “Beethoven Ode to Joy at 200” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the El Segundo Performing Arts Center. And if any year needs a ...

I grew up thinking today’s holiday was a construct of the greeting-card industry until I realized its origins date back to a third-century Roman festival in which young women would allegedly be ...