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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

If an ideal time exists to experience the journey through trials to triumph found in Beethoven's music, this might be it. The collective trauma of COVID-19 continues, with Minnesota now among ...

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 ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. This week marks ...

Fifty years ago, it was a truth commonly, if not universally, acknowledged that Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was the greatest composer of all time. With his granite visage and wild Einsteinian ...

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 ...