But above one sketch Beethoven did for the Ninth Symphony, he included the French word for despair.“When you look back at his life, it’s a life that is so full of despair. He went deaf. He never found ...

Soloists Angel Blue (front row of chorus, left to right), soprano; Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano; Issachah Savage, tenor, and Soloman Howard, bass-baritone join the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas ...

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 ...

Cleveland Chamber Choir will give two performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil in its hour-long version — ...

High levels of lead detected in authenticated locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest that the composer had lead poisoning, which may have contributed to ailments he endured over the course of ...