A portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818. 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria. On its ...

While America was struggling to define its independence in the late 1700s, the upper echelons of European society were exploding with creativity. In a small Austrian town, a young musical prodigy was ...

San Francisco Opera takes a breather from its regimen of presenting full-fledged and lavish operatic productions to let Music Director Eun Sun Kim shine a solo spotlight on her instrumentalists in ...

Beethoven still had to prove himself as a composer and decided to quit the Lichnowsky residence in favour of a rented apartment which he could now afford thanks to the money he was making from his ...

The Cairns Choral Society’s Gala Spectacular 2025 will light up the Cairns Performing Arts Centre on Saturday night, ...