Fired by ambitions to turn his gifted son into a second Mozart, Johann van Beethoven would keep him slaving at the piano all night, raining blows on him when he made a mistake. Young Ludwig was an ...

Ludwig van Beethoven may have gone deaf from lead poisoning ... The researchers speculate that Beethoven, who was born in Bonn, Germany, and later lived in Vienna, Austria, was likely subjected ...

High levels of heavy metals detected in Ludwig van Beethoven's hair reveal that ... verified locks of his hair determined that Beethoven, who was born in 1770 and lived to be 56, was infected ...

Naomi: No - Ludwig Van ‘Beethoven’ born in 1770. Beethoven’s music explores profound expressions of feeling and intellect… His famous Symphony No 5 is in a minor key, making it sound dark ...

Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He was born into a musical family, learnt the piano and violin, and was performing publicly at the age of just 8. Beethoven was a brilliant keyboard ...

Conductor Laurence Equilbey and her Insula Orchestra will perform Beethoven Wars: A Battle for Peace at the Hong Kong Arts ...