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 ...

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works ...

On a day in March like today, but in 1827, Ludwig van Beethoven died after a long illness that left him bedridden for several months. A quarter of a century earlier, the musician w ...

Renowned for his profound interpretations of Baroque music, Maestro Suzuki will lead a New Zealand orchestra for the first ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese jazz pianist Makoto Ozone is set to bring his signature improvisational flair to Ludwig van ...

Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny will kick off in Invercargill on Wednesday 7 January before finishing in Auckland on Wednesday 20 January. Tickets go on sale on Monday 7 April at 2pm from bohmpresents.com.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist ... age 28 when he began to go deaf and soon he could only hear his works by imagining the sounds in his head, this made him even more ...

Nearly 200 years after Beethoven’s death, scientists have analyzed DNA from his preserved hair, uncovering startling revelations about his health, ancestry, and final days.

April 24: Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s “Fire Shut Up In My Bones,” an event of film scores and other works by composer ...

The San Francisco Symphony has revealed details of the Orchestra’s 114th season, taking place September 4, 2025–June 28, 2026 ...