Are performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 cursed in Columbus? The German composer’s 1824 masterpiece is best-known for its magisterial “Ode to Joy” choral section, but in recent years, ...

Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor “ is a great touchstone for conductors, an all-embracing work that separates the men from the boys. It’s been said often that in sizing up conductors, orchestra ...

Beethoven's epic Ninth Symphony has long been a traditional fan favorite at the Tanglewood Music Festival. Since 1997, it's ended every season but one at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home in ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven's ninth and final symphony took orchestral music in thrilling new directions when it debuted in 1824. It lasts more than an hour. Its climax calls for a full choir singing poet ...

The Houston Symphony is getting ready to kick off a weekend of performances featuring its incoming music director, internationally acclaimed conductor Juraj Valčuha. This weekend, he will conduct ...

Beethoven, the wild-haired German composer, is ubiquitous during the fall symphony season. It makes sense, as his booming, blustery compositions have a lot in common with the darkening, windy autumn ...

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will break new ground — and cover new ground, too — with upcoming performances included in an extensive Beethoven in Your Neighborhood project. Under the baton of ...

Fred Child and Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Christoph Eschenbach discuss the diametrically opposed messages Beethoven wrote into the final movements of his Ninth Symphony. A universal expression ...