A portrait of Beethoven by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, a friend of the composer, painted during 1804-1805. Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770, and so it's little surprise that 250 years ...
CityMusic Chamber Orchestra continues its final peripatetic series of the season at the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus.
When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...
On March 21 and 22, Boston Baroque presented a program of Mozart’s “Symphony No. 35 in D Major (“Haffner”),” two Mozart arias performed by soprano Erin Morley, and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 2 in D ...
When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in night haunts in ...
A new report out today claims that up to 73% of "new reports" are deeply suspect and serve only to provide newspapers with topics for debate. The report, made up by the Guide for this article, was ...
Composer, conductor and producer Steve Hackman is breaking down barriers between the classical and pop music worlds, one orchestral reimagination at a time. And for the first time, the Chicago-area ...
Among Ludwig van Beethoven's papers was found a love letter to an "Immortal Beloved", who has never been conclusively identified. Nope, still can't hear anything … Oldman as Beethoven What would be ...
Last summer, the meme “Beethoven was Black” was trending online, a trope that drew the iconic composer into a 21st century discussion about race and social justice. But there is another curious ...