Symphony No. 9 was the pinnacle of Beethoven's remarkable career. Boston Public Library/Flickr, CC BY In early 1824, 30 members of Vienna’s music community sent a letter to Ludwig van Beethoven ...

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, ...

Jenny Haugen-Hesse and Philip Zawisza speak eloquently about the origins, structure and uplifting nature of “Beethoven’s ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, completed between 1822 and 1824, stands as his final complete symphony. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of its premiere on May 7, Vienna is ...

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 ...

The first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on May 7, 1824, in Vienna, will be celebrated during a 200th anniversary performance by Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. Joyful Voices: ...

The Beethoven 9 as we explore the world of Beethoven through the lens of his symphonies with renowned classical biographer Jan Swafford. Each month is dedicated to a different symphony. Each week ...

Last Friday night, the New York Philharmonic welcomed 2005 with a performance of the Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven. We drop in on that New Year's Eve performance at Avery Fisher Hall to hear the third ...

Here is the sixth and final volume of all nine Beethoven symphonies heard in the arrangements for piano duet by Xaver Scharwenka. It is a timely end to a distinguished series: last May saw the 200th ...

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus can put their energies together for a fine Beethoven Ninth. Anyone who was in Davies Symphony Hall in June to hear them wind up the ...