Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson spent an entire performance season immersed in a single work, playing Johann Sebastian Bach's "Goldberg Variations" 90 times in 2023 and 2024. He came away with ...

Sixty-four-year-old Canadian pianist/composer Marc-André Hamelin has had a busy career as a recitalist and recording artist, performing around the world with orchestras and as a soloist, releasing ...

According to Anton Schindler, he liked macaroni with Parmesan cheese, something that was probably not a cheap meal at the time in Vienna. The Parmesan was likely imported to Vienna from Italy, making ...

Da da da dum. The four-note motif that opens Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is one of the most instantly recognizable in the classical canon. As the composer himself famously stated, it was the ...

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was ravaged by jaundice, his limbs and ...

The documentary ‘El canto de la manos’ by María Valverde explains how the Venezuelan musician staged the opera ‘Fidelio’ for a choir of people with hearing disabilities Gustavo Dudamel at the ...

There’s nothing like listening to a little Beethoven on the road, and if you’re driving along a mountain highway in the distant reaches of the United Arab Emirates, you can experience the memorable ...

A Classical Drive: Road Rumble Strips Play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE Emirate of Fujairah FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert ...

Drivers on Fujairah's Sheikh Khalifa Street are being surprised by a one-of-kind musical experience . As they drive over a certain stretch of the road, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony plays, making it a ...

On Saturday, May 17, world-renowned cellist Luigi Piovano and pianist Bernadene Blaha join Coast Live Music Founder and Artist Director Livia Sohn (pictured) for a springtime program of masterworks by ...