On stage again this Sunday afternoon, May 12, it has all the earmarks of a season finale: a flashy violin concerto, an audience favorite soloist, a huge work for orchestra, chorus, and four soloists ...

The votes have been counted and Ludwig Van Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto is officially the music Australia can't live without, in the 2021 Classic 100. The 20th anniversary countdown was one of ...

'All people become brothers.' Beethoven’s epic final symphony, a vision for music and for humanity. Beethoven, by this time almost entirely deaf, conducted the premiere performance of his Choral ...

We’ll be marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with a selection of special programmes on Classic FM. Here’s what’s coming up... This year, it’s the 250th anniversary of the birth of ...

Beethoven fans and aficionados give us 250 words – no more, no fewer – on the great composer, as the world marks the 250th anniversary of his birth. 16 December 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of ...

"I try to find what is new, essential, raw and exciting in what is familiar," says conductor David Zinman. That may seem like a fairly common goal for a classical musician, but when Zinman leads ...

It’s an absolute pleasure to delve into the Beethoven Symphonies every so often, even – or especially – when one feels plenty saturated with Beethoven in concert and on record. True, there’s much ...

Kanye West is proving that perhaps the impossible is possible. Kanye West is proving that perhaps the impossible is possible. So much so, that Ye and the late musical genius Beethoven are having a ...