Rather confusingly, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, written during 1796 and 1797 isn't actually the first one he composed. The Piano Concerto No. 2 may have been published in 1801, but it was ...

Some concerts are about the music itself while others are more about the performers playing the music. And some concerts, like Thursday's by the Guarneri String Quartet, are about both.After 45 years, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven is not an artist you "discover." Like Shakespeare, da Vinci and the Beatles, his legacy hangs in the air unavoidably. Since his death in 1827, Beethoven has become as much a pop ...

Violinist-composer Franz Clement (1780-1842) has been portrayed in the past as something of a charlatan, an empty virtuoso not noted for his musical depth. Clement, as concertmaster of the Theater an ...

Pianist Orion Weiss, one of two E. Lee Ronnel Artists of Distinction on the orchestra’s 2025-26 calendar, solos in the Piano ...

Absolutely; the focus and stamina were such that a sinking would have been impossible. Any difficulties rest with us, and I confess I have a problem with the biggest movements. Like much in late ...

Check out photos of the San Francisco Opera's one-night-only concert of music by Manuel de Falla and Ludwig van Beethoven on Saturday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Opera House.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a well-known composer of the late Classical period. His music was heavily influenced by his predecessors Mozart and Haydn. A symphony is a piece of music for an orchestra. In ...

The discovery of a love letter revealed the depths of Beethoven’s yearning for his "immortal beloved." Scholars have been ...