Although many people are spending this year’s Christmas tucked away in their homes (like so many gnomes), there are still some grand holiday displays happening. Light shows are certainly popping off ...

It's one of the most famous musical passages ever written. Ludwig van Beethoven starts his Fifth Symphony with four percussive notes, then spends the next four movements inventing new ways to make ...

In his San Francisco Symphony debut, conductor John Storgårds brings subtlety and eloquence to Beethoven's Fifth.

The Beethoven & American Masters Festival begins with concerts on January 13, 15, and 16 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The first program opens with Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and closes with his ...

19th-century orchestral grandeur meets the cavernous Printworks London for an immersive concert experience unlike any other... Written at the start of the 19th century, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C ...

World-renowned conductor Kent Nagano directs a powerful all-Beethoven programme that pairs Symphony no. 5 and the Mass in C Major featuring the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and a stellar cast of guest ...

A famous work of classical music makes an unexpected appearance in the fifth instalment of the Indiana Jones film series. We explain why... The 91-year-old film music great has composed over two hours ...

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony begins with possibly the most famous four notes in music, and is an essential part of any music collection. His ‘Pastoral’ symphony is a gorgeously descriptive work, its ...