When you think of Beethoven, you probably think of classical music, not strange food habits. His way of eating eggs every ...

A genetic study conducted on locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair revealed more details about the composer's death at a relatively young age in March 1827. The University of Cambridge biological ...

Manitowoc Symphony marks its 75th anniversary with a nine-year Beethoven cycle starting April 11, plus Bruch and PetSkull ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Two hundred years ago this week, Beethoven conducted his final symphony. He died three years later, and the cause has been relatively unknown... until now. Who knew that a ...

Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

Acclaimed violinist Eunice Kim will join the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra on March 21 for its tribute to beloved composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Along with the "Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven!" ...

The Utah Symphony’s Deer Valley Music Festival begins July 17 with Beethoven's Ninth. The concert series at Snow Park Amphitheater typically begins July Fourth weekend, but marketing and ...

Researchers published a paper this week revealing findings from new DNA testing on hair from Ludwig van Beethoven. The tests revealed a genetic risk for liver disease, as well as hepatitis B late in ...

“He has … the power to make you feel at the finish: Something is right in the world.” That’s Leonard Bernstein on Beethoven during a segment of CBS’ 1950s ...

Ludwig van Beethoven came on the heels of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Those great composers had reached the peak of their expression, and music — all arts, in fact — needed to move along ...

Perhaps somewhere along the way you’ve heard the story of Beethoven’s deafness. From the age of 30, the already hugely accomplished composer began going slowly deaf, until by the age of 45 he was ...

Jay Nordlinger on a concert of the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.