Strauss' "Blue Danube" is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth.

Classical concert lore is full of great pinch-hitting stories. For example, stardom found a young Leonard Bernstein when he ...

Like a slow drumroll, four strikes of the timpani herald the beginning of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. This time, they also announced Hilary Hahn’s triumphant return to San Francisco. The American ...

As if that weren’t enough, bones believed to be fragments of Beethoven’s skull — long stashed in a tin marked “Beethoven” by ...

Conductor Steve Hackman tells why "Crazy in Love" and "Cowboy Carter" fit perfectly with Beethoven's Symphony 7. See the Phoenix Symphony performance.

AS: Yeah, a few things. Firstly, the second half of the symphony features what is arguably the most famous piece of classical music ever written: Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. I would just point out ...

Yes, one of the most famous classical music pieces ever written opened the program instead of closing it. It’s an unconventional programming choice — but after all, Beethoven’s Fifth is a ...

We have such gorgeous pieces to share with you, including The Planets, Beethoven's Violin Concerto ... perhaps the single most famous piece of English concert music, will be the centerpiece ...

Here are some of the concerts and productions about which I’m most excited ... t fit the standard patterns: Beethoven’s two Opus 27 sonatas (No. 2 is the famous “Moonlight”), which ...

Composed in 1798, this is one of the most remarkable of the early Piano Sonatas by Beethoven. The whole Sonata ... movements to give the feel of one continuous piece rather than separate movements.