When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his ...

The famous opening theme of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which can be represented by the rhythm da-da-da-dumm, can now be seen in a new light, thanks to the investigations of Barry Cooper. The theme ...

Often, concerts begin with an overture (a natural choice). Last night’s ended with one: the Leonore Overture No. 3, one of ...

No other symphony has such instant recognition as Beethoven’s Fifth. Rising from its four powerful opening chords, it follows a euphoric path from tragedy to triumph, from darkness into the ...

New Jersey Symphony has revealed its 2025–26 season, Music Director Xian Zhang’s 10th season with the Symphony. Learn more about upcoming programming and see how to purchase tickets.

For the first time ever, Radio 3 and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales have recorded the first movement of Beethoven's iconic Fifth Symphony in separate sections so that you can download ...

An experiment in Brazil compared the effects of exposing breast cancer cells in culture to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D, and Ligeti's "Atmosphères." The experiment ...

The Las Vegas Philharmonic will bring the magic of Shostakovich’s Fifth with guest conductor Leonard Slatkin to The Smith ...

That was an exciting Beethoven Fifth Symphony. Leading the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Thursday night, music director Fabio Luisi wisely eschewed the overstuffed monumentality that became the ...