Its techno scene attracted a global crowd — until the city was hit by cultural crackdowns and Covid-19. But one pioneer ...

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Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, in the Nelson Music Room, featuring violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Ieva ...

Learn piano by playing the Beatles and Beethoven.

Kathryne Pirtle, clarinet; Florentina Ramniceanu, violin; Diana Schmück, piano; and Judy Stone, cello—on the third concert ...

Classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven suffered hearing loss, leading to his complete deafness. Yet he was still able to compose masterpieces of music. Here’s how.... “For the last three years my ...

Princess Kate was joined by a special surprise guest during a holiday piano duet that aired on British television on Christmas Eve. Princess Kate's 10-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, played the ...

Discover the story behind Beethoven’s groundbreaking ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto featuring Michelangeli’s legendary recording. Beethoven began composing his ‘Emperor’ Concerto in 1809, while Vienna was ...

While the semiquincentennial will receive one kind of fireworks show on the National Mall later this summer, Igor Levit brought his own pyrotechnics to his recital Sunday evening. Washington ...

Discover our selection of the top 10 best classical solo piano pieces by composers including Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Debussy. The piano repertoire is the largest of any instrument save the voice.

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Few composers have shaped the landscape of Western music as profoundly as Ludwig van Beethoven. Straddling the Classical and Romantic eras, Beethoven's works are more than just monuments of musical ...