This Christmas market in Berlin's western center is worth a visit while shopping on famous Kurfürstendamm. The Christmas market around Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on Breitscheidplatz welcomes its ...

An unforgettable all-Beethoven programme featuring the monumental Choral symphony with its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’ performed by the renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Barbican Hall is located ...

When the pandemic hit and for the first time in decades I had no concerts to practice for, instinct led me to Schubert’s final three piano sonatas ... in the world of Beethoven.

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Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is a near-universal Western cultural marker, a sweeping musical masterpiece marked by its glorious and irresistible “Ode to Joy” choral section. Even people who have no ...

He composed over 600 works for all the musical genres of his day including operas, concertos, symphonies, chamber music and sonatas ... Beethoven’s Early Piano Sonatas – Wilhelm Kempff ...