Ludwig van Beethoven
composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • December 17, 1770 Bonn, Germany - March 26, 1827 Vienna, Austria

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Ludwig van Beethoven, known throughout the world for the Hymn to Joy of his ninth symphony, is one of the greatest composers in musical history. Despite spending his early years in poverty and pain with a drunkard for a father, Beethoven received a solid musical education, particularly in Vienna with Haydn and Salieri.

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The Chamber Orchestra of Europe plays Haydn, Mozart, Say, and Beethoven — With Fazıl Say

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Gianandrea Noseda conducts Dvořák, Simon, and Beethoven — With James Ehnes

National Symphony Orchestra

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Maria João Pires and Renaud Capuçon play Mozart and Beethoven

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Carl Nielsen International Competition: Violin Pre-final

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5th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 2022: Second Qualifying Round (I/II)

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The 2022 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

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Julian Rachlin plays and conducts Brahms, Haydn, and Beethoven

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Lahav Shani conducts Pärt, Sibelius, and Beethoven — With Sayaka Shoji, Chen Reiss, Bernarda Fink, Matthew Newlin, and Mikhail Petrenko

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Domingo Hindoyan conducts Beethoven — With Nobuyuki Tsujii
Domingo Hindoyan conducts Beethoven — With Nobuyuki Tsujii

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Concours de Genève 2022: Piano Semi-Final (Solo Recital)

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Lahav Shani conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky — With Kirill Gerstein

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Grand Final of the 2022 Singapore International Violin Competition
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Yunchan Lim performs Bach, Beethoven, and John Dowland

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Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Schumann and Beethoven — With Igor Levit

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Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (II/IV)

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Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart and Beethoven — With Josef Špaček

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Mikhail Pletnev performs Beethoven

Verbier Festival 2021

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Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Ysaÿe and Beethoven — With Marc Bouchkov

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Leeds International Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)
Leeds International Piano Competition 2021: Finals (I/II)

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Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, and Renaud Capuçon perform Bizet and Beethoven — With Sylvain Cambreling and the Symphoniker Hamburg
Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, and Renaud Capuçon perform Bizet and Beethoven — With Sylvain Cambreling and the Symphoniker Hamburg

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The 2021 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert
The 2021 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

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Martha Argerich, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Mischa Maisky perform Beethoven and Mendelssohn

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Beethoven's Fidelio

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Barenboim on Beethoven 1: Genius and Destiny

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