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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88 Minutes of Piano Excellence for World Piano Day

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Ukrainian piano stars perform a tribute to Vladimir Horowitz

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Robin Ticciati conducts Beethoven, Widmann, and Berlioz

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Jean Rondeau performs Beethoven, Mozart, Clementi, Haydn, and Fux

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Alexandra Dovgan performs Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms

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Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax perform Beethoven

Verbier Festival 2023

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Marc Bouchkov and Mao Fujita perform Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas (I/III)
Marc Bouchkov and Mao Fujita perform Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas (I/III)

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Marc Bouchkov and Mao Fujita perform Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas (II/III)
Marc Bouchkov and Mao Fujita perform Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas (II/III)

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Plácido Domingo conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky — With Maria João Pires

Verbier Festival 2023

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Marc Bouchkov and Mao Fujita perform Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas (III/III)
Marc Bouchkov and Mao Fujita perform Beethoven's complete Violin Sonatas (III/III)

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

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The 2022 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

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Julian Rachlin plays and conducts Brahms, Haydn, and Beethoven

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

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Nobuyuki Tsujii in recital

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Martha Argerich and Renaud Capuçon play Beethoven and Franck

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Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Schumann and Beethoven — With Igor Levit
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Schumann and Beethoven — With Igor Levit

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

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

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