The Nazis adopted Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Happy Birthday hides a tale of corporate greed. And Putin uses Shostakovich’s Leningrad symphony as a call to arms. That’s why I put them in my soundtrack to ...

Performances in N.Y.C. As war in Ukraine continues, so does the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, with a version of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony tailored to the moment. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, which ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2023 Blossom Music Festival started not with a bang but rather the musical equivalent of a big warm hug. On the eve of Independence Day celebrations, ...

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which includes the magnificent "Ode to Joy," premiered on May 7, 1824. We recently passed its bicentennial. The Ninth was greeted as a masterpiece from the outset and ...

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the first performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Beethoven culminated his piece with a choral rendering of Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy,” music much ...

Artistic Director Joseph Caulkins wanted to end Key Chorale’s 40th season with as big a bang as the organization could provide. “We picked the most celebratory piece in the whole repertoire that ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. 2024 marks 200 years since Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony with its mighty ...

PORTSMOUTH — Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (“Ode to Joy”) is a majestic anthem to humanity, so it’s fitting that a community of musicians — at least 180 people strong — will assemble on the Seacoast this ...

[Orchestra playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, first movement: "Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso"] ♪ Conductor, voice-over: The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra was originally created to fight on ...