Beethoven, Ludwig van

For Cleveland Orchestra, It’s Beethoven (and Freedom) to the Rescue

When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his “Leonore” Overture No. 3 subbed in.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Batiste, Jon (1986- ) Beethoven Blues (Album) Beethoven, Ludwig van Jazz

Jon Batiste Can’t Stop Thinking About Beethoven

Batiste’s latest album is a return to his classical music roots — on his terms. Hear him improvise on some of Beethoven’s classics.

By Javier C. Hernandez and Kandice Chavous

Beethoven, Ludwig van Brahms, Johannes Classical Music Honeck, Manfred New York Philharmonic Olafsson, Vikingur

Review: Philharmonic Returns to Classics, at Its Own Expense

Led by Manfred Honeck, the orchestra all too quickly revisited Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and, with Vikingur Olafsson, Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

By Zachary Woolfe

Beethoven, Ludwig van Gelb, Peter Paris (France) Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Wilson, Keri-Lynn

France’s Army Is Singing for Ukraine

The Choir of the French Army will join the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in Paris to show support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

By Segolene Le Stradic