A portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818. 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria. On its ...
The concert format for Thursday night’s Philadelphia Orchestra concert is tried and true: pairing two 19th century warhorses with a more recent and unfamiliar work. William Grant Still’s symphonic ...
“Can you believe there’s empty seats?” the man next to me asked, looking out from the first balcony of Symphony Hall as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus took their places ...