But this has been a year above all for the best of festival planning, the sort where you feel enriched by connecting threads.

The discovery of a love letter revealed the depths of Beethoven’s yearning for his "immortal beloved." Scholars have been piecing together clues to her identity ever since. Ludwig van Beethoven wasn’t ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. MacDowell, Korngold, Coates, Broadway musicals — and now William Walton. John Wilson’s enthusiasms cross ...

Join Sinfonia for an evening of compelling and vibrant music at their annual Halloween Concert, led by conductor Ruth Ochs. The PRINCETON UNIVERSITY SINFONIA is a full symphony orchestra that unites ...

KEF’s latest surround sound package offers up a rich, detailed and engaging cinematic sound that’s hard to resist – it truly reminds us what makes proper surround sound so appealing Why you can trust ...

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest composers who ever lived, was born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany, to a musical family. His grandfather and father were both singers in the state choir.

Composers of film scores who aspire to the concert hall have it rough. Fans from the multiplex want tunes they can hum, while classical-music aficionados tend to regard composers who earn studio ...

Williams is best known for his grandly symphonic, Oscar-winning film scores. But his latest concert work is quieter, and more haunting. By Joshua Barone Reporting from Lenox, Mass. You could be ...

Almost two centuries after Beethoven's death, scientists say they've finally cracked the case of what the famously cranky composer really looked like. Credit: Cicero Moraes/Pen News Turns out ...

Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic, ...

Encore Concerto is the new version of the Exotic mission in Destiny 2 Episode Echoes, where players will find new secrets hidden away. Some of these new secrets lead to triumphs, while others lead to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It was always going to be a marriage made in heaven. From everything we know about John Wilson as a conductor — ...