Beethoven's First Symphony, dedicated to Baron Gottfried Van Swieten, came at age 29. Fittingly, it was the dawn of a new century. It appeared late in what scholars define as the first period of ...
The two-time GRAMMY Award-winning Albany Symphony has unveiled its 2026-2027 season, an expansive musical journey that ...
The CSO’s 2026-27 season — the last before Klaus Mäkelä becomes full-time music director in fall 2027 — opens with a concert ...
Albany Symphony's 2026-2027 season will feature new works by Viet Cuong and Reena Esmail alongside classics including Beethoven, Strauss and Mozart.
With his First Symphony Beethoven staked his claim as a rightful heir to the Classical symphonic tradition. After its premiere, at a typically gargantuan benefit concert in Vienna’s Burgtheater on 2 ...
Beethoven symphonic cycles are a significant undertaking — Stutzman calls them “a Himalaya” — but performances are not rare. During Beethoven’s 250th anniversary celebrations in 2020, New York City’s ...