Western Piedmont Symphony's 2024-2025 season continues with a performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony on November 9, 2024. This concert showcases the iconic first four notes of Beethoven's work, ...

Based on how the premiere went for Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, it’s hard to believe it went on to become one of the most famous symphonies in classical music. Hear the story and the music today, just ...

Tinashe McGowan, an alumnus of the Basically Beethoven lesson program, will perform at the organization’s 2025 festival. He has been featured on NPR’s “From the Top” program and earned a place at the ...

If asked to name my three favorite sounds, I’d choose waves crashing against the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior, wind blowing through a boreal forest, and the section of the finale of Beethoven’s ...

For years, a rumor has circulated that Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony had been shown to kill 20% of cancer cells in lab tests without affecting healthy cells. For example, someone posted about ...