Portrait in oils of composer Ludwig van Beethoven by Isidor Neugass, 1806. BONN, Germany • Ever since my mom gave me the complete works of Ludwig van Beethoven — the best birthday present I ever got — ...

Dressed in tailcoat and tie, Christian Fischer sets up his music stand in the midst of nature. His listeners are black and white and have puffy round bodies. The violist plays music from Beethoven’s ...

Staged by Germany’s Theater Bonn on the occasion of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday, his only opera “Fidelio” has been devoted to the political prisoners in Turkey. The Bonn Theater in Germany ...

__1770: __Ludwig van Beethoven is born to a family of musicians in Bonn, Germany. His Ninth Symphony will play a role in determining the length of the music CD. Exactly how big a role is a matter of ...

When you bring a couple of fifths to an event, there’s a good chance it will be an intoxicating evening. That’s what the 65 members of the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn will be doing Friday night at Lehigh ...

Reporting from Bonn — — Ever since my mom gave me the complete works of Ludwig van Beethoven — the best birthday present I ever got — I’d wanted to make a pilgrimage to Bonn, the composer’s ...