Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him.

Guest conductor Carolyn Kuan will lead the Colorado Springs Philharmonic through Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony No. 6 this weekend. Listen to the music of Beethoven this weekend as the Colorado Springs ...

Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair has provided new clues into the cause of the great composer's death in 1827 -- as well as evidence of a family scandal. The analysis revealed that ...

Austrian scientists are hoping the bones of Beethoven will sing them a song of what ailed the famed composer in life. Fragments of Beethoven’s skull have been donated to the Medical University of ...