Ludwig van Beethoven
composer, pianist

Ludwig van Beethoven

  • December 17, 1770 Bonn (Germany) - March 26, 1827 Vienna (Austria)

Biography

Ludwig van Beethoven, known throughout the world for the Hymn to Joy of his ninth symphony, is one of the greatest composers in musical history. Despite spending his early years in poverty and pain with a drunkard for a father, Beethoven received a solid musical education, particularly in Vienna with Haydn and Salieri.

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Elisabeth Leonskaja performs Beethoven's last three Piano Sonatas
Elisabeth Leonskaja performs Beethoven's last three Piano Sonatas

Lisbon's Pianomania festival

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Sir Simon Rattle and sir András Schiff in Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 1
Sir Simon Rattle and sir András Schiff in Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 1

Verbier Festival 2018

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Laurence Equilbey conducts Beethoven and Louise Farrenc — With Alexandra Conunova, Natalie Clein, and David Kadouch
Laurence Equilbey conducts Beethoven and Louise Farrenc — With Alexandra Conunova, Natalie Clein, and David Kadouch

Insula orchestra

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Vasily Petrenko conducts Dvořák and Beethoven — With Pablo Ferrández-Castro, Renaud Capuçon, Lahav Shani, and Kian Soltani
Vasily Petrenko conducts Dvořák and Beethoven — With Pablo Ferrández-Castro, Renaud Capuçon, Lahav Shani, and Kian Soltani

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Oksana Lyniv conducts Hubarenko, Stankovych, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky — With Valeriy Sokolov
Oksana Lyniv conducts Hubarenko, Stankovych, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky — With Valeriy Sokolov

Konzerthaus Berlin

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Laurence Equilbey conducts Beethoven — With Nicholas Angelich
Laurence Equilbey conducts Beethoven — With Nicholas Angelich

Insula orchestra

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Gautier Capuçon and Frank Braley perform Beethoven
Gautier Capuçon and Frank Braley perform Beethoven

Fondation Louis Vuitton

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Sir András Schiff conducts and performs Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven
Sir András Schiff conducts and performs Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven

Verbier Festival 2016

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Silhouette, Nocturnes, and Estro by Thierry Malandain, music by Beethoven, Chopin, and Vivaldi
Silhouette, Nocturnes, and Estro by Thierry Malandain, music by Beethoven, Chopin, and Vivaldi

Malandain Ballet Biarritz

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The Berliner Philharmoniker's 2016 Europakonzert — Røros
The Berliner Philharmoniker's 2016 Europakonzert — Røros

With Sir Simon Rattle and Vilde Frang

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Bernard Haitink conducts Beethoven — With Isabelle Faust
Bernard Haitink conducts Beethoven — With Isabelle Faust

Baden-Baden 2015: Easter Concert

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Beethoven's Fidelio
Beethoven's Fidelio

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Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert, Beethoven, Rameau, and Brahms
Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert, Beethoven, Rameau, and Brahms

Recital at the Berliner Philharmonie

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Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart and Beethoven – With Stephen Kovacevich
Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts Mozart and Beethoven – With Stephen Kovacevich

Verbier Festival 2014

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Claudio Abbado Memorial Concert: Schubert, Berg, and Mahler — With Andris Nelsons and Isabelle Faust
Claudio Abbado Memorial Concert: Schubert, Berg, and Mahler — With Andris Nelsons and Isabelle Faust

Lucerne Festival

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Evgeny Kissin plays Haydn, Beethoven, and Gluck
Evgeny Kissin plays Haydn, Beethoven, and Gluck

Verbier Festival 2013

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Claudio Abbado, the last recording: Brahms, Schoenberg, and Beethoven
Claudio Abbado, the last recording: Brahms, Schoenberg, and Beethoven

Lucerne Festival 2013

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The Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration — With John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Emanuel Ax, Peter Serkin…
The Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration — With John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Emanuel Ax, Peter Serkin…

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops

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Sakari Oramo conducts Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius — With Joshua Bell
Sakari Oramo conducts Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius — With Joshua Bell

2010 Nobel Prize Concert

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School for the Ear, Nikolaus Harnoncourt in rehearsal with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (I/II)
School for the Ear, Nikolaus Harnoncourt in rehearsal with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (I/II)

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5

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Martha Argerich and Yuja Wang perform Beethoven, Scarlatti, and Mozart — With Gábor Takács-Nagy
Martha Argerich and Yuja Wang perform Beethoven, Scarlatti, and Mozart — With Gábor Takács-Nagy

Verbier Festival 2009

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School for the Ear, a three-day workshop with Daniel Barenboim (II/III)
School for the Ear, a three-day workshop with Daniel Barenboim (II/III)

With Robin Ticciati and the West-Eastern Divan ...

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Liszt – With Evgeny Kissin
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Liszt – With Evgeny Kissin

Verbier Festival 2007

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Evgeny Kissin plays Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Bizet
Evgeny Kissin plays Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Bizet

Verbier Festival 2007

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David Oistrakh performs Brahms's Violin Concerto
David Oistrakh performs Brahms's Violin Concerto

Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra — Gennadi Rozhd...

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Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven and Bruckner — With Alfred Brendel
Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven and Bruckner — With Alfred Brendel

Lucerne Festival 2005

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Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform Mozart, Beethoven and Elgar
Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform Mozart, Beethoven and Elgar

Live in Ramallah

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Maurizio Pollini and Claudio Abbado perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4
Maurizio Pollini and Claudio Abbado perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4

Lucerne Festival 2004

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Grigory Sokolov plays Beethoven, Komitas, Prokofiev by Bruno Monsaingeon
Grigory Sokolov plays Beethoven, Komitas, Prokofiev by Bruno Monsaingeon

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Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini perform Beethoven's Choral Fantasy
Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini perform Beethoven's Choral Fantasy

Berliner Philharmoniker

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