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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Fabio Luisi conducts Beethoven, Strauss, and Schoenberg

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Mariss Jansons conducts Bruckner and Beethoven

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Master Class with Rudolf Koelman (II/III)

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Bernard Haitink conducts Bartók and Beethoven

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William Steinberg conducts Haydn and Beethoven

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Erich Leinsdorf conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

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Charles Munch conducts Beethoven
Charles Munch conducts Beethoven

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Paul McCreesh conducts Gluck and Beethoven

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Nelson Goerner plays Beethoven and Chopin

Verbier Festival 2009

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