Before Ludwig van Beethoven composed his 16 string quartets — considered by musicians and composers alike as among the greatest pieces of music ever written — he wrote five string trios. This was in ...

The names on the marquee (had there been one) were enough to attract a large crowd to Segerstrom Concert Hall on Wednesday night. Each a star of classical musicdom in their own right, Anne-Sophie ...

These three Opus 9 trios present a fascinating picture of the young Ludwig, bursting with ideas and an impatient desire to take a musical form born as the baroque trio sonata and breathe bold new ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Orion Ensemble, winner of the prestigious ...

Although German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is known primarily for his symphonies and solo piano pieces, his canon of compositions runs much deeper. Among Beethoven's other accomplishments are his ...

At the Salzburg Festival, as elsewhere, opera productions hog most of the attention, but there is a variety of offerings, including chamber music. Last night, the Trio Zimmermann played in the Great ...