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Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth date is believed to be December 16th, 1770, in Bonn the Capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, his father was one of the Court of Bonn’s musicians and the family’s origins were in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Recognised now as a classical composer, during his lifetime Beethoven pushed recognised boundaries with some    .. more …

A little over 133 years ago, Han Richter conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in the first performance of Johannes Brahms’ Second Symphony. Tomorrow night, the Vienna Phil conducted by Seymon Bychkov will play the same Brahms symphony in Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall.The Vienna Philharmonic, one of the world’s greatest orchestras for over 150 years, takes up a three-day residency on the UC Berkeley    .. more …

In case you haven’t noticed, the world is celebrating the 200th birthday of the romantic composer Franz Liszt. Pianist Yefim Bronfman has been touring with the Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 withZubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic, from Tel Aviv to yesterday’s stop in Carnegie Hall.Bronfman, who was slated to perform Tchaikovsky with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra this week, has requested a    .. more …

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) ” Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present a recital by Christopher O’Riley as part of the Virginia G. Piper Piano Series on Thursday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are available for $25 online at or through the Patron Services Box Office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787), ext. 2.The model for the hip, 21st-century pianist, Christopher O’Riley is the host of NPR’s From the    .. more …

The Simon Sinfonietta, directed by Stephen Simon, will present “Romantics in the Air” on February 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Falmouth Academy. In this second concert of the Sinfonietta’s 2010-2011 season, the 40-member chamber orchestra will feature work by Richard Strauss, Morton Gould, and Johannes Brahms.Sinfonietta tickets, which are $40 and $10 for students, are available by calling Falmouth Academy    .. more …

Getting an idea and making the idea a reality are two very different matters. The imagination and design of the Italian nation has been known about through the centuries. Just take the pizza which comes originally from Naples and pizza is a word that is understood all over the world and eaten perhaps as widely. We associate Italy with many things, that pizza, pastas in general, particularly    .. more …