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With Semyon Bychkov on the podium, the orchestra offers a stirring tribute and music fit for a king.

Directed by Gerard McBurney, this concert recreated the marathon Akademie conducted by Beethoven in Vienna which saw the premieres of four major works. 

Nine symphonies, five orchestras, two days: an immersive weekend as part of the Barbican's Beethoven 250 coverage featuring some of the UK's finest orchestras. 

"Beethoven 250" starts in grand form with thrilling performances of Egmont and Symphonies 5 and 8 in Antwerp.

The SCO’s Beethoven cycle continues with a meaty menu of three symphonies

A new professional orchestra launches first full season in Sheffield.

Robert Spano’s love of contemporary music was apparent in this program that featured the return of two intriguing recent works, beautifully performed by the ASO and The Brothers Yancich.

Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies and a dazzling new work by Wim Henderickx at Bozar

Drive and energy in Andris Nelsons' pairing of the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies highlights their similarities rather than their differences. 

A pair of masterpieces in the Australian Chamber Orchestra's latest programme, in typically thought-provoking interpretations. 

Smoke and Mirrors in the title, but nothing unreal about the performances at the Southbank.

The Greek conductor and his hand-picked Russian orchestra offer high-voltage Beethoven that crackles.

Spanning a compositional date range of approximately 50 years, Francois-Xavier Roth and his well-drilled Gurzenich delivered a highly enjoyable evening of music by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Tragedy turns to joy in an evening laden with expectations and emotion.

The bond between Dohnányi and his old orchestra remains strong. 

The latest concert in the Britten Sinfonia’s ongoing Beethoven symphony cycle also featured the London première of Gerald Barry’s combative Piano Concerto.

Jonathan Bloxham steps in for a presumably unwell Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla with the CBSO in Cardiff. 

Stutzmann continues to impress with her excellent insight and musicianship with a satisfying Lalo overture and a masterful Beethoven Fifth Symphony. Cellist Alban Gerhardt delivers a rewarding Elgar concerto. 

Concertgoers defying sub-zero temperatures in Boston were rewarded with one of the fastest Beebthoven Fifths anyone in Symphony Hall is likely to hear.

Paroxysmal energy of the Vancouver Symphony in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Nicholas Collon and the BBC Philharmonic play two pieces by Stravinsky, Sibelius and Beethoven in a fine concert at Bridgewater Hall.

Vladimir Jurowski is fond of grand statements, and sometimes off-the-wall programming – genius when it works, baffling when it doesn’t. 

Mirga's approach to Beethoven's Fifth showed a flair for innovation, the highlight of a strong programme that also featured a virtuosic performance from Leila Josefowciz of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto.

Ludovic Morlot and Seattle Symphony wrap up their two-year Beethoven cycle with a new perspective on the Fifth, by way of Bohuslav Martinů and a thrilling Bartók Second Piano Concerto featuring Bertrand Chamayou.

In Barcelona, Gustavo Dudamel and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela continued their Beethoven cycle with performances of the Fifth and Sixth. 

The Hiroshima Symphony promotes a war-free world through music.

Clearly Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has found her feet with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and isn't afraid to be a bit experimental.

Paired with the Britten’s early Sinfonia da Requiem, Beethoven’s “Fateful Fifth” sounded unexpectedly fresh. 

The Bamberg Symphony and Akiko Suwanai's delivery of arguably one of the most challenging and beautiful violin masterpieces was simply ecstatic. 

One day short of 125 years to the day, Muti presented the same program the CSO gave on their opening concert, with Daniil Trifonov as soloist in Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1.

The Oslo Philharmonic's winds and brass are no match for Vasily Petrenko and a sea of strings in a cacophonous blast through Beethoven's Symphonies 5 and 6.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo glistened and shimmered in Dutilleux and presented a 'no holds barred' Beethoven's Fifth while Håkan Hardenberger provided zing and reflection in HK Gruber.

In its seventh visit to Prague Spring, the orchestra shows affection for the old but more versatility with new music

Markus Stenz conducted the Hallé in a fascinating programme of Henze, Ravel, Liszt and Beethoven at Bridgewater Hall.

Beethoven truly celebrated in Sydney, as another symphony cycle progresses. 

Historically informed Beethoven on period instruments in Sydney, but where was the interpretation? 

 This 19th century romantic programme promised much, with familiar and rare works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák and Schumann. Could the great orchestra and soloists meet our high expectations?

A perfectly oiled machine, the Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle performed an unforgettable concert of Beethonven's symphonies with astonishing artistry and sublime musicality.

An evening of Adagio cello concertante works in Auckland was enlivened by a stirring Beethoven Fifth. 

On a rare visit to Milan, a programme of Gaspare Spontini and Beethoven exhibited a sound that was sometimes rough around the edges but brimming with creative energy. 

The Chicago Symphony's season opener featured stellar performances of symphonies by Mozart and Beethoven and a rarely heard tone poem of Liszt.

A Franco-German alliance of trailblazing symphonies from the early 19th century performed with style by Sir John Eliot Gardiner's own Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique band of musicians.

The BBC's Ten Pieces project culminates in a spectacular Proms event, some of it confusing for adults, but all well-received by the children.

Beethoven gets the mock-period treatment from Michael Sanderling and the Dresden Philharmonic in the first of three concerts at Cadogan Hall.

Penderecki's haunting Concerto Grosso for Three Cellos, a first for the National Symphony Orchestra. 

Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony bring Beethoven and Wagner to Madrid and fill the hall with vitality.

The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra fizzes with energy and excitement, but Dudamel too often pushes them to extremes.

A sensational finale to Beethoven's Fifth concludes the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique's 25th birthday concert, following a fine display of vocal excellence by Anna Caterina Antonacci.

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra give an assured performance in their debut concert at the Proms, most successfully in the new compositions of their compatriots.

Hall One of Sage Gateshead was packed for a characteristic Thomas Zehetmair programme, with Mozart, Bartók, a world première and a trademark Beethoven symphony to mark the end of his tenure as musical director of Royal Northern Sinfonia.