Consequence of Sound — Seven albums of punk-folk-country-prog-norteño wackiness. more info

Mercury News, California — The performance, the first of two, placed a crown on the orchestra's two-week 'Beethoven Project' festival, which closes Sunday with a program of Beethoven string quartets played by members of the orchestra. more info

Mercury News, California — Cincinnati's associate conductor's audition included works by Beethoven, Berlioz and D.J. Sparr more info

Mercury News, California — 1. He was a demon of a pianist -- but learned to play the violin before learning the piano.2. Johann van Beethoven, his father, tried to promote little Ludwig as a child prodigy, in the manner of Mozart. more info

Mercury News, California — Thursday's program kicked off the orchestra's two-week 'Beethoven Project,' one of whose goals is to connect the dots between some of the titan's early works and his late-period triumphs. But, basically, what Thursday's opening program accomplished w... more info

Mercury News, California — Beethoven's Concerto in D major is the young German soloist's first Bay Area performance more info

Mercury News, California — This German-born pianist, who is renowned for his authentic performances of Beethoven, will play three of the master's sonatas in a San Jose benefit for the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies. more info

Kings of A&R — Buzz Track: Heart Divided I was instantly captivated listening to Heart Divided by upcoming British artist Dymond. She grew up listening to the likes of Beethoven, Handel, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Lauryn Hill,  and The Supremes. Dymond describes “Hea... more info

Mercury News, California — Influential alt-rock band, formerly from Santa Cruz, showcases its new album at South by Southwest. more info

Mercury News, California — Yuja Wang gave a skillful performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the San Francisco Symphony, led by Michael Tilson Thomas. The orchestra also performed Samuel Carl Adams' superb 'Drift and Providence' and Brahms' Symphony No. 1. more info