A prodigy, Connick Jnr had his first piano lesson at age three, performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Opus 37 with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra at nine and by 10 was recording with a local jazz band.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/harry-connick-jnr-reveals-love-affair-with-american-and-aussie-sports-why-he-had-to-pass-on-dream--c-12713615

“Beethoven’s 9th was the first symphony to feature a chorus, which sings Schiller’s homage to brotherhood, the “Ode to Joy” (featuring the Larimer Chorale).

Source: https://northfortynews.com/category/art-lifestyle/fort-collins-symphony-celebrates-100th-anniversary/

First, he thought about recording Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas, but the idea was “not very original as a program,” he said.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/arts/music/andreas-staier.html

I could feel only the dead earth and a frozen moment in time far away from the robust Symphony No. 9 of Beethoven’s or the beauty of Verdi’s opera La Traviata.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/warmth-of-winter/article67112985.ece

One new tool could be generative audio that allows users to deliver speeches in, say, Biden’s voice or to generate rap songs, opera or Beethoven’s nonexistent 10th symphony.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/dealbook/artificial-intelligence-investment-laws.html

She even made it to London to debut as a Proms presenter, enthusing about Beethoven’s Fifth and discussing the enduring power of folk music with composer and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson.

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Since then, he has performed with Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic eight times, including the 2021-2022 season as a soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Epic Opera.

Source: https://miamivalleytoday.com/dpaa-presents-regional-premier-of-das-reingold/

The quartet played it with great feeling, bringing out all the emotion in Beethoven’s music.

Source: https://citynews.com.au/2023/phoenix-turns-in-a-fine-concert-of-varied-works/

The study’s findings that the Hiller lock was from a Jewish woman stunned Martin, author of Beethoven’s Hair.

Source: https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/new-study-raises-doubts-about-san-jose-states-famous-lock-of-beethovens-hair/