[Orchestra playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, first movement: "Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso"] ♪ Conductor, voice-over: The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra was originally created to fight on ...

Read this article in Yiddish. This week marks the 250th anniversary of what is believed to be the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most influential composers of all time, and a favorite ...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said the piece of music that best "sums up" his party is Beethoven's Ode to Joy. Speaking to Classic FM, he said the symphony had a "sense of destiny and is hugely ...

Beethoven's Ode to Joy was adopted by the EU as its official anthem and the song became a favourite of Remain activists Dominic Penna is The Telegraph's Senior Political Correspondent, covering the ...