symphony

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In the first, he led a brilliantly played performance of Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony, which speaks well for a fall season that will rely heavily on Beethoven.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s already quite hot inside my shoebox apartment as the radiators clank away, drowning out my upstairs neighbor’s heavy footsteps with their cacophonous symphony.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Ever the eager pedagogue, as played with buoyant energy by Mr. Morse, Beckett annotates her performance: “Haydn based that movement of the symphony on a folk song. From Croatia.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The NSO commissioned the symphony in 2022 for the Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary, and Glass was late to deliver.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

A symphony of clicking, ticking, and tocking surrounds me.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin