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World Exposition in Osaka

German pianist Alice Sara Ott performs Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata during a ceremony marking Germany's day at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 20, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

German pianist Alice Sara Ott performs Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata during a ceremony marking Germany's day at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 20, 2025.

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Crown Princess Kiko attends charity concert

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (front, C) attends a charity concert in Tokyo on June 30, 2024. About 150 people, including cancer patients, sang "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. (Pool photo)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-CONCERT-HARMONY IN TRANSLATION

(240618) -- VALLETTA, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Musicians perform at the "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" concert in Valletta, Malta, June 16, 2024. Beethoven's masterpieces came together with texts by a renowned Chinese translator on Sunday night for a concert in Malta called: "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven." The performance by a trio featuring Niu Ruixin and Pierre-Henri Xuereb on the viola, and Pascal Mantin on the piano was held at the China Cultural Center in Malta. Fu Lei is famous for his contributions to Chinese literature as a translator of French classics, including works by Rolland, Balzac, Voltaire, and Hippolyte Taine. One of Fu's first translations was Rolland's "Beethoven." (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-CONCERT-HARMONY IN TRANSLATION

(240618) -- VALLETTA, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Musicians perform at the "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" concert in Valletta, Malta, June 16, 2024. Beethoven's masterpieces came together with texts by a renowned Chinese translator on Sunday night for a concert in Malta called: "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven." The performance by a trio featuring Niu Ruixin and Pierre-Henri Xuereb on the viola, and Pascal Mantin on the piano was held at the China Cultural Center in Malta. Fu Lei is famous for his contributions to Chinese literature as a translator of French classics, including works by Rolland, Balzac, Voltaire, and Hippolyte Taine. One of Fu's first translations was Rolland's "Beethoven." (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MALTA-VALLETTA-CONCERT-HARMONY IN TRANSLATION

(240618) -- VALLETTA, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform at the "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" concert in Valletta, Malta, June 16, 2024. Beethoven's masterpieces came together with texts by a renowned Chinese translator on Sunday night for a concert in Malta called: "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven." The performance by a trio featuring Niu Ruixin and Pierre-Henri Xuereb on the viola, and Pascal Mantin on the piano was held at the China Cultural Center in Malta. Fu Lei is famous for his contributions to Chinese literature as a translator of French classics, including works by Rolland, Balzac, Voltaire, and Hippolyte Taine. One of Fu's first translations was Rolland's "Beethoven." (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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MALTA-VALLETTA-CONCERT-HARMONY IN TRANSLATION

(240618) -- VALLETTA, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform at the "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" concert in Valletta, Malta, June 16, 2024. Beethoven's masterpieces came together with texts by a renowned Chinese translator on Sunday night for a concert in Malta called: "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven." The performance by a trio featuring Niu Ruixin and Pierre-Henri Xuereb on the viola, and Pascal Mantin on the piano was held at the China Cultural Center in Malta. Fu Lei is famous for his contributions to Chinese literature as a translator of French classics, including works by Rolland, Balzac, Voltaire, and Hippolyte Taine. One of Fu's first translations was Rolland's "Beethoven." (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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"Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" concert held in Malta

STORY: "Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" concert held in Malta SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the concert STORYLINE: A concert titled "Harmony in Translation: Fu Lei Meets Beethoven" was held on Sunday at the China Cultural Center in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. The concert offered the audience an opportunity to explore Beethoven's timeless masterpieces alongside the meticulous art of literary translation by Fu Lei, a noted Chinese translator. Fu Lei is renowned for his significant contributions to Chinese literature as a translator of French masterpieces, including works by Rolland, Balzac, Voltaire, and Hippolyte Taine. One of Fu's first translations was Rolland's "Beethoven," marking the beginning of his lifelong admiration for both Beethoven and Rolland. Three distinguished musicians, Niu Ruixin on the viola, Pierre-Henri Xuereb on the viola, and Pascal Mantin on the piano, performed Beethoven's musi

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Beethoven concert in Hanoi to mark 50th anniv. of Japan-Vietnam ties

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is performed at the World Heritage-listed Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on Dec. 22, 2023, to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan-Vietnam diplomatic ties.

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Beethoven concert in Hanoi to mark 50th anniv. of Japan-Vietnam ties

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is performed at the World Heritage-listed Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on Dec. 22, 2023, to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan-Vietnam diplomatic ties.

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-HOUSE OF MUSIC

(230903) -- VIENNA, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor watches exhibits at Beethoven Hall of House of Music in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 2, 2023. House of Music is an interactive sound museum located in Vienna, to provide a playful approach to understand music. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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World-renowned orchestra performs classical masterpieces in China's Tianjin

STORY: World-renowned orchestra performs classical masterpieces in China's Tianjin DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ARTS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the orchestra performing STORYLINE: The first edition of Tianjin Music Festival is underway in north China's Tianjin, which sees a series of high-level musical performances and cultural activities. On Thursday, the world-renowned Vienna Symphony Orchestra came to Tianjin Grand Theatre and gave performances of classical pieces written by Beethoven, Mozart and other famous composers for the audience. Founded in 1900, the orchestra is one of Austria's highest-level representatives of classical music. The festival will last until July. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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Centenarian woman to sing Choral for last time

KOBE, Japan - Centenarian Chiyoko Fujii (C) practices Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, with a choir in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2014, for her final performance the following day in the western Japan city. Her daughter Kazumi Tsukutani is on the right.

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Japanese to conduct all Beethoven symphonies for charity

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Opera/musical conductor Masaki Imura poses in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014, ahead of the planned performance of all of Beethoven's nine symphonies in Kawachinagano, another Osaka city, on Aug. 31. All the income from the performances will be donated to help victims of the 2011 earthquake.

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Works by deaf composer written by someone else

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in 2011, Mamoru Samuragochi, a deaf composer of classical music, poses with a CD of Symphony No. 1 "Hiroshima". A lawyer for Samuragochi, dubbed a modern Beethoven by the media, said on Feb. 5, 2014, that the composer had someone else write his pieces for over 10 years, including "Hiroshima". Samuragochi is a Hiroshima native and the son of atomic bomb survivors.

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Japanese conductor returns home from N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leaves a hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 9, 2013, to return to Japan. Inoue led the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony the previous day.

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Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leaves the stage after leading the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

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Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leads the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

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Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leads the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

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Japanese conductor leads N. Korean orchestra

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue leads the State Symphony Orchestra, North Korea's largest orchestra, in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the People's Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 8, 2013.

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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony performed in quake-hit Iwate city

KAMAISHI, Japan - Citizens' choir and orchestra performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Dec. 11, 2011, for the 34th consecutive year, despite the hardships caused by the devastating earthquake and tsunami exactly nine months ago.

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Singing 'Ode to Joy'

SENDAI, Japan - People in Sendai, northeastern Japan, sing Beethoven's ''Ode to Joy'' with people in Osaka, western Japan, shown on a screen, on Dec. 4, 2011, in an event using a video link to connect the two cities.

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crown Prince Naruhito performs in memorial concert

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito plays the viola during a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at a concert given by an orchestra formed of alumni of his alma mater Gakushuin University in memory of late Japanese conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki in Tokyo on July 9.

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Beethoven manuscript sells for 1.1 million pounds

LONDON, Britain - An anonymous telephone buyer secured Ludwig van Beethoven's Grosse Fuge in B flat major in the composer's version for piano four-hands, Op. 134 (file photo) for 1,128,000 pounds ($1,949,635) at London-based auctioneers, Sotheby's, on Dec. 1.

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Robot conducts orchestra in performance of Beethoven's Fifth

TOKYO, Japan - QRIO, a humanoid robot developed by Sony Corp., conducts Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on at a public rehearsal by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo's Shinjuku on March 9. Programmed with the symphony's tempo and other data, the robot waved its baton to direct the orchestra, exaggerating its gestures during the famous introduction. Sony said it believes it is the first time that a humanoid robot has conducted a live orchestra performance.

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Blind pianist from Japan makes his U.S. debut

NEW YORK, United States - Takeshi Kakehashi, a blind Japanese pianist, debuts Oct. 20 in the United States in a recital at Carnegie Hall. Kakehashi, 25, performed renditions of Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven, eliciting a standing ovation.

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Handicapped Japanese sing Beethoven in New York for peace

NEW YORK, United States - A choir of nearly 200 handicapped Japanese people sing Beethoven's Symphony No.9 at the Carnegie Hall in New York on the evening of May 31 to pray for peace in the new millennium. They were accompanied by the New York Symphonic Ensemble, which is made up of musicians from the prestigious Metropolitan Opera House.

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Alfee sings in Berlin to celebrate 'Year of Japan'

BERLIN, Germany - The Japanese rock group Alfee holds a free concert in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Sept. 26, the eve of the ''Year of Japan in Germany'' program. At the climax of their performance, they sang Beethoven's Choral Symphony together with the audience. The performance was part of events to celebrate the opening Monday of the yearlong campaign to introduce Japanese culture, arts and science to the German public.

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Int'l music festival opens its 10th year in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A month-long international music festival, founded by U.S. conductor Leonard Bernstein to foster the talents and development of young musicians, opened its 10th year in Sapporo on July 10. Some 5,400 people attended the opening program of the Pacific Music Festival (PMF) at the Sapporo Art Park Outdoor Stage to hear the music of Bernstein and Beethoven played by musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Chien Wen-pin of Taiwan.

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Beijing Winter Olympics is important, inspiring moment of unity: U.S. expert

STORY: Beijing Winter Olympics is important, inspiring moment of unity: U.S. expert DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing Winter Olympics related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: Beijing Winter Olympics is an important and inspiring moment of unity amid the difficult time of pandemic, a U.S. expert has told Xinhua in a recent interview. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review "I think it was a very important moment. I think it was very inspiring. It was inspiring, not only because of the athletes and their accomplishments, but the ceremonies also were very inspiring from the beginning to the end. And especially I was impressed by the fact that when they all came out, they were playing Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' from his 9th symphony, probably the most important piece of mu

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Blind pianist from Japan makes his U.S. debut

NEW YORK, United States - Takeshi Kakehashi, a blind Japanese pianist, debuts Oct. 20 in the United States in a recital at Carnegie Hall. Kakehashi, 25, performed renditions of Mozart, Chopin and Beethoven, eliciting a standing ovation. (Kyodo)

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Ed Harris & Diane Kruger Characters: Ludwig van Beethoven & Anna Holtz Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Diane Kruger & Matthew Goode Characters: Anna Holtz & Martin Bauer Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Diane Kruger & Ed Harris Characters: Anna Holtz & Ludwig van Beethoven Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Diane Kruger Characters: Anna Holtz Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Diane Kruger Characters: Anna Holtz Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Diane Kruger Characters: Anna Holtz Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Ed Harris Characters: Ludwig van Beethoven Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Copying Beethoven (2006)

Ed Harris Characters: Ludwig van Beethoven Film: Copying Beethoven (USA/DE/HU 2006) Director: Agnieszka Holland 30 July 2006 Date: 30 July 2006

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Beethoven's 5th (2003)

Movie Poster Film: Beethoven'S 5th (2003) Director: Mark Griffiths 02 December 2003 Date: 02 December 2003

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Immortal Beloved (1994)

Jeroen Krabbe & Gary Oldman Characters: Anton Felix Schindler, Ludwig van Beethoven Film: Immortal Beloved (1994) Director: Bernard Rose 16 December 1994 Date: 16 December 1994

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Immortal Beloved (1994)

Isabella Rossellini & Gary Oldman Characters: Anna Marie Erdody, Ludwig van Beethoven Film: Immortal Beloved (1994) Director: Bernard Rose 16 December 1994 Date: 16 December 1994

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Immortal Beloved (1994)

Valeria Golino & Gary Oldman Characters: LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Film: Immortal Beloved (1994) Director: Bernard Rose 16 December 1994 Date: 16 December 1994

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Immortal Beloved (1994)

Gary Oldman & Jeroen Krabbe Characters: Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Felix Schindler Film: Immortal Beloved (1994) Director: Bernard Rose 16 December 1994 Date: 16 December 1994

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Immortal Beloved (1994)

Valeria Golino & Gary Oldman Characters: LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Film: Immortal Beloved (1994) Director: Bernard Rose 16 December 1994 Date: 16 December 1994

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Immortal Beloved (1994)

Gary Oldman Characters: Ludwig van Beethoven Film: Immortal Beloved (1994) Director: Bernard Rose 16 December 1994 Date: 16 December 1994

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Immortal Beloved (1994)

Isabella Rossellini & Gary Oldman Characters: Anna Marie Erdody & Ludwig van Beethoven Film: Immortal Beloved (1994) Director: Bernard Rose 16 December 1994 Date: 16 December 1994

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