Musician of the Month - Beethoven

This month's musician is one of the most famous classical composers ever.

Ludwig Van Beethoven 

(1770-1827)

• He was born in Bonn, Germany and was recognised as a very talented pianist when he was just 6 years old.
• He has written some of the most famous pieces of classical music, including Symphony number 5 and the piano piece 'Fur Elise'.
• He became deaf in his later life due to suffering from tinnitus - a ringing in the ear. Despite going deaf, he continued to write music.
• He had a huge impact on the world of music, writing longer and more ambitious music than anybody had before him.

Click read more for some videos of his music.

Symphony Number 5, 1st Movement

Fur Elise

Symphony Number 7, 3rd Movement 

Moonlight Sonata