Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He wrote nine symphonies. A symphony is a long piece for orchestra usually split into four sections known as movements. His Symphony No. 5 ...

Music director Franz Welser-Möst leads performances of Fifth Symphony, Leonore Overture No. 3 and Janáček suite.

When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance ... was joined by Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and, for good measure, his “Leonore” Overture No. 3.