All news on the topic: Ludwig van Beethoven

From murders to parasitic disease and sexually transmitted infections, here’s how some of the most celebrated ­classical composers in history met their makers

Researchers say he was predisposed to liver disease and infected with Hepatitis B, and combined with a love of wine it might have been the fatal combination

Customers of a McDonald's restaurant in Wrexham will be treated to music by the likes of Beethoven and Bach to cool tensions after recent clashes between groups of yobs