CSO, Riccardo Muti triumph in launch of monumental Beethoven

One can solely think about what the Viennese viewers thought on April 2, 1800, when the bold younger composer Beethoven, from the distant German metropolis of Bonn, organized a live performance on the Burgtheater subsequent to the Imperial Palace within the coronary heart of Vienna, to supply music of Haydn, Mozart, “and me!” The card that Beethoven needed to play was his First Symphony, and the native newspaper chroniclers didn’t hassle to indicate. One doubts the efficiency sounded as polished and realizing because it did on Thursday night time at Symphony Center, from the fingers of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra beneath the steerage of music director Riccardo Muti. But I’ll guess the Viennese musicians

World Cup final: a triumph for Europe’s clubs

World Cup final: a triumph for Europe’s clubs

Both of the FIFA World Cup finalists are European, and only one (unattached) of the 45 players left in the running does not play for a UEFA-affiliated side.Indeed, at least 28 of the 45 look set to feature in the upcoming UEFA Champions League season, with their clubs already confirmed in the group stage. UEFA.com celebrates the European stars who have made it all the way in Russia. Which clubs have the most players in the World Cup final?

Champions League final preview: Real Madrid v Liverpool

Champions League final preview: Real Madrid v Liverpool

Real Madrid aiming for third straight triumph Liverpool are top scorers with a record 46 goals Zidane: "Pressure is life, it makes it better" Klopp: "We are Liverpool and this is in our DNA" Game is at same venue as UEFA EURO 2012 final LIVE FINAL BUILD-UP Possible line-ups

Madrid and Juventus triumph, Tottenham thwarted

Madrid and Juventus triumph, Tottenham thwarted

Asensio scores twice in comeback victory for Madrid Higuaín leaves pitch injured as Juventus win Turin derby Tottenham face FA Cup replay after late Rochdale leveller Barcelona return to winning ways following two Liga draws Late Lewandowski penalty seals 13th straight win for Bayern Are you pronouncing the players' names correctly? Friday

Women’s EURO podcast: Netherlands saluted

Women’s EURO podcast: Netherlands saluted

In the last of our official UEFA Women's EURO 2017 podcasts from the Netherlands, host Chris Parrott and reporters Emma Hingant and Paul Saffer review the hosts' final triumph against Denmark with help from Vivianne Miedema, Nils Nielsen and Nadia Nadim, and review the tournament.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW ON iTUNES OR ON AUDIOBOOM ... UEFA.com - News

Benfica triumph in Youth League skills challenge

Benfica triumph in Youth League skills challenge

Runners-up on the field in the 2016/17 UEFA Youth League, Benfica have registered a victory off it by winning the competition's skills challenge – an initiative that helped raise €21,000 for the UEFA Foundation for Children.Clubs in last season's edition of the Under-19 tournament were once again given the chance to submit a video of their UEFA Youth League squads showing off their tricks and – like in 2015/16 when Barcelona came out on top – the clips proved a huge hit on UEFA.com, our YouTube channel UEFA.tv and social media.Benfica's keepy-uppy display in the grounds of their training facility, which you can watch in the video player above, was selected by the ... UEFA.com - News

Germany move up all-time U21 honours board

Germany move up all-time U21 honours board

Germany are one of just six nations to have won the U21 EURO title more than once following their triumph over Spain, though they are still some way off the top of the competition's all-time honours board.UEFA European Under-21 Championship titles5 Italy4 Spain2 England, Soviet Union, Netherlands, Germany1 Yugoslavia, France, Czech Republic, Sweden Germany won 1-0 against Spain in the final on Friday evening to lift the trophy for the second time. Their first triumph came in 2009, when they defeated England 4-0 in Malmo, Sweden.S... UEFA.com - News