Event listing: Christmas Concert | Teatro alla Scala | Sun, 20 Dec at 20:00

Teatro alla ScalaVia Filodrammatici, 2, Milan, Lombardy, 20121, Italy

Dates/times in Rome time zone

Sunday 20 December 2026

20:00

Programme

Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Performers

Valentina Farcaş	Soprano
Fleuranne Brockway	Mezzo-soprano
Siyabonga Maqungo	Tenor
Simon Lim	Bass
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Myung-whun Chung	Conductor

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Bachtrack, 13th November

In Japan – where it is referred to simply as Daiku – Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is truly a national phenomenon. Ahead of performances this December, Shoichi Kubo, principal timpanist with NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, talks about what makes Beethoven’s choral symphony so great.

人類の兄弟愛：ベートーヴェンの交響曲第9番

Bachtrack, 13th November

日本では「第9」と単に呼ばれるベートーヴェンの交響曲第9番は、まさに国民的な現象となっています。12月の公演を控え、NHK交響楽団の首席ティンパニ奏者である久保昌一氏が、このベートーヴェンの合唱交響曲がなぜこれほど素晴らしいのかについて語ります。

Interpreting Joy: a guide to Beethoven’s Ninth

Danny Riley, 20th December

We look at the changing fortunes of Beethoven’s “Choral” Symphony.

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