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A Beethoven Ninth to remember from Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra

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“already sure to be a major highlight of Beethoven 250 in London”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 16 February 2020
Berg, Lulu: Suite
Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Iwona Sobotka, Soprano
Anna Stéphany, Mezzo-soprano
Robert Murray, Tenor
Florian Boesch, Baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Simon Halsey, Choirmaster / chorus director
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
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