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| Composer | Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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LenoxOpen Rehearsal: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy
Beethoven
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Gustavo Gimeno; Mané Galoyan; Zoie Reams; Ben Bliss; Soloman Howard
LenoxBeethoven Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy
Beethoven
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Gustavo Gimeno; Mané Galoyan; Zoie Reams; Ben Bliss; Soloman Howard
San Sebastián2026 Tour to Europe - Spain
Adams, Beethoven
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra; Jaap van Zweden; Gloria Jieun Choi; A-kyeong Lee; Jihoon Son; Matthias Goerne
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Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair
The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.
Gustavo Gimeno and the TSO give Beethoven’s Ninth the grand treatment
Gustavo Gimeno and the TSO give a performance that’s both carefully thought out and very grand, aided by excellent soloists and the huge Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
Jaap van Zweden tests Beethoven 9 in Seoul
At the Seoul Arts Center, Jaap van Zweden treats Beethoven’s disputed metronome marks less as provocation than instruction, trading bloom for voltage in a driven Beethoven Ninth Symphony.
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MunichBernard Haitink conducts Beethoven
Beethoven
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bernard Haitink; Bavarian Radio Choir; Gerald Finley; Mark Padmore; Gerhild Romberger
AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Markus Stenz; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Aga Mikolaj; Kristina Hammarström; Zoltán Nyári
LeipzigHerbert Blomstedt | Gewandhausorchester
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Herbert Blomstedt; Simona Šaturová; Mihoko Fujimura; Christian Elsner; Christian Gerhaher
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