NPR

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Fred Child and Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Christoph Eschenbach discuss the diametrically opposed messages Beethoven wrote into the final movements of his Ninth Symphony. A universal expression ...
BroadwayWorld

Handel And Haydn Society Presents Beethoven Ninth 200 Years After Iconic Symphony's Debut

The Handel and Haydn Society welcomes world-renowned conductor Raphaël Pichon to lead Beethoven's greatest masterpiece, his Symphony No. 9 with its famed “Ode to Joy” finale, on the 200th anniversary ...

When did the Japanese first hear Beethoven? It was over 30 years before the 'Ninth'

The 'Ninth' was not the firstWhen did the Japanese first hear Beethoven?If you ask this question,some might think, 'Was it ...
Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Symphony and Chorus to team up for Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Are performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 cursed in Columbus? The German composer’s 1824 masterpiece is best-known for its magisterial “Ode to Joy” choral section, but in recent years, ...
BroadwayWorld

South Florida Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 200 Years Of Beethoven's Masterpiece Symphony No. 9 On March 3

1 Full Cast Set For MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American Tour 2 Full Cast Set for BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB North American Tour 3 Cast Set For New Version of THE BODYGUARD on North American Tour “When ...
LAist

200 years ago Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 was first performed in Vienna

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep, marking an anniversary. Two hundred years ago today, Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" - a vision of peace and fraternity - premiered in Vienna, Austria. (SOUNDBITE OF ...
Seattle Times

Revolution No. 9: Seattle will hear Beethoven’s famed, still-needed work of inclusivity

It was premiered almost two centuries ago. And Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 still feels as urgently needed today as ever. Later this week Ludovic Morlot will lead the Seattle Symphony and Chorale, ...
NPR

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is so massive, we can't fit it all into one hour. Today, we start wrapping up our series on Christoph Eschenbach, Beethoven and the Philadelphia Orchestra. From Kimmel ...
SFGate

Album review: Beethoven, Symphony No. 9

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus can put their energies together for a fine Beethoven Ninth. Anyone who was in Davies Symphony Hall in June to hear them wind up the ...
Gramophone

Beethoven Symphony No 9

West Side Story San Francisco Opera Orchestra Donald Runnicles, Conductor Leonard Bernstein, Composer Peter Grimes, Movements: Interlude (Dawn) Donald Runnicles, Conductor San Francisco Opera ...
Gramophone

BEETHOVEN Symphony No 9 (Antonini)

Antonini grasps that profound feeling can’t be sought or summoned in this music. It arrives how it will, and it does so at length in an unforced, achingly beautiful account of the slow movement – ...