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Prom 13: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9
Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series
Add to my Calendar 24-07-2016 20:00 24-07-2016 22:00 36 Prom 13: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 Beethoven helped change the European musical landscape but in his final symphony he imagined the most startling transformation of all: from a brutal, joyless world to one of uplifting and embracing brotherhood. He did it by writing his most vivid music yet and employing - to startling effect - a chorus, proclaiming Friedrich Schiller’s uplifting ‘Ode to Joy’. Vladimir Jurowski returns to the Proms, opening with a new work from one of the finest orchestral craftsmen of our time, Magnus Lindberg. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Magnus Lindberg – Two Episodes
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no 9 in D minor, 'Choral'
Performers
Vladimir Jurowski – Conductor
Miah Persson – soprano
Anna Stéphany – mezzo-soprano
John Daszak – tenor
Christopher Purves – Bass
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
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Programme Note
Beethoven helped change the European musical landscape but in his final symphony he imagined the most startling transformation of all: from a brutal, joyless world to one of uplifting and embracing brotherhood. He did it by writing his most vivid music yet and employing - to startling effect - a chorus, proclaiming Friedrich Schiller’s uplifting ‘Ode to Joy’.
Vladimir Jurowski returns to the Proms, opening with a new work from one of the finest orchestral craftsmen of our time, Magnus Lindberg.