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BBC Proms: 2014: Prom 75: Beethoven - Symphony No 9

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Prom 75: Beethoven - Symphony No 9

12/09/2014

2014

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Alan Gilbert conducts the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No 9.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Petroc Trelawny presents the annual performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 9, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and conductor Alan Gilbert.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra & Alan Gilbert live at the BBC Proms: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

Friedrich Cerha: Paraphrase on the Opening of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.125, 'Choral'

Christina Landshamer (soprano)
Gerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano)
Steve Davislim (tenor)
Dmitry Belosselskiy (bass)
Members of the Leipzig Opera Chorus
Leipzig Gewandhaus Choir
Leipzig Gewandhaus Childrens Choir
London Symphony Chorus
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Alan Gilbert (conductor)

A highlight of every season in recent Proms history, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 this year returns to its once-traditional slot on the penultimate night - a symphonic finale before the musical party that is the Last Night.
Giving their second performance 'this summer, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and conductor Alan Gilbert are joined by an international cast of soloists for this audacious musical testament of faith and unity across all nations and creeds. When Mahler later said that a symphony should 'embrace the whole universe', it's hard to imagine he wasn't thinking of Beethoven's mighty 'Choral' Symphony.

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