Muti Conducts Beethoven 9

OVERVIEW

On May 7, 1824, Beethoven shared his Ninth Symphony with the world even though he could never hear it. Celebrate the anniversary of Beethoven’s most glorious and jubilant masterpiece with Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in this performance video, recorded September 19, 2014 and premiered May 7, 2015. An exhilarating testament to the human spirit, Beethoven’s Ninth bursts with brooding power and kinetic energy and culminates in the exultant hymn, “Ode to Joy.”

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PERFORMERS

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti conductor
Camilla Nylund soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano
Matthew Polenzani tenor
Eric Owens bass-baritone
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe director