Marking the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony will be celebrated with performances and broadcasts around the world, and we offer in-depth guides to the symphony and its greatest recordings

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Antonello Manacorda on Beethoven's Ninth at 200

An anniversary conversation on one of the great works of Western classical music

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: the greatest recordings

Richard Osborne traces the evolution of this great work over nearly a century of recordings

Beethoven's Symphony No 9, introduced by Riccardo Chailly

The Italian conductor believes that, in his final symphony, Beethoven reached beyond humanity

Beethoven Today

Richard Wigmore speaks to some of the world's leading Beethoven conductors to understand why his...

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