May 2024
Repertoire
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125
Performers
Jone Martínez, soprano
Tànit Bono, mezzosoprano
Eamonn Mulhall, tenor
Carles Pachón, baritone
Cor Madrigal
Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Tomàs Grau, conductor
Programme notes
The 200th anniversary of the Ninth
On 7 May 1824, Beethoven conducted the premiere of his ‘Choral’ Symphony in Vienna. Two hundred years later, the Ninth remains the definitive musical affirmation of freedom and brotherhood between cultures. No other work conveys that message in ways that are both so profound and so accessible to all.
We’ll come together for this concert to celebrate 200 years of a work that inspires us with every hearing to cultivate a sense of fraternity.
CONCERT DATES
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony