BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 9

OCT 6 + 8, 2017

Overview

A magnificent opening! Experience Beethoven’s masterpiece­­­—with its exhilarating “Ode to Joy”—for the first time on our season in 14 years. And with H+H’s acclaimed orchestra performing on the instruments he wrote for, you’ll hear the majesty of this music just as Beethoven intended.

“Suzuki brought such penetrating focus to this sound that every shred of affect was burned away—leaving nothing but pure music in its wake.”

– The Washington Post

Location

Symphony Hall

Dates

Friday, October 6, 2017 at 7:30PM
Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 3:00PM

Music

Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral

Performed by

Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano
Tom Randle, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

 


Listen

Beethoven: Scherzo (Molto vivace – Presto) from Symphony No. 9
Handel and Haydn Society
Grant Llewellyn, conductor