Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ, United StatesBeethoven’s ninth and final symphony, premiered years after illness left the composer completely deaf, revolutionized the symphonic form with vocal soloists and a chorus joining the orchestra to sing his setting of Friedrich Schiller’s poem “Ode to Joy,” celebrating the brotherhood of all humanity. Premiered 200 years ago with Beethoven seated beside the conductor facing […]