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23 Jul 2023, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2023 Prom 12: Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony

Prom 12: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Prom 12: Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony
19:30 Sun 23 Jul 2023 Royal Albert Hall
The 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the first of their two Proms together this season.
The 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for the first of their two Proms together this season.

Programme

      • Meditations on Joy(15 mins)91Èȱ¬ co-commission: UK premiere
        • interval
        • Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’(65 mins)

    Performers

    About This Event

    Beethoven’s mighty ‘Choral’ Symphony, with its famous ‘Ode to Joy’ finale, is performed by the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth in the first of their two Proms together this season (see Prom 43). The symphony’s monumental, revolutionary musical statement – seizing hope and happiness from doubt and struggle – is picked up in Helen Grime’s Proms commission Meditations on Joy, whose three movements are each inspired by a different poem and facet of joy.

    Broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Four on Sunday 23 July, 8pm

    Image: Ryan Wigglesworth