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Prom 40: Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Beethoven's 9th, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, four soloists and the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus. Stravinsky's ballet music Orpheus opens the programme.

Charles Hazlewood introduces the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's 9th, his life-affirming choral symphony, recorded earlier in the season with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, soloists Rebecca Evans, Caitlin Hulcup, Anthony Dean Griffey and James Rutherford, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus conducted by Ilan Volkov.

Stravinsky's ballet music Orpheus opens the programme.

2 hours

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterCharles Hazlewood
Executive ProducerSue Judd
DirectorRodney Greenberg
ProducerAnna Starkey
PerformerRebecca Evans
PerformerCaitlin Hulcup
PerformerAnthony Dean Griffey
PerformerJames Rutherford
PerformerIlan Volkov

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