WDR Live Broadcast Celebrates Beethoven’s 200th Year of the Ninth
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of this iconic masterpiece, WDR broadcasted the jubilee concert live from the historic Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany. Taking center stage is the Orchester Wiener Akademie under the direction of Martin Haselböck. The soloists are Chen Reiss (soprano), Sara Fulgoni (alto), Michael Schade (tenor), and Florian Boesch (bass). Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is a seminal work in the history of European music and thought. On a live broadcast on May 7, 2024, it was performed for the first time since 1824 with the same instrumentation, seating arrangement,…