Beethoven 9: Ode to Joy

Beethoven Calm Sea and Prosperous VoyageBeethoven Symphony No.9, ‘choral’Domingo Hindoyan ConductorLauren Fagan SopranoStephanie Maitland Mezzo-SopranoEd Lyon TenorRoderick Williams BaritoneRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic ChoirMatthew Hamilton Director of Choirs and SingingPaul Whittaker Bsl InterpreterThe combined forces of the Orchestra and Choir open this concert with Beethoven’s miniature masterpiece Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, before a cast of superstar soloists joins the Choir in the monumental Symphony No.9.

A powerful homage to brotherhood and freedom, the Ninth is a work of unfathomable genius, especially given Beethoven’s near-total deafness at the time of its creation.