Name: Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the 2000 Europakonzert from Berlin
Start: 2000-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2000-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Berliner Philharmonie

Organization

Conductor

Claudio Abbado

Pianist

Mikhail Pletnev

Soprano

Karita Mattila

Chorus master

Tõnu Kaljuste

Tenor

Thomas Moser

Contralto

Violeta Urmana

Baritone

Eike Wilm Schulte

Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoniker

Others

Swedish Radio Choir

Eric Ericsons Kammarkör

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the 2000 Europakonzert from Berlin

Berlin

Germany

Berliner Philharmonie

Many performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony are intended to give musical expression to a festive event. One such occasion was the 2000 Europakonzert from Berlin, conducted by Claudio Abbado – the tenth event of its kind. A stark contrast to Beethoven’s final symphony is provided by his Piano Concert in B-flat major – Beethoven’s first major orchestral work – with Mikhail Pletnev as the soloist.

Claudio Abbado conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the 2000 Europakonzert from Berlin: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

Production booklet

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