Nelsons conducts Beethoven No. 9

Synopsis

Performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony have a long tradition in Leipzig: as early as 1826, two years after the premiere in Vienna, there was the first complete performance in Leipzig with the Gewandhausorchester. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy then finally established the symphony in the orchestra’s repertoire. The custom of performing the work on New Year’s Eve goes back to Arthur Nikisch in 1918. Later, conductors such as Hermann Scherchen, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Bruno Walter continued the New Year’s Eve concerts that take place regularly since the turn of the year 1945/46. Gewandhauskapellmeister Andris Nelsons is now continuing this tradition at the highest level.

Additional Info

• No: A05050849
• Composer: L.v. Beethoven
• Conductor: Andris Nelsons
• Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Chor der Oper Leipzig, Gewandhaus Chor
• Artists: Christiane Karg, Mihoko Fujimura, Werner Güra, Georg Zeppenfeld
• Production year: 2021
• Run time: 01:20:00
• Producers: Armida, Gewandhausorchester, MDR, UNITEL
• Format: HDTV 16:9