Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is so massive, we can't fit it all into one hour. Today, we start wrapping up our series on Christoph Eschenbach, Beethoven and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

The concert will finish with “Symphony No. 9” — and, even if the vocalists’ opportunities to shine are limited, the orchestra promises to be in its element. “I guess the orchestra has ...

The BSO, Tanglewood Festival Chorus and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at Tanglewood. (Courtesy Hilary Scott) This article is more than 2 years old.

Maestro Riccardo Muti and chorus director Duain Wolfe acknowledge the audience following a performance or Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on Thursday night at Symphony Center.

The first performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on May 7, 1824, in Vienna, will be celebrated during a 200th anniversary performance by Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra.