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.

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.

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.