Join artists around the world for Beethoven’s 250th birthday, focusing on the seminal “Ode to Joy” from his Ninth Symphony. Originally scheduled to be a yearlong project led by Marin Alsop with performances across six continents, this global celebration has now gone online, inviting artists of all disciplines to share videos that inspire joy. Along with Alsop, this special episode includes violinist and president of Beethoven-Haus Bonn Daniel Hope and former US poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, plus performances by Joyce DiDonato with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and the Stay at Home Choir with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Highlights from recent appearances by Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) complete the festivities.
Presented in collaboration with YouTube and Google Arts & Culture.
Members of the Stay at Home Choir who took part in this event represent 58 countries: @
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Thank you Carnegie for enabling us to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday as if we were there with you !
Beautiful and moving performances throughout
Gracias por tan maravilloso regalo, Feliz Aniversario al genio de la música "Beethoven"
It was an incredible pleasure beeing able to participate in this concert with our huge wonderful Stayathomechoir. LOVE AND THANKS FROM CATALONIA ❤️
Happy birthday Beethoven impossible to live without your music BRAVO to all superb idea Maestro Alsop
I have to agree with Stacie Eirich ❤️🎄🎆🎇✨✨🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
❤️💙🎼🎉🎂