Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Royal Festival Hall
Performers
Royal Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Oliver Gooch conductor
Sophie Bevan soprano
Susan Bickley mezzo-soprano
Gwyn Hughes Jones tenor
Christopher Maltman baritone
The choir joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of a programme of great classics crowned by Beethoven’s monumental ‘Choral Symphony’ with its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’. The programme also included Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Bruch’s Violin Concerto