The New Year's concert with choral jubilation awakens hope for peaceful coexistence among all people. Friedrich Schiller wrote his poem "Ode to Joy", which soon occupied Beethoven. It is exactly 200 years since the German premiere of the 9th Symphony, in which Beethoven champions the great and sublime, took place in Aachen. It is not without reason that this theme of the final movement became the European anthem.

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"Joy, beautiful spark of the gods"

Museum Ludwig

The joy of human connection has probably never been sung about more beautifully than in Beethoven's Ninth. The New Year can hardly start in a more atmospheric way than with this famous, top-class piece.

Sung Min Song

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Past events

Jan 5, 2025

"Joy, beautiful spark of the gods" · Kölner Philharmonie

1 - 6 Jan, 2025

Joy, beautiful spark of the gods · WDR Radio Choir

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven

Kölner Philharmonie

Singer in red china green house by Maintz

Kölner Philharmonie

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