London Symphony Orchestra / Seong-Jin Cho / Sir Antonio Pappano

Tadadadaaaa. If you think you already know Beethoven's Fifth inside and out, this concert by the London Symphony Orchestra is highly recommended: Sir Antonio Pappano places the classical masterpiece in a completely new context and opens up exciting perspectives. Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony was intended to be a triumphant work of Beethovenian stature – and became an ironic commentary on the megalomania of the criminal Stalin regime, complete wit...