Concert
Duration
77 Min
New Year's Eve 2022: Nelsons conducts Beethoven's Ninth
Gewandhausorchester
Production Date: 31/12/2022
77 Min
In Leipzig, the tradition of the Gewandhausorchester performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to herald the new year stretches back over century. This concert filmed on New Year’s Eve 2022 sees the current Gewandhauskapellmeister, Andris Nelsons, continue the custom in style, with a first-class line-up of soloists and no fewer than three Leipzig choruses lending their voices in a rousing musical celebration.
- Soloists:
- Christiane Karg (Soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Mezzo-Soprano), Mauro Peter (Tenor), Andrè Schuen (Baritone)
- Ensembles:
- Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, MDR Rundfunkchor, GewandhausChor, GewandhausKinderchor
- Conductor:
- Andris Nelsons
