Muti/ Vienna Philharmonic
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 17th August 2020
The last time I heard Beethoven’s Ninth was in February, the triumphant culmination of the Barbican’s Beethoven Weekender, where all nine symphonies were shared between five UK orchestras. Back then, we feared Ludwig overload this anniversary year, but planned cycles have since bitten the Corona-dust left, right and centre. There were no plans, however, for a cycle at the Salzburg Festival and its sole Beethoven symphony – the Ninth, conducted by Riccardo Muti – ended up being given on almost the same dates as Markus Hinterhäuser’s original schedule, with nearly the same line-up of performers.
Riccardo Muti, Asmik Grigorian, Marianne Crebassa and the Vienna Philharmonic
© Salzburg Festival | Marco Borrelli
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