Various - The UNESCO Beethoven Symphony No. 9

In 2018, marking the exact 100th anniversary of the Armistice ending World War 1, the all-star World Orchestra for Peace gave two UNESCO designated performances of Beethoven�s 9th Symphony. Symbolically one in each of the UK and Germany � for the BBC Proms in London and for the W�rth Music Foundation in K�nzelsau. Founded in 1995 by Sir Georg Solti to reaffirm, in his words, �the unique strength of music as an ambassador for peace�, leading players from the world�s finest orchestras gave this performance at �the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month�, 100 years after the guns fell silent in 1918. The performance is preceded by moving words of welcome and introduction from Prof. W�rth and Lady Solti, both highlighting the need for brotherhood and joy amongst all nations, as reflected in the words of Schiller�s Ode in the choral finale.