The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Iván Fischer performing Beethovens Ninth and sing-along

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In the famous Finale, the audience is allowed to participate. Here, 200 years ago, Beethoven added a choir and four vocal soloists to convey his universal message of peace and equality: Friedrich Schiller's Ode 'An die Freude'. It is not without reason that the melody became the official anthem of the European Union.

At the Ziggo Dome, the orchestra will be joined by soprano Eleanor Lyons, mezzo-soprano Olivia Vermeulen, tenor Michael Schade, and bass Hanno Müller-Brachmann, the National Mixed Youth Choir, and the audience. Before the intermission, the inspiring top conductor Iván Fischer, together with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, will prepare the entire hall so that after the intermission, a choir of thousands will sing along in the famous Finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. For more info and tickets, visit mojo.nl/kco

Do you want to sing along?

Prior to the concert, you’ll receive preparatory material including an introduction by Iván Fischer, vocal technique exercises and instructions on how to find out which part fits your voice. This allows you to practising your part at home in order to sing along in that grand finale in the Ziggo Dome. And for those who’d like to get even more out of the experience, there’ll be a pre-concert sing-along rehearsal from 7 p.m. at the Ziggo Dome.