The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has chosen a program to honour the Anzacs on the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli.
Beethoven Complete Incidental Music to Egmont
Beethoven Symphony No.9 ‘Choral’
Diego Matheuz conductor
William McInnes narrator
Susan Gritton soprano
Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano
Bülent Bezdüz tenor
Teddy Tahu Rhodes bass-baritone
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus
On the eve of the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli, Diego Matheuz conducts Beethoven’s music to Goethe’s Egmont, a score that positively crackles with the play’s rich themes of love and heroic defiance. The composer’s Ninth Symphony, with its message of brotherhood and unity, makes a fitting concert companion.