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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Phil Harrison, Hannah Verdier, Graeme Virtue, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: the most well-known piece of classical music turns 200

Nicholas Collon conducts the Aurora Orchestra during the Proms performance.
Arguably the most well-known piece of classical music … Nicholas Collon conducts the Aurora Orchestra during the Proms performance. Photograph: Sisi Burn

Beethoven’s Ninth Unwrapped

8pm, BBC Four
It is the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and given that it’s arguably the most well-known piece of classical music, it’s only right that it is commemorated. Nicholas Collon conducts the Aurora Orchestra in a signature memorised Proms performance. Soloists include Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Brenden Gunnell and Christopher Purves. The National Youth Choir of Great Britain joins for the final, joyous movement. Phil Harrison

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