Out now: Complete Beethoven Symphonies with Andris Nelsons! Together with Andris Nelsons we have recorded Beethoven's complete symphonies for the Beethoven Anniversary Year 2020. Watch the whole video https://youtu.be/YavcAbSlnLw and order your CD and Blu-ray Audio Disc here: http://bit.ly/30PTSOt #Beethoven2020 #PlayOn | Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker

#Beethoven9 The double bass played by Herbert Mayr was crafted by luthier Michael Ignaz Stadlmann in 1783, dating back to the lifetime of Ludwig van Beethoven. This instrument showcases the unique sound characteristics of Viennese double basses from that era. Did you know that at the premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Kärntnertor Theater, where future Vienna Philharmonic Members also participated, parts of the Missa solemnis were performed in Vienna for the first time? #VPO