By Park Ji-won
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) will perform Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 at the Lotte Concert Hall to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, Sunday. The concert will be live streamed.
The 65-minute performance subtitled "2020 Beethoven Ode to Joy," arranged by Jaakko Kuusisto, composer, conductor, and violinist, will be presented with a variety of artists ― conductor Markus Stenz, bass Park Jong-min, mezzo-soprano Lee A-kyeong, soprano Park Hye-sang, tenor Mario Bahg and the National Chorus of Korea ― and will viewable on SPO's YouTube channel, NaverTV, and Seoul City's YouTube channel for free from 5 p.m.