Zubin Mehta - Beethoven Symphony No.9 Choral 4th mov - Japan Earthquake Relief Concert

00:00 Beethoven's Symphony No.9 - Presto, Allegro Assai
06:22 O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!
07:14 Allegro Assai
09:46 Alla Marcia. Allegro Vivace Assai
13:53 Andante Maestoso, Adagio Non Troppo Ma Divoto
17:09 Allegro Energico, Sempre Ben Marcato
19:22 Allegro Ma Non Tanto

Soprano: Hisami Namikawa
Mezzo Soprano: Mihoko Fujimura
Tenor: Kei Fukui
Bass: Attila Jun
Chorus: Tokyo Opera Singers
NHK Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Zubin Mehta

On April 10, Zubin Mehta, a musical director of Florence May Festival Orchestra,conducted a charity concert benefitting the survivors of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11. In the concert he conducted Beethoven's Symphony Number 9 with NHK Symphony Orchestra. Zubin Mehta and the orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino was in Tokyo when the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake struck. Just after Zubin had lunch with his wife who had a birthday on that day, they had a big earthquake. After the destructive earthquake, Zubin and the Florence-based Orchestra had to suspended their performance and return home to Italy due to power supply problem in Tokyo. When Zubin left Japan, he said in tears that "it is very sad that we cannot perform for friends in Japan. But I believe we can encourage the victims of the March 11 earthquake in near future and I promise that I will return to Japan". He kept his words and came to Japan to perform Beethoven's Symphony Number 9. Although Zubin had only a day to rehearse with NHK Symphony Orchestra, their performance was magnificent , and made the audience spellbound. Zubin and the Orchestra performed "Air on the G string" to display their grief and to pay their respect to the victims of the March 11 earthquake. Therefore they asked the audience not to applaud after performance. The audience praised their performance as "it was so passionate and I have never seen that", "vibrancy of cello and horns moved me" and "while I was listening to their performance, I somehow understood why Zubin selected Beethoven's Symphony Number 9". Zuibn Mehta had a memorial concert to encourage the victims' families on 9/11. He conducted Mahler's Symphony Number 2 "the resurrection" at the memorial concert in New York, and he performed Beethoven's Symphony Number 9 in Tokyo. Every December in Japan, many concerts of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony are held. It is actually said that Japanese are people who love Beethoven's Ninth Symphony most. However this time was totally different, it had a special meaning to Japanese. I think that the audience who listened to their performance clearly understood the meaning of the forth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and one thing I am sure is that their performance greatly encouraged Japanese people.

東北関東大震災 被災者支援チャリティー･コンサート
ズービン･メータ指揮／NHK交響楽団　特別演奏会
4.10 東京文化会館

ベートーヴェン：交響曲 第9番 ニ短調 op.125「合唱付き」
指揮：ズービン･メータ
ソプラノ：並河寿美
メゾ･ソプラノ：藤村実穂子
テノール：福井 敬
バス：アッティラ･ユン
管弦楽：NHK交響楽団
合唱：東京オペラシンガーズ

「今月のフィレンツェ歌劇場日本公演を無念にも途中で切り上げなければならなくなって以来、この偉大な国、日本を襲った未曾有の悲劇の後に、何かこの国の素晴らしい人々を­助けられることがないかと考えておりました。

この度、厳しい苦境に立たされている多くの人々を勇気づける機会を与えてくださったNHK交響楽団、東京･春･音楽祭、そしてサントリーホールの皆さん、それにフィレンツ­ェ歌劇場日本公演を主催したNBS（日本舞台芸術振興会）にも感謝したいと思います。」

2011年3月27日
ズービン･メータ

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[Sikalyn]

THIS IS A "NO MISTAKE", THE BEST I EVER HEARD, UP JAPAN !! UP ZUBIN METHA !!

THANKS FOR SHARING THIS JEWEL WITH US

[silviocpfrg]

Beethoven,number one.....always !

[helenaprice]

Absolutely spellbinding. Thanks for uploading.

[xxiangel]

Thank you for this video! This made my evening soooo much better!!

[SakuLakulakura]

AWESOME!!

[Sikalyn]

The singers are so good. I'm sure that angels in heaven have the same voice as this beautiful and amazing soprano...her voice is going deeply inside me, like i knew her before i was born! Mehta can't help kissing her hand, lol!

[drojaz1]

Jesucirsto! sin palabras!.......la precusion esta divina El timablista se luce,como ejecuta! (minuto 23:09) por Dios!. Grande Metha! Grande!......y por supuesto Beethoven el mejor de todos los tiempos.Bravo!

[czarssalad]

the greatest symphony of all time :)

[thanuyen]

hay quá !!!!!

[bhanujoshipolicy]

I have just started learning violin and my teacher asked me to listen to 9th symphony. I have browsed and listened almost every conductor but NO ONE has done it as perfectly as Maestro Mehta. Utter perfection and his calm movements gave this piece the necessary effect.

True tribute to Japan.

[maechel200]

very good, Music lover from Taiwan.