Gala Concert - German Unity Day - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor

Name: Gala Concert - German Unity Day - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Start: 2026-10-03T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-03T19:00:00+02:00
Location: St. Nikolaikirche Potsdam

took place · 3 Oct 2026

St. Nikolaikirche Potsdam, Germany

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Gala Concert - German Unity Day - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor — St. Nikolaikirche Potsdam, Potsdam

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A gala concert celebrating German Unity Day takes place on Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 19:00 in St. Nikolaikirche, Potsdam. The programme features Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in D minor, one of the most significant works in classical music history. This is one of nine German dates on the tour, which also includes concerts in Berlin, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Fürth, Paderborn, Nuremberg, and Bremen. St. Nikolaikirche provides a fitting venue for this ceremonial event, uniting the celebration of national unity with Europe's musical heritage.

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About: Ludwig van Beethoven

One of the most performed composers in the world year after year, Beethoven wrote music that still fills concert halls two centuries after his death - from the four-note opening of the Fifth Symphony to the choral finale of the Ninth.

most-performed composer worldwide in 2024 (Bachtrack, 30,000+ concerts tracked)

6.1M

monthly Spotify listeners (classical composers ranking)

722

total catalogued works, incl. 9 symphonies, 35 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets

EU cities in the Beethoven27 pan-European concert project (2024-2027)

What's new

2025-01
Bachtrack's annual statistics confirmed Beethoven as the second most performed composer worldwide in 2024, across more than 30,000 tracked concerts in 48 countries.
2024-2027
The pan-European Beethoven27 project, led by conductor Jan Caeyers and ensemble Le Concert Olympique, is touring 27 EU cities with 27 key Beethoven works, targeting at least 27,000 attendees.
2026-02
The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Philharmonie Berlin on 24 February 2026, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.

Tracks

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ('Choral')premiered 1824, first major choral symphony; 'Ode to Joy' is the EU anthem

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67four-note opening motif, one of the most recognised passages in all of music

Piano Sonata No. 14 ('Moonlight'), Op. 27 No. 2composed 1801, among the most streamed classical piano works worldwide

Symphony No. 3 ('Eroica'), Op. 55premiered 1805, widely seen as the work that launched the Romantic era in music

Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59)composed 1810, discovered posthumously; one of the most recognised piano pieces globally

Gala Concert - German Unity Day - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor

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