Antoine Plante
Conductor
January 18, 2017
Mercury opens Houston Public Media's new show: Encore Houston With Beethoven 9.
Mercury Chamber Orchestra performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Mercury Chamber Orchestra performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Runaway Productions

In our premiere episode of Encore Houston, Mercury Chamber Orchestra takes on the Symphony No. 9 in D minor by Beethoven. Known for its great length and epic scale, this symphony is an enduring work that is not only recognized as a musical triumph for the composer, but also a personal one, as he wrote it while almost entirely deaf.
Joining Mercury in this performance are guest soloists and members of the Houston Symphony Chorus.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
Antoine Plante, conductor
Mary Wilson, soprano
Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano
Zachary Wilder, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Houston Symphony Chorus
Betsy Cook Weber, director
Performance date: 5/14/2016
Originally aired: 1/7/2017
New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.

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