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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was played in Vienna for the 200th
of its first performance. The
of Beethoven's
took place in Austria's
city on the 7th of May, 1824. The German
lived and worked in Vienna for much of his life. He composed his most
works there. A member of the
told the BBC how
she was to sing in the 200-year celebration. She said: "It's the
world to us to be able to sing this wonderful message of
. You're lifted up…when you're singing."
