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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has been played in Vienna to mark the 200th
of its first performance. The premiere of Beethoven's
took place at a theatre in Austria's
city on the 7th of May, 1824. Vienna is the city where the German
lived and worked for much of his
. He composed many of his most famous works there. The anniversary
earlier this week was conducted by the world-famous Italian
Riccardo Muti. A member of the
told the BBC how happy she was to sing in the 200-year celebration. She said: "It's the
world to us to be able to sing this wonderful
of love. You're lifted up…when you're singing."
