On May 7, 1824, Beethoven shared his 9th Symphony with the world even though he could never hear it. To celebrate the anniversary of Beethoven’s most glorious and jubilant masterpiece, Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Chorus presents an exhilarating testament to the human spirit, Beethoven’s Ninth bursts with brooding power and kinetic energy and culminates in the exultant hymn, “Ode to Joy.”