AUSTRIA-GERMANY-MUSIC-BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY-ANNIVERSARY

A visitor (R) looks at manuscripts from the Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op, 125 by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven at Theatermuseum in Vienna, Austria on April 30, 2024, as the museum is presenting "particularly significant parts from Beethoven's autograph". Austria celebrates the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which had its world premiere on May 7, 1824 at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. To mark the event, the Theatermuseum, realized in collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage, is presenting some of Beethoven's manuscripts. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)