Flash mob “Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9”
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2016
- Flash mob “Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9” was performed at Omotesando Hills, Shibuya, Tokyo, on Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Tokushima Prefecture is where Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was performed for the first time in Asia. The flash mob orchestra is an event for publicizing the 100th anniversary of this first performance to be commemorated in 2018.
Conductor: Keita Matsui
Solo singers: Shoko Kumada, Naoko Fujii, Aigaku Kishinami, and Takahito Asai
Performer: Tokushima Kinen Orchestra
Chorus: Musashino Chorus
Many people don't know Beethoven was completely deaf when he composed this symphony. He could hear all the parts in his mind. Pure genius.
In a 42 year career in Aviation, I spent 28 years working all around the world and know this: Get rid of the Statesmen, politicians, and soldiers. Send orchestras, bands, and choirs to different countries and let everyone sing together. What a great place it would be!
I’m Asian and I confirm we can automatically sing German when ode to joy comes up
I wonder if Beethoven had ever thought that in a few centuries his symphony would be played in a Japanese mall. Peace and goodwill to all mankind.
No sheet music seen anywhere------all these GRADE A + musicians memorized and played to perfection ----but thats the brilliance of the Japanese people !!
As a German native speaker I can’t express my awe of how PERFECT this German sounds even spoken by these Japanese - I wish my Japanese was as half as good as their German.
徳島県民は全員が第九を歌えるって噂はホントだったんだな。
This is coming from a German, I really had tears of joy watching this video, so thank you very much from Germany to Japan! これはドイツ人から来ている私は本当にこのビデオを見て喜びの涙を持っていました ドイツから日本へ、多くの感謝と賞賛を!!!!
It’s a flash mob on you, the viewer, because you didn’t know the whole mall was in on it.
見て、聞いていて、自然と涙がこみ上げます。
For all who are not realizing this: At
This shook me to my very core. I had a visceral, profound reaction to this that caught me completely off guard. Goosebumps down my legs and up my back. I had no idea how beautiful this was going to be. Very moving. I finally understand how people can be moved to tears in the presence of such beauty and excellence and grace because that is what just happened to me. Please, dear God, let our world gravitate toward moments like these and away from the tyranny and fear we are witnessing daily.
There is a very good reason, why after 250 years this piece is still performed and moves one to tears…a masterpiece of genius, thank you Beethoven, Bravo 👏👏👏👏
Music is truly the universal language. Japanese singing in German, spectacular!
If there is one thing humanity must keep alive. It is this.
I love how Beethoven’s 9th is so engrained into Japanese culture that the crowd just knows when to join in and sing.
What I find more impressive is how literally everyone remained quiet just so everyone can hear the music.
Japan is SO organized that even the Flash Mobs are announced so everybody leaves space for the performers
Brilliant, just brilliant.
As a Japanese American who has spent time in Japan, it wasn’t surprising to see the embrace of a classic. Japanese embrace music of all styles, but classical music is still deeply embedded in their culture. The young people playing in the orchestra reflect that foundational embrace of the classics. But what was just as amazing was the voices across generations singing the praise of this classic. The voices together was truly inspirational. Wish I could have been there. Hard to beat this performance on any level.