Gala concert

BRUNO WALTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

JACK MARTIN HÄNDLER, conductor

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CHOIR: 

THE UNIVERSITY CHOIR TECHNIK STU, Bratislava 

WIENER SINGAKADEMIE, Wien 

CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg 

VASS LAJOS KAMARAKÓRUS, Budapest 

PRO MUSICA, Vilnius 

MÁRIA RYCHLOVÁ, soprano 

ALENA KROPÁČKOVÁ, mezzosoprano 

ĽUDOVÍT LUDHA, tenor 

PETER MIKULÁŠ, bass 

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 with Ode to Joy

Gala concert on the Day of Europe – 65th anniversary of Schuman declaration and
Day of Victory over Fascism – 70th anniversary of the End of World War II

The Concert was held under the auspices of:

Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic

Peter Pellegrini, Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic

Robert Fico, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic

Miroslav Lajčák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

Concert was organized in cooperation with Representation of the European Commission in the Slovak Republic, European’s Information Office in the Slovak Republic and Pressburger Philharmoniker NGO.

Concert was live broadcasted on Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS).