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Beethoven’s mighty ‘Choral’ Symphony, with its famous ‘Ode to Joy’ finale, is performed by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and new Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth in the first of their two Proms together this season (see Prom 43). The symphony’s monumental, revolutionary musical statement – seizing hope and happiness from doubt and struggle – is picked up in Helen Grime’s Proms commission Meditations on Joy, whose three movements are each inspired by a different poem and facet of joy.

Broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four on Sunday 23 July, 8pm

Image: Ryan Wigglesworth