Beethoven before Marx: The European Summer Philharmonic strikes up an ode to the heart

One could also be skeptical: Beethoven’s popular 9th symphony in front of the Marx head in Chemnitz – German dominant culture and German suffering culture combined – a mediocre idea to fill the city center? But the idea of ​​the Saxon Mozart Society, which had invited numerous guests for the big summer performance, turned out to be a stroke of luck for the young musicians…