Synopsis

Samira Ahmed leads a concert commemorating five decades of the renowned Monteverdi Choir, an ensemble established by conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. This Prom features Beethoven’s monumental Missa Solemnis, performed alongside the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and a distinguished array of soloists. The program opens with a short film charting the Monteverdi Choir's profound influence on the world of music throughout its pioneering half-century.