Did you know Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – and the Ode to Joy therein – was picked as our anthem in 1985?

As we celebrate his birthday today, we pay tribute to this brilliant European whose music evokes the noble aspirations of a Europe of #freedom, unity, and solidarity.

Music unites, inspires, moves #Europe.

🎥 Producer: Jens Illemann, musician, teacher from the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and current world record holder for largest online orchestra © European Union, 2021