Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in an evening of Beethoven. The program opens with soloist Mikhail Pletnev's performance of "Concerto No. 2 for Piano" and continues with Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony." Recorded during the Philharmonic's tenth European Concert, this live performance features guest artists from around the globe, including Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser and Eike-Wilm Schulte.