From us, for you: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 

World leaders need to collaborate as well as professional musicians can do.

Thank you - as an ER physician dealing with the repercussions of this global tragedy, it is beautiful to have reminders of why we are putting our lives at risk every day. You have touched my heart and given me, and others, strength to keep being what we are - doctors - because of what you are - artists....

I am a physician in Indonesia. I lost it when the chorus came in. Thank you.

We never give up. from JAPAN🇯🇵

Expected: a melody we've all heard many times Expected: the slow build as each musician comes in Unexpected: all of a sudden being overwhelmed by the beauty of it all Art can be so special in these times. Bless you all, and thank you.

This is why music is SO important. In a language that we can all relate to, all feel and all bond. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For sharing your gifts with us all in time where we need hope, love and song. Beautiful!

Thank you. I don't know how it must feel for you to perform without an audience but we are definitely here and listening and appreciating. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of humanity.

A deaf man that knows what joy would sound like is a great testament to the potential greatness of humanity.

"Joy is not a luxury. Joy is a courageous act in a world of pain and suffering." - Jennifer Mathews

Never commented on you tube before but I will be watching this every day until we get out......and then maybe just everyday...thank you Rotterdam... from Scotland ❤️

My five-year-old son can’t get enough of this. I tried to get him to listen to a recording of the whole symphony, but he wasn’t having it. “I want the Beethoven where they speak Dutch!” And he starts saying, “Hallo allemaal, ik ben,” to remind me which video he means, even though he knows no Dutch. And while he’s listening: “I can’t wait for the flute!!!” Update: I’m glad to report that a few weeks on, my son is listening to whole Beethoven symphonies! And it all started with this video. Thank you so much!

Is there another piece that speaks so well to the indomitable human spirit? Ugly crying here, folks. Thank you for sharing.

To all of you: You made our day. We hope the outcome of this situation will be the reconsideration of what we want from life and who we are. Kisses from Tehran, Iran.

I didn't realize how much I needed that until I saw this video.

I'd had an [admittedly obvious] epiphany a year or two ago, that we are all part of eachother's 100 years. THANK YOU ALL for being part of my hundred years. We are an amazing cohort--artists, doctors, nurses, educators, custodians, garbage collectors, politicians, world leaders, librarians, criminals--we are all sharing this window of time together. I love you

Great work, thanks !

Exquisite! Someone wrote that musicians are saving her sanity. Perhaps we could use this opportunity to remind the larger population that music and the arts are essential to humanity, and that without a system where artists get paid a reasonable amount for their work (performances or recordings), the ongoing availability of quality music is seriously at risk. Pennies a month from streaming services like Spotify do not help. With increased economic stress now across the world, musicians are at even greater risk. Most of my friends who are full time musicians are faced with tremendous loss of income. Let’s do whatever we can to support our musicians!

Musicians are saving my sanity the past couple of weeks. Working from home, stressing about finances, worrying about my parents thousands of miles away... Thank you for being the medicine I so desperately needed. Much love to you all.

こんな状態の中でこんな動画が観れるとか…RU-vidがあって良かったです。

This . . . Is how we all need to be. Apart yet uniting for a single cause. Beautiful!

Fabulous. Excuse me while I just get something out of my eye...

I hope this goes viral, the world needs this.

When I saw all the comments saying how they cried unexpectedly, I didn't think I would cry but I did. This hit me so hard, thank you so much. Music can heal.

The hair on my arms gave you a standing ovation during the entire performance, concert etiquette be damned!

I imagine Maestro Ludwig is smiling. Super effort by the musicians and the engineering team!

My favorite: "Don't cry over anything that can't cry over you" however the beautiful sounds of music bring tears of joy and appreciation

How many times have I heard this tune, but never got goosebumps like this before. What a beautiful orchestra of pure joy and unity. This video teaches the world to be in harmony, to stay strong and united. Let us heal from all the fear and sorrow, loss and despair. Dearest artists, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless us all. Love from Calgary, Canada.

Crying every time I hear it. Thank you so much all of you, brothers and sisters from the orchestra!

Musicians are physicians of the soul. I am feeling better, Doctors.

I put my tablet on my stomach and felt the music through my whole body and soul. Thank you for this gift. I cried tears of joy. The world has slowed down so we can enjoy each moment. Judy

"Alle Menschen werden Brüder..." what a wonderful mind....

No concert, no lesson, no future musical event will ever be more important or as powerfull as these last 4 minutes. Thank you for sending such an uplifting message in such tumultuous times. God Bless.

Oh My Gosh....I don't know if I'm crying because the music was so beautiful or because I'm seeing how the world is coming together like never before. Showing love, compassion, empathy and passion like never before. It is a crying shame that we have to have a pandemic for us to show and share so many beautiful things. God Bless you all during these trying times.

Literally crying at the end. It's difficult to explain how powerful this music is. This song has survived so many ugly events in human history. Yet, it remains beautiful. Thank you Rotterdam philharmonic orchestra, you have shown us exactly what context our current worries exist in. In the existence of this song, Rotterdam was cruelty burnt to the ground. The citizens of the Netherlands experienced unimaginable suffering, yet the song survived. Now the citizens of Rotterdam can proudly perform the music, just like the generations before them. I know coronavirus is terrifying, and it had deeply harmed my personal life. But we will survive this crisis, just like Beethoven's symphony. There will be a time when symphony halls across the world will be full again.

Großartig - phänomenal. Vielen Dank an alle Musiker*innen.

Celebrities: let's sing a song we're not qualified to sing to try and unite the world! Rotterdam Philharmonic: hold my beer.

This actually brought me to tears. The creativity of humans with their ability to design and play musical instruments, the joy it brought me to witness the joy it brought those playing them, the ingenuity it requires to write music and perform it bringing together such magnificent beauty to behold with the ear. . What really touched me was the individuals in the orchestra coming together and offering the gift of their performance to anyone who is able to find them and listen. Thank you!

my teacher made the whole fifth grade watch this, i am a student and I loved it :)

In tears. THANK YOU

Wonderful music. Beautiful sounds. Thank you. You gave me brave. from a. nurse in a hospital in Japan.

This is so beautiful I'm crying. If only the world would come together like this at all times. Thank you!!

Music is life. In my darkest moments it has never failed me. It never will. Love our musicians-they save lives, they sustain lives, they give life itself.

My wife played this for me at the breakfast table this morning. About thirty seconds in, it was all I could do to not begin weeping. Not because the music was so beautiful, but as each sequestered musician appeared on the screen I thought about all the dedication, all the blood sweat and tears, all the sacrifices each one of them has made. I thought about their desire, compulsion, thirst, and lust to make music with other musicians. I thought, what if there was never again any live music, where people congregate, gather and come together to become an AUDIENCE and clap and smile and cry and dance and turn to the stranger sitting next to them with that knowing smile that we, WE, are sharing something really special together. Never in my entire life have I felt so strong about MUSIC. MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC. I think of all my wonderful friends, my best friends, my most cherished friends and we all became friends through our love of music. It's like it's the core of our friendship. I will someday hear live music again with kindred spirits on my right, my left, in front and behind me and I know when I hear that first note I will weep.

I literally have goosebumps and tears in my eyes right now. This theme is the culmination of almost an hour of searching, of exploring, and then when the theme is finally found by the basses about 2 minutes into the finale it's like setting off a powder keg where suddenly everyone agrees and gets along with each other. It was relevant 200 years ago, and it is definitely relevant now. Beethoven was a genius. This is what we need in the world today. Now if they could do the double counterpoint section by video conference, THAT would be impressive. 😁

Twenty years, or so, ago a musician friend joked about session musicians "phoning in their parts". Now, it seems, it is literally possible. Well done! Musically and from a sound engineering standpoint.

Alle Menschen werden Brüder, Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.

Every time I hear musicians playing this WELL it literally gives me shivers. Amazing.

This is one of the greatest moments in internet history.

Thank you to our friends in the Netherlands who ALWAYS seem to get it right.

Thank you for bringing beauty into the world. There is hope.

Thank you. Thank you. Just beautiful!

Magnifique , sublime ! Thank you, merci beaucoup de France

I am amazed at how a group of passionate people could overcome physical boundaries and be able to combine their talents to cheer up the world with music of peace and hope.

I sing in a Choral Society and performed Beethoven's 9th. recently, so this performance brought me to tears, specially now since we had to stop our rehearsals and cancel our upcoming spring concert. I hope that in the near future after this health crisis is over all people will be able to once again sing an "ode to Joy" Thank you for this beautiful gift of music and brotherhood in the midst of sad times indeed.

心がすさんでたけど、豊かになりました。

Thank you to all of you for your kind and generous effort to lighten up the darkness that has fallen over our planet. This is absolutely lovely! May God Bless all of you.

My wife was born on a farm about 15 klicks north of Rotterdam. Her parents watched the city erupt in flames in May of 1940 and lived through five years of occupation. As we cope with this pandemic I remember the courage of my Dutch family, I draw strength from knowing that people have survived terrible times. Thank you for this beautiful gift to the world, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

When the chorus came in, I picture we, the viewers, as the voices!

I'm a Taiwanese, it makes me so emotional.Even though some countries don't know Taiwan, even consider Taiwan is a part of China that never mind for us... Because we are people in this world and we are family of the earth! Let's cheer up, it's gonna be alright

Never give up!,! From south korea!🇰🇷

I am weeping ~ profound gratitude for such a beautiful and perfect gift.

"There are and will be thousands of princes; there is only one Beethoven"

早速のご返事ありがとうございます。思わず涙が出ました。 暗いからこそ明るいニュースが、希望が持てない時こそ希望の光が欲しいのです。 心より感謝いたします。私もやっとチェロを弾く心のゆとりが持てそうです。 遠く離れた息子のフルートと共に演奏を楽しむ事にします。

Unity of people is all we need right now.

*sniff* - LOVED THIS. OK I completely lost it when the choir came in. Tears and everything.

Wonderful, wonderful. Tears and no words. A wonderful connection with the world while feeling so isolated by events.

Brilliant. I was impressed. Ladies and gentlemen of the world, let's defeat the coronavirus!Japan is also in the midst of unrest right now. Hearing this performance calmed my mind and gave me a burst of energy. I hope to see you all again somewhere. Everybody's fine.

I am 10 and have been playing violin for about 4 years and it is a pleasure to hear this wonderful music played by people like me

Beauty from ashes. Thank you! Showing my children this as part of our learn from home curriculum, so that they remember this as a time the world was united.

I think we’d all love to read how this was made. I basically don’t care if it’s synced playback to an existing recording, or separate recordings mixed together with prerecorded choir added, or a joint ‘live’ performance with choir added… I can hardly imagine the latter is technically possible, and if it’s the second option, it’s a truly remarkable feat of sound mastering! But even if it’s the first (playback), I admire the idea and applaud the musicians! Meanwhile, I’m just (professionally) curious to know how it was made and hope to learn from it!

play this every morning. It keeps me grounded, knowing that we will get through this,but also remembering those that have died. Thank You.

Truly wonderful! Thank you so much. I needed uplifting - in addition to self isolating my darling wife of 53 years died of aggressive cancer last Monday so my spirits have been lifted by you marvellous musicians.

Priceless makes me proud of mankind From USA Thank you

The world is a better place because of music and creativity all over the world! I thank you, profoundly! And now, excuse me while I get some Kleenex.

So beautiful; and so needed to keep us going until we can keep going strong as we were. G-d bless all the musicians, and all the world who is suffering from this horrific Pandemic. With the hope of the vaccines that have been worked on nonstop, developing for months already, we shall overcome the horrors that we have worked so hard to not allow it to destroy more than it already has. Yes, we have all been at war to survive. We must not allow for evil to cause suffering any longer; and be thankful for those who brought us thru it, with the least possible way to destroy further....

Goosebumps raised, tears welling. Thank you so much for this beautiful rendition!

proud to live in a world where these exist.

I'm weeping. To Ode To Joy. My God, people can be so good. And music goes beyond everything-- all barriers gone. Thank you so much for this you beautiful people!

We see these wonderful moments and automatically thank the musicians. I'd like to add my gratitude for the engineers and technicians who make it possible for us to experience this in such a powerful way.

This is the music we need today.

I am in tears listening to the beauty and strength of your music in these hard times. Heather in Washington State, USA It is truly a small world.

We just want you to know how much we appreciate this beautiful and uplifting recital here in quarantine in our home in Boston. Peace to the world and good health to all of you.

Thank you for reminding us of the beauty that is inside us

Music is the universal language that we all understand

I didn't realise how much I needed this either; I've never cried to Beethoven before!

Thank you, Beethoven. Thank you, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest.

This union of Joy through music brought me to tears. Enough said.

I am a musician and my 10 year old son is learning this piece on his violin. It brought tears to my eyes as he sat in my lap and we watched it together. Thank you.

Thank you. I am not an emotional person and I have been slowly trying to understand how the world is changing due to COVID-19. This touched my heart and soul. I cried for the beauty of the music and for the world.

It must occur to you that your whole life's work might have been for this single moment of spreading so much joy and love in your music. Thank you, really, thank you!

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.” Thank you for giving me Joy 💖

I needed this..thank you all so much ..tears of joy

Absolutely exquisite, and very much needed at times like these. Bravo!

I too was brought to tears by this gorgeous performance. How inspiring for finding creative solutions to the physical distancing that we are all experiencing right now.

Music is extraordinary.. It's universality binds us together. Tears...

This brought tears to my eyes. Music is the universal language. Thank you and much love from America. 🧡🧡🧡

FROM the U. S. A. Georgia 🇺🇸 Bravissimo !!!!

It made me cry. The world definitely needs this.

This makes me miss my orchestra so much, I needed this to remind me why I still play, even without them

music magic....peaceful nourishment