[Orchestra playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, first movement: "Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso"] ♪ Conductor, voice-over: The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra was originally created to fight on the cultural front.

It's this incredible group of musicians who are not only talented, but are all there with this emotional connection, because we're bonded by, yes, not only music, but our desire to fight against oppression... ♪ Voice-over: Saying that Ukrainian culture is alive, it's strong, you can't kill it, you won't silence it, and it's only going to become more strong.

♪ [Music ends] Voice-over: And that's what Beethoven's Ninth Symphony does.

It represents all struggles of life, and it represents all the pureness in life, the innocence, the beauty.

That's why I love Beethoven.

♪ Voice-over: And the idea to sing the "Ode to Joy" in the Ukrainian language adds that extra strength.

You have the melody, you have the power of the orchestra, but when you have the words sung in the language of this country that is suffering so much, it's all the more powerful.

[Choir sings "Ode to Joy" in Ukrainian] [Orchestra warming up] ♪ ♪ [Sustained applause begins] [Applause abates] [Strings begin playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, first movement: "Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso"] ♪ [Orchestra joining in] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Music ends] [Playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, second movement: "Molto vivace"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Music ends] [Playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, third movement: "Adagio molto e cantabile"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Music ends] [Playing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, fourth movement: "Finale--Ode to Joy"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Music pauses] [Playing "Ode to Joy"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Music pauses] [Singing "Ode to Joy" in Ukrainian] [Music resumes] ♪ ♪ [Music pauses] ♪ [Music resumes] [Soloist and choir singing in Ukrainian] [Choir pauses singing] ♪ [Choir singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Choir singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Soloists singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Choir singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Choir holding long note] ♪ [Music pauses] ♪ ♪ [Singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Choir joining in in Ukrainian] [Singing pauses] ♪ ♪ ♪ [Choir singing "Ode to Joy" in Ukrainian] ♪ ♪ [Singing pauses] ♪ [Male choir members singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Female choir members join in, singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Male choir members singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Choir singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Singing pauses] ♪ [Choir singing in Ukrainian] ♪ [Singing continues] ♪ [Singing pauses] ♪ [Choir resumes singing] ♪ ♪ ♪ [Choir's singing continues] ♪ [Male choir members singing softly] ♪ [Female choir members join in singing] ♪ ♪ [Singing pauses] ♪ [Singing in Ukrainian] [Singing pauses] ♪ [Singing resumes] ♪ [Singing continues] ♪ [Choir singing in Ukrainian] [Choir's singing pauses] [Singing resumes] ♪ [All singing] ♪ ♪ [Singing pauses] ♪ [Choir singing in Ukrainian] ♪ ♪ ♪ [Music ends] [Audience cheering] [Sustained applause] [Applause continues] [Conductor shouts in Ukrainian] [Orchestra and audience reply in Ukrainian] [Cheering, whistling, and applause] And now, we will play Yurii Shevchenko arrangement of the Ukrainian National Anthem.

[Applause] [Applause abates] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Music ends] [Sustained applause] [Audience cheering] [Applause continues] [Cheering rises] [Applause fades]