What’s More Joyous Than 1,000 Ukeleles At Albert Hall?

“When Beethoven wrote his heaven-storming Ninth Symphony he cannot have imagined that the Ode to Joy would one day be played by an ensemble of 1,000 ukuleles. The attempt at the Albert Hall on Tuesday night was as sublime as it was ridiculous. … So full was the sold-out hall that room could not be found for the people who would count the number of players.”