A figurine of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is seen in the souvenir shop of the Beethovenhaus museum, where Beethoven spent some of his summers and composed sections of his Ninth Symphony, on April 30, 2024 in Baden bei Wien, Austria. The house is presenting a special exhibition entitled "The Path of the Ninth - from Baden to the World", running from April 27, 2024 to November 3, 2024. Austria celebrates the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which had its world premiere on May 7, 1824 at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)