7,500 musicians set record for largest orchestra
Over 7,500 classical musicians on Saturday performed together at the Commerzbank football stadium in Frankfurt, breaking the world record for the largest orchestra, according to the German Institute for Records. Conductor Wolf Kerschek led the 45-minute long musical performance of Beethoven’s 'Ode to Joy'. The previous record was set in Australia in 2013 ​when over 7,200 musicians played together.