Violence has claimed the lives of several young people in Baltimore. How are youth homicides being dealt with, and how can future violence be prevented? The BSO will perform Beethoven's Ninth this weekend conducted by Marin Alsop.

Too many young lives have been lost in Baltimore in recent months. What will it take to reduce violence against city youth? We ask members of Baltimore City's Youth Commission, Councilman Brandon Scott and Daniel Webster with the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence.

Plus, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was the last he wrote, widely considered his greatest. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform it this weekend. Tom Hall talks with BSO Music Director Marin Alsop about the message behind Beethoven’s music.