Proms 1942 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1942 - BBC Proms - BBC

27 Jun 1942, Royal Albert Hall

18:30 Sat 27 Jun 1942 Next Event

Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1942

18:30 Sat 27 Jun 1942 Royal Albert Hall

Programme

- - Unknown
  - National Anthem
- - John Ireland
  - Epic MarchWorld premiere
- - Giuseppe Verdi
  - La Traviata - 'È strano! è strano!'
- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
- - interval
- - Edward Elgar
  - ‘Enigma’ Variations
- - Franz Schubert
  - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Overture '1812'

Performers

Joan Hammond
soprano
soprano
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor

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