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2 Aug 1957, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Fri 2 Aug 1957
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Proms 1957 Prom 12
Prom 12
19:30 Fri 2 Aug 1957 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
interval
Robert Simpson
Symphony No. 1
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
interval
Performers
Lamar Crowson
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Robert Simpson
Edward Elgar
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Part of
Proms 1957
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Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
The Emperor
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