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4 Aug 1961, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Fri 4 Aug 1961
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Prom 12
19:30 Fri 4 Aug 1961 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 93 in D major
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Maria Donska
piano
piano
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
John Cameron
bass
bass
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
Kyra Vayne
soprano
soprano
Patricia Carroll
piano
piano
Geneviève Joy
piano
piano
Thomas Rajna
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
BBC Singers
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
About this event
Part of
Proms 1961
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The Emperor
Stravinsky: Les Noces
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