Proms 1981

Proms 1981 Calendar

By Year

Fri 17 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1981
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  The National Anthem (arr. Britten)
  Igor Stravinsky
  Le roi des étoiles
  Benjamin Britten
  Spring Symphony
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Southend Boys’ Choir
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  Linda Finnie
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Eiddwen Harrhy
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Igor Stravinsky
  Benjamin Britten
Sat 18 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 93 in D major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite
  Performers
  Anthony Goldstone
  piano
  piano
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Strauss
  Kodály Zoltán
Mon 20 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Piano Trio No 1 in B flat major
  Gustav Mahler
  Das klagende Lied (original version, 1880)
  Performers
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  György Pauk
  violin
  violin
  Ralph Kirshbaum
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Teresa Cahill
  soprano
  soprano
  Gwynne Howell
  bass
  bass
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Gustav Mahler
Tue 21 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Lloyd
  Symphony No. 6 First public performance
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Romeo and Juliet - Duet - The Nurse'e role given to flute and clarinet in this performance.
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  Eilene Hannan
  Juliet
  Juliet
  Keith Lewis
  Romeo
  Romeo
  Edward Downes
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  George Lloyd
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Wed 22 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Witold Lutosławski
  Livre pour orchestre Proms premiere
  Robert Schumann
  Cello Concerto in A minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Ralph Kirshbaum
  cello
  cello
  Günther Herbig
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Witold Lutosławski
  Robert Schumann
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 23 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Symphony No. 2First UK concert performance
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  Performers
  Itzhak Perlman
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Edward Elgar
Fri 24 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  John McCabe
  Variations on a theme of Hartmann Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 6 in D major
  Performers
  György Pauk
  violin
  violin
  Nobuko Imai
  viola
  viola
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  John McCabe
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Antonín Dvořák
Sat 25 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Alborada del gracioso (for Orchestra)
  Paul Patterson
  Voices of Sleep UK premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  George Gershwin
  An American in Paris
  Performers
  Suzanne Murphy
  soprano
  soprano
  London Choral Society
  London Chorale
  Philip Fowke
  piano
  piano
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Nicholas Cleobury
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Paul Patterson
  George Gershwin
Sun 26 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Roger Marsh
  Not a soul but ourselves... Proms premiere
  Henri Pousseur
  Agonie World premiere
  Nigel Osborne
  Poem without a hero Proms premiere
  William Brooks
  Madrigals Proms premiere
  Performers
  James Wood
  percussion
  percussion
  Nona Liddell
  violinviola
  violinviola
  Judith Pearce
  flutealto flute
  flutealto flute
  Christopher van Kampen
  cello
  cello
  Gareth Hulse
  oboecor anglais
  oboecor anglais
  John Whiting
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Electric Phoenix
  Composers
  Roger Marsh
  Henri Pousseur
  Nigel Osborne
  William Brooks
Mon 27 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)A Night on the Bare Mountain Act 3 Scene 1
  Sergey Prokofiev
  The Ugly Duckling, Op 18Proms premiere
  Alexander Scriabin
  Prometheus: The Poem of Fire
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Op 71 (Act 2)
  Performers
  David Wilson‐Johnson
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Elisabeth Söderström
  soprano
  soprano
  Viktoria Postnikova
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Alexander Scriabin
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 28 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Karelia Suite
  Hugh Wood
  Cello Concerto
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
  Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
  Performers
  Moray Welsh
  cello
  cello
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Hugh Wood
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 29 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 12 - In honour of the wedding of HRH The Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Les Noces
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
  Performers
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Michael Rippon
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Janet Price
  soprano
  soprano
  Cynthia Buchan
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pamela Priestley-Smith
  soprano
  soprano
  Jennifer Smith
  soprano
  soprano
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Felix Mendelssohn
Thu 30 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Gloriana – Symphonic Suite Proms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Manfred
  Performers
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor
  tenor
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Uri Segal
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fri 31 Jul 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pierre Boulez
  Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
  Alban Berg
  Chamber Concerto
  Olivier Messiaen
  Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
  Performers
  Paul Crossley
  piano
  piano
  Mark Kaplan
  violin
  violin
  London Sinfonietta
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pierre Boulez
  Alban Berg
  Olivier Messiaen
Sat 1 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 44 in E minor 'Trauersinfonie'
  Luigi Dallapiccola
  Canti di prigionia Proms premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gary Bertini
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Luigi Dallapiccola
  Gustav Mahler
Sun 2 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Nigel Osborne
  In Camera Proms premiere
  Tim Souster
  Sonata First public performance
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Fleur du silence, Op 150 World premiere
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Silbury Air Proms premiere
  Performers
  John Constable
  piano
  piano
  James Holland
  percussion
  percussion
  Christopher van Kampen
  cello
  cello
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  London Sinfonietta
  Ronald Zollman
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Nigel Osborne
  Tim Souster
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Harrison Birtwistle
Mon 3 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Alexander von Zemlinsky
  Lyric Symphony Proms premiere
  Performers
  Imogen Cooper
  piano
  piano
  Sir Thomas Allen
  baritone
  baritone
  Elisabeth Söderström
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Alexander von Zemlinsky
Tue 4 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 83 in G minor 'La poule'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Flute Concerto in G major, K313
  Joseph Haydn
  Cantata 'Miseri noi! misera patria!', Hob. XXIVa:7 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
  Performers
  Stephen Preston
  flute
  flute
  Judith Nelson
  soprano
  soprano
  David Roblou
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Christopher Hogwood
  conductor
  conductor
  Academy of Ancient Music
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 5 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Alan Bush
  Two Shakespeare Sonnets, Op 92 World premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Performers
  Michael Roll
  piano
  piano
  Graham Titus
  baritone
  baritone
  Bryden Thomson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  Robert Schumann
  Alan Bush
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 6 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alban Berg
  Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  Zoltán Kocsis
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alban Berg
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 7 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
  Priaulx Rainier
  Concertante World premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Yo‐Yo Ma
  cello
  cello
  Neil Black
  oboe
  oboe
  Dame Thea King
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Joseph Haydn
  Priaulx Rainier
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 8 Aug 1981
- 19:00
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  La forza del destino (original version)- performed in the original 1862 version First UK performance in modern times of original version
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  John Matheson
  conductor
  conductor
  Janet Coster
  Preziosilla
  Preziosilla
  Kenneth Bowen
  Trabuco
  Trabuco
  Peter Glossop
  Don Carlo
  Don Carlo
  Don Garrard
  Guardiano
  Guardiano
  Derek Hammond-Stroud
  Melitone
  Melitone
  David Fieldsend
  Surgeon
  Surgeon
  Kenneth Collins
  Don Alvaro
  Don Alvaro
  Roderick Kennedy
  Marquis
  Marquis
  Martina Arroyo
  Donna Leonora
  Donna Leonora
  Alison Truefitt
  Curra
  Curra
  Philip O'Reilly
  Alcade
  Alcade
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
Mon 10 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Gurrelieder
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  Philip Langridge
  Klaus the Fool
  Klaus the Fool
  Sir John Tomlinson
  Peasant
  Peasant
  Günther (Günter) Reich
  speaker
  speaker
  Jessye Norman
  Tove
  Tove
  Gwendolyn Killebrew
  Wood-Dove
  Wood-Dove
  Wolfgang Neumann
  Waldemar
  Waldemar
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Goldsmiths Choral Union
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
Tue 11 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Serenade in E flat major, Op 7
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
  Hans Werner Henze
  Symphony No. 1 (revised version) Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  London Mozart Players
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Hans Werner Henze
Wed 12 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K 297b (version for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn )
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  Jack Brymer
  clarinet
  clarinet
  David Cripps
  horn
  horn
  Anthony Camden
  oboe
  oboe
  Martin Gatt
  bassoon
  bassoon
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Claudio Abbado
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
Thu 13 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60 (second version)Proms premiere
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Gustav Kuhn
  conductor
  conductor
  Willard White
  Truffaldino
  Truffaldino
  Donald Bell
  Music Master
  Music Master
  Alexander Oliver
  Dancing MasterScaramuccio
  Dancing MasterScaramuccio
  John Fryatt
  Brighella
  Brighella
  Dale Duesing
  Arlecchino
  Arlecchino
  Fiona Kimm
  Dryad
  Dryad
  Deborah Rees
  Naiad
  Naiad
  Helena Döse
  Prima DonnaAriadne
  Prima DonnaAriadne
  Elizabeth Ritchie
  Echo
  Echo
  Gianna Rolandi
  Zerbinetta
  Zerbinetta
  Maria Ewing
  The Composer
  The Composer
  Dennis Bailey
  The TenorBacchus
  The TenorBacchus
  Hugh Hetherington
  Officer
  Officer
  Omar Ebrahim
  Wigmaker
  Wigmaker
  John Hall
  Footman
  Footman
  William Fox
  Major-Domo
  Major-Domo
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
Fri 14 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  A Life for the TsarWaltz Act 2 Proms premiere
  A Life for the TsarMazurka Act 2 Proms premiere
  A Life for the TsarKrakowiak Act 2 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz 115 Proms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  Homage to the Russian People - potpourri UK premiere
  Louischen-Polka, Op 339 UK premiere
  Vergnügungszug - quick polka, Op 281 (reorchestrated Dmitry Shostakovich) UK premiere of this arrangement
  Vincent Youmans
  Tahiti Trot (after 'Tea for Two' by Vincent Youmans), Op 16
  Performers
  Tamás Vásáry
  piano
  piano
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  James Holland
  percussion
  percussion
  John Chimes
  percussion
  percussion
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Béla Bartók
  Johann Strauss II
  Vincent Youmans
Sat 15 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Strauss II
  Der ZigeunerbaronProms premiere of complete work
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  James Lockhart
  conductor
  conductor
  Lillian Watson
  Arsena
  Arsena
  Derek Hammond-Stroud
  Zsupán
  Zsupán
  Alexander Oliver
  Ottokar
  Ottokar
  Teresa Cahill
  Saffi
  Saffi
  John Kitchiner
  Count Carnero
  Count Carnero
  Anne Collins
  Mirabella
  Mirabella
  Maldwyn Davies
  Sandor Barinkay
  Sandor Barinkay
  Katherine Pring
  Czipra
  Czipra
  Niall Murray
  Count Homonay
  Count Homonay
  Mark Wildman
  Pali
  Pali
  BBC Opera Chorus
  Composers
  Johann Strauss II
Mon 17 Aug 1981
- 19:00
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Lucio Silla, K 135 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Richard Hickox
  conductor
  conductor
  Neil Jenkins
  Lucio Silla
  Lucio Silla
  Dame Felicity Palmer
  Cecilio
  Cecilio
  Alastair Ross
  harpsichord continuo
  harpsichord continuo
  Adrian Thompson
  Aufidio
  Aufidio
  Eiddwen Harrhy
  Lucio Cinna
  Lucio Cinna
  Patrizia Kwella
  Celia
  Celia
  Arleen Augér
  Giunia
  Giunia
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Tue 18 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Webern
  Passacaglia, Op. 1
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Nigel Kennedy
  violin
  violin
  Colin Carr
  cello
  cello
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Walter Weller
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anton Webern
  Johannes Brahms
  Antonín Dvořák
Wed 19 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 3 in D minor
  Performers
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfreda Hodgson
  contralto
  contralto
  Southend Boys' Choir
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Philharmonia Chorus (1964-77, New Philharmonia Chorus) (women's voices)
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
Thu 20 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Iannis Xenakis
  Empreintes Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Petrushka (1911 version)
  Performers
  Kyung-wha Chung
  violin
  violin
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  Charles Dutoit
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Iannis Xenakis
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 21 Aug 1981
- 19:00
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 47 in G major
  Marek Stachowski
  Divertimento Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
  Performers
  Christian Zacharias
  piano
  piano
  Jerzy Maksymiuk
  conductor
  conductor
  Polish Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Marek Stachowski
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 21:30
  Prom 34
  Holy Trinity, Brompton
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Motet 'Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf', BWV 226
  Chorale Prelude 'Gott, durch deine Güte', BWV 600
  Felix Mendelssohn
  6 Anthems, Op 79No. 5 Lasset uns frohlocken
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'Puer natus in Bethlehem', BWV 603
  Felix Mendelssohn
  6 Anthems, Op 79No. 1 Frohlocket, ihr Völker
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'In dir ist Freude'
  Felix Mendelssohn
  6 Anthems, Op 79No. 2 Herr Gott, du bist unsre Zuflucht
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig', BWV 618
  Felix Mendelssohn
  6 Anthems, Op 79No. 4 Herr, gedenke nicht unser Übelthaten
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ', BWV 623
  Felix Mendelssohn
  6 Anthems, Op 79No. 6 Um unsrer Sünden
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'Heut'triumphieret Gottes Sohn', BWV 630
  Felix Mendelssohn
  6 Anthems, Op 79No. 3 Erhaben, O Herr, über alles Lob
  Hear my prayer
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Motet 'Fürchte dich nicht', BWV 228
  Performers
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Cleobury
  organ
  organ
  BBC Singers
  Peter Hurford
  organ
  organ
  Judith Rees
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Felix Mendelssohn
Sat 22 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Harrison Birtwistle
  For O, for O, the Hobbyhorse is Forgot UK premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  L' Ascension (organ version) Proms premiere of this version
  Trad.
  Homrong Krao Nawk Proms premiere
  Ramsat Chatri Proms premiere
  Montri Tramote
  Khaek Toi Mor 'Thao' Proms premiere
  Narisara Nuvadtivongs
  Khmer Sai Yok Proms premiere
  Trad.
  The KhonYok Rob Proms premiere
  Hanuman Chap Suparnamacha Proms premiere
  Ah Noo Proms premiere
  Serng Sawing Proms premiere
  Performers
  Les Percussions de Strasbourg
  Timothy Bond
  organ
  organ
  Thai Classical Music Group of Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok
  Prapon Jayjarern
  dancer
  dancer
  Suthip Uppatam
  dancer
  dancer
  Trairat Pipatpokapole
  dancer
  dancer
  Chulalux Warunyuwong
  dancer
  dancer
  Charnchai Intarasunanont
  singer
  singer
  Somsak Ketukaenchan
  khluie
  khluie
  Eingoral Sudlert
  dancer
  dancer
  Apirom Peerananont
  dancer
  dancer
  Nattapong Sowatr
  double ranad
  double ranad
  Chalee Aeimsri
  dancer
  dancer
  Jureeporn Bussarakul
  dancer
  dancer
  Nipa Trisatianpaisan
  dancer
  dancer
  Composers
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Olivier Messiaen
  Trad.
  Montri Tramote
  Narisara Nuvadtivongs
Sun 23 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
  Gioachino Rossini
  Stabat mater
  Performers
  Ruggero Raimondi
  bass
  bass
  Katia Ricciarelli
  soprano
  soprano
  Lucia Valentini Terrani
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Dalmacio Gonzalez
  tenor
  tenor
  Philharmonia Chorus
  Carlo Maria Giulini
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Gioachino Rossini
Mon 24 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in D
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Performers
  Alicia de Larrocha
  piano
  piano
  Raymond Leppard
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Wagner
Tue 25 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Haffner', K 250
  Witold Lutosławski
  Concerto for Oboe and Harp Proms premiere
  Leos Janáček
  Taras Bulba
  Performers
  Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Bela Dekany
  violin
  violin
  Witold Lutosławski
  conductor
  conductor
  Ursula Holliger
  harp
  harp
  Heinz Holliger
  oboe
  oboe
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Witold Lutosławski
  Leos Janáček
Wed 26 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Stephen Kovacevich
  piano
  piano
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Jean Sibelius
Thu 27 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  John Tavener
  Akhmatova: Requiem Proms premiere
  Performers
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  baritone
  baritone
  Phyllis Bryn‐Julson
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  John Tavener
Fri 28 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Pohjola's Daughter
  Violin Concerto
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Paavo Berglund
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Johannes Brahms
- 23:00
  Prom 42 - All-night concert of music from India
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Vilayat Khan
  Raga Vilayat Khani Kanhra
  Trad.
  Raga Jog
  Tabla solo in jhaptal and rupak tal
  Raga Bageshwari
  Raga Shahana Kanhra
  Raga Bhairav Bahar
  Raga Lalit
  Raga mixed Purbi, Sindhi and Punjabi Bhairavis
  Performers
  Vilayat Khan
  sitar
  sitar
  Avtar Singh
  tabla
  tabla
  Irshad Khan
  surbahar
  surbahar
  Zakhir Hussein
  tabla
  tabla
  Sultan Khan
  sarangi
  sarangi
  Niyaz Ahmed Khan
  singer
  singer
  Composers
  Vilayat Khan
  Trad.
Sat 29 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'- Menahem Pressler, Isidore Cohen & Bernard Greenhouse are the members of the Beaux Arts Trio
  Joseph Haydn
  Piano Trio in G major, Hob. XV:25Proms premiere
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Menahem Pressler
  piano
  piano
  Isidore Cohen
  violin
  violin
  Bernard Greenhouse
  cello
  cello
  Beaux Arts Trio
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Joseph Haydn
  Robert Schumann
Mon 31 Aug 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Mass in B minor
  Performers
  Andrew Parrott
  conductor
  conductor
  Neil Jenkins
  tenor
  tenor
  David Thomas
  bass
  bass
  Emma Kirkby
  soprano
  soprano
  Judith Nelson
  soprano
  soprano
  John Toll
  organ continuo
  organ continuo
  Eirian James
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Taverner Players
  Taverner Choir
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Tue 1 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Jonathan Harvey
  Persephone Dream Proms premiere
  Leos Janáček
  Sinfonietta
  Performers
  Alfred Brendel
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Jonathan Harvey
  Leos Janáček
Wed 2 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Frank Martin
  Concerto for Seven Wind InstrumentsProms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No 5 in F major
  Performers
  Margaret Campbell
  flute
  flute
  Richard Weigall
  oboe
  oboe
  Colin Parr
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Andrew Barnell
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Robert Blackburn
  horn
  horn
  Alan Whitehead
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Ray Brown
  trombone
  trombone
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  Erich Schmid
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Frank Martin
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 3 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Frederick Delius
  Piano Concerto in C minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Frederick Delius
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 4 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Samuel Barber
  Essay No. 1, Op 12
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Performers
  Georg Solti
  conductor
  conductor
  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Samuel Barber
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Modest Mussorgsky
Sat 5 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’ - edition unspecified
  Performers
  Georg Solti
  conductor
  conductor
  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Anton Bruckner
Sun 6 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Anon.
  Tuba Gallicalis
  Guillaume Dufay
  L'alta bellezza tua, virtute, valore
  Vergene bella
  Quel fronte signorille in paradiso
  Jean Tapissier
  Eya dulcis adque vernans rosa/Vale placens peroratrix
  Guillaume Dufay
  Craindres vous vueil, doulce dame
  Bon jour, bon mois, bon an
  John Dunstable
  Quam pulchra es
  Johannes Bedyngham
  Mi verry joy, and most parfit plesere
  Walter Frye
  Ave Regina coelorum
  Ave Regina coelorum - organ arrangement from the Buxheim Organ Book (c.1460)
  Guillaume Dufay
  Navré je sui d'un dart penetratif
  Se la face ay pale
  Se la face ay pale - organ arrangement from the Buxheim Organ Book (c.1460)
  Se la face ay pale
  La Spagna
  Guillaume Dufay
  Donnés l'assault a la fortresse
  Adieu m'amour, adieu ma joye
  Ce moys de may
  Gilles Binchois
  Filles a marier ne vous mariez
  Je loe Amours et ma dame mercye
  Je loe Amours et ma dame mercye - organ arrangement from the Buxheim Organ Book (c.1460)
  Johannes Legrant
  Entre vous, nouviaux mariés
  Guillaume Dufay
  O tres piteulx/Omnes amici eius
  Hélas mon dueil, a ce cop sui je mort
  Robert Morton
  Il sera par vous conbatu/L'homme armé
  Il sera par vous conbatu/L'homme armé
  Il sera par vous conbatu/L'homme armé
  Performers
  Philip Pickett
  medieval wind instruments/director
  medieval wind instruments/director
  New London Consort
  Catherine Bott
  singer
  singer
  John Potter
  singer
  singer
  David Roblou
  positive organ
  positive organ
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Anon.
  Guillaume Dufay
  Jean Tapissier
  John Dunstable
  Johannes Bedyngham
  Walter Frye
  Gilles Binchois
  Johannes Legrant
  Robert Morton
Mon 7 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  John Buller
  The Theatre of MemoryWorld premiere
  Malcolm Arnold
  Fantasy, Op 114aProms premiere
  Frederick Delius
  The splendour falls on castle wallsProms premiere
  On Craig DduProms premiere
  To be Sung of a Summer Night on the WaterProms premiere
  William Walton
  The First Shoot (version for brass band)Proms premiere
  David Bedford
  The golden wine is drunkProms premiere
  Derek Bourgeois
  Brass Band Concerto No. 2, Op. 49Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  Malcolm Hicks
  celesta
  celesta
  John Wolfe
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Ross Pople
  cello
  cello
  Christine Messiter
  flute
  flute
  Alfred Wallbank
  contrabass clarinet
  contrabass clarinet
  Ralph Izen
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Elisabeth Fletcher
  harp
  harp
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Black Dyke Band
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band
  Simon Joly
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Gareth Roberts
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  John Buller
  Malcolm Arnold
  Frederick Delius
  William Walton
  David Bedford
  Derek Bourgeois
Tue 8 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Richard Strauss
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 1 Zueignung
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 2 Cäcilie
  Die Frau ohne SchattenBarak, mein Mann Act 3 Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Performers
  Birgit Nilsson
  soprano
  soprano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Stephen Portman
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Richard Strauss
  Jean Sibelius
  Richard Wagner
Wed 9 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No 3 in D minor - According to printed programme 1873 version was performed, but 1877/78 may have been the version actually played.
  Performers
  Daniel Barenboim
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestre de Paris
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Anton Bruckner
Thu 10 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Pierre Boulez
  Notations 1–4 & 7Notations I UK premiere
  Notations 1–4 & 7Notations II UK premiere
  Notations 1–4 & 7Notations III UK premiere
  Notations 1–4 & 7Notations IV UK premiere
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’
  Performers
  Jacques Delécluse
  organ
  organ
  Daniel Barenboim
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestre de Paris
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Pierre Boulez
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Fri 11 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 55
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Stafford Dean
  bass
  bass
  Kenneth Woollam
  tenor
  tenor
  Linda Esther Gray
  soprano
  soprano
  London Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 12 Sep 1981
- 19:30
  Prom 56 - Last Night of the Proms 1981
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Lark Ascending
  William Walton
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Malcolm Arnold
  Four Cornish Dances, Op 91No. 1 Vivace
  Four Cornish Dances, Op 91No. 2 Andantino
  Four Scottish Dances, Op 59No. 2 Vivace
  Four English Dances, Op 33 Set 2
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 7 Home, Sweet Home
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 9 Rule, Britannia!
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Trad.
  Auld Lang Syne (arr. Cedric Thorpe Davie)
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Iona Brown
  violin
  violin
  David Wilson‐Johnson
  baritone
  baritone
  Hallé Choir
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  William Walton
  Malcolm Arnold
  Henry Wood
  Hubert Parry
  Trad.
  Unknown

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