BBC Proms

BBC Proms Calendar

By Month

Thu 1 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Die Walküre Act 1 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Richard Strauss
  Die Liebe der Danae, Op 83Symphonic Fragment (arr. C. Krauss) Proms premiere
  Death and Transfiguration
  Performers
  Ludwig Suthaus
  Siegmund
  Siegmund
  Sylvia Fisher
  SieglindeBrünnhilde
  SieglindeBrünnhilde
  Clemens Krauss
  music arranger
  music arranger
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Fri 2 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Geoffrey Bush
  Overture 'Yorick' Proms premiere
  William Alwyn
  Autumn Legend London premiere
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 2 Minuetto
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 3 Adagietto
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 4 Farandole
  Performers
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Roger Winfield
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Geoffrey Bush
  William Alwyn
  Georges Bizet
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Sat 3 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz von Suppé
  Pique DameOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Johann Strauss II
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Overture
  Emperor Waltz
  Annen-Polka, Op 117
  Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
  Richard Strauss
  Der Rosenkavalier – suite
  Performers
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Franz von Suppé
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Joseph Haydn
  Johann Strauss II
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Mon 5 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo, rè di Creta, Suite, K 366 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
  Aria with recitative 'Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara', K 528
  Richard Strauss
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  5 Songs, Op 41No. 1 Wiegenlied
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 2 Cäcilie
  Performers
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Hilde Zadek
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Tue 6 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Cantata No. 154, 'Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren', BWV 154Jesu, lass dich finden
  Magnificat in D majorEsurientes implevit bonis
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Performers
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Szymon Goldberg
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Ernest Chausson
  Edvard Grieg
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Wed 7 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K417
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  Benjamin Britten
  Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
  interval
  Gian Carlo Menotti
  Amelia al balloOverture First concert performance in England
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Dennis Brain
  horn
  horn
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Pears
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Benjamin Britten
  Gian Carlo Menotti
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Thu 8 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Maid of PskovOverture
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minorProms premiere
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorAria 'No sleep, no rest' Act 2
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  Performers
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Alfred Orda
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Alexander Borodin
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Fri 9 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Gordon Jacob
  Cello ConcertoWorld premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  interval
  interval
  Performers
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Florence Hooton
  cello
  cello
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gordon Jacob
  Franz Liszt
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Sat 10 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  FalstaffÈ sogno o realtà? Act 2 Scene 1
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Concierto de Aranjuez Proms premiere
  Jaromír Weinberger
  Schwanda the BagpiperPolka Act 1
  Schwanda the BagpiperFugue Act 2
  Performers
  Redvers Llewellyn
  baritone
  baritone
  Dario Raucea
  piano
  piano
  Julian Bream
  guitar
  guitar
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Otto Nicolai
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Frederick Delius
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Jaromír Weinberger
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Mon 12 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 1 Allegro
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 2 Air
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 Bourrée
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 4 Hornpipe
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 6 Allegro deciso
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Edmund Rubbra
  Symphony No. 6, Op 80 Proms premiere
  Alexander Brott
  A Royal Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II First performance in England
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphonic Variations, Op 78
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Brott
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Edmund Rubbra
  Alexander Brott
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Tue 13 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Frederick Delius
  Piano Concerto in C minor
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Frederick Delius
  Gustav Holst
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Wed 14 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Overture)
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Exsultate, jubilate
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  interval
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Ilse Hollweg
  soprano
  soprano
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  Anthony Pini
  cello
  cello
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Thu 15 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Claude Debussy
  Rapsodie Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  André Gertler
  violin
  violin
  Walter Lear
  saxophone
  saxophone
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Alban Berg
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Claude Debussy
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Fri 16 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Alceste - Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  William Walton
  The Wise Virgins, suite
  John Ireland
  These Things Shall Be
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  Jennifer Vyvyan
  soprano
  soprano
  Trevor Anthony
  bass
  bass
  James Johnston
  tenor
  tenor
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  William Walton
  John Ireland
  Part of
  Proms 1955
Sat 17 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1955
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Golden CockerelIntroduction and Wedding March
  John Ireland
  Piano Concerto
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Symphony No. 1 in C major, J50, Op 19First concert performance in England
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Hector Berlioz
  The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
  The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
  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. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Gina Bachauer
  piano
  piano
  Constance Shacklock
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  John Ireland
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Hector Berlioz
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown
  Part of
  Proms 1955

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