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5 Aug 1949, Royal Albert Hall
Previous Event
19:30
Fri 5 Aug 1949
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Fidelio – ‘Abscheulicher! … Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern’
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
interval
Humphrey Searle
Overture to a Drama, Op 17
World premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
Proms premiere of this version
Performers
Emelie Hooke
soprano
soprano
Solomon
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Humphrey Searle
Igor Stravinsky
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Part of
Proms 1949
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
The Emperor
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