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Sat 13 Sep 2003
- 19:45
  Prom 73 - Last Night of the Proms 2003
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
  Gabriel Fauré
  Pavane (choral version)
  Joseph Phibbs
  LuminaWorld premiere
  Alfredo Catalani
  La WallyEbben?...Ne andrò lontana Act 1
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  I PagliacciRecitative & aria 'Qual fiamma avea nel guardo...Stridono lassù'
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Jules Massenet
  ThaïsIntermezzo 'Meditation' Act 2 Scene 2
  Georges Bizet
  CarmenNo. 5 Aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' Act 1
  George Grigoriu
  Valurile Dun?rii'Muzica' Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with additional Songs arranged by John Wilson, Stephen Jackson and Percy Grainger)
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Leila Josefowicz
  violin
  violin
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Angela Gheorghiu
  soprano
  soprano
  Percy Grainger
  music arranger
  music arranger
  John Wilson
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Stephen Jackson
  music arranger
  music arranger
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Leonard Slatkin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Gabriel Fauré
  Joseph Phibbs
  Alfredo Catalani
  Charles Gounod
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Alexander Borodin
  Jules Massenet
  Georges Bizet
  George Grigoriu
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Wood
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown
Fri 12 Sep 2003
- 19:30
  Prom 72
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Harrison Birtwistle
  The Shadow of NightUK premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Alastair Miles
  bass
  bass
  Charlotte Hellekant
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Robert Dean Smith
  tenor
  tenor
  Diana Damrau
  soprano
  soprano
  Philharmonia Chorus
  Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
  Christoph Dohnányi
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 11 Sep 2003
- 19:30
  Prom 71
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major - encore
  Performers
  Yo‐Yo Ma
  cello
  cello
  David Zinman
  conductor
  conductor
  Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Modest Mussorgsky
Wed 10 Sep 2003
- 19:00
  Prom 69
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergey Prokofiev
  The Stone Flower, Op 118No. 31 Russian Dance Proms premiere
  The Stone Flower, Op 118No. 32 Gypsy Dance Proms premiere
  The Stone Flower, Op 118No. 33 Severyan's Dance Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Christian Blackshaw
  piano
  piano
  Rebecca Evans
  soprano
  soprano
  Gianandrea Noseda
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gustav Mahler
- 22:00
  Prom 70
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 170, ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 1 Ouverture (Zaïs) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 2 Deuxième entrée 'La Musique': Air tendre (Les fêtes d'Hébé) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 3 Tambourins 1 & 2 (Dardanus) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 4 Air tendre pour les Muses (La temple de la Gloire) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 5 Contredanse en rondeau (Les Boréades) Act 1 Scene 4 UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 6 Air gracieux (La naissance d'Osiris) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 7 Gavottes pour les Heures et les Zéphirs (Les Boréades) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 8 Orage (Platée) Act 1 Scene 6 UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 9 La poule UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 10 Ritournelle (Hippolyte et Aricie) Act 3 UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 11 Danse des sauvages (Les Indes galantes) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 12 Entrée de Polymnie (Les Boréades) UK premiere of this version
  L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)No. 13 Chaconne (Dardanus) UK premiere of this version
  George Frideric Handel
  Ariodante, HWV 35Scherza infida Act 2 Proms premiere
  Ariodante, HWV 35Dopo notte, atra e funesta Act 3 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Anne Sofie von Otter
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Marc Minkowski
  conductor
  conductor
  Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble Orchestra (formerly Les Musiciens du Louvre)
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  George Frideric Handel