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Fri 20 Jul 2001
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2001
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Colin Matthews
Fanfare
World premiere
Benjamin Britten
Paul Bunyan, Op 17
Overture Proms premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
John Adams
Harmonium
Performers
Emma Bell
soprano
soprano
James Rutherford
bass
bass
Dame Sarah Connolly
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Leigh Melrose
baritone
baritone
Jonathan Lemalu
bass
bass
Sarah Fox
soprano
soprano
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers
soprano
soprano
Sally Matthews
soprano
soprano
Anna Burford
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Emma Curtis
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Louise Mott
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Alfie Boe
tenor
tenor
Wynne Evans
tenor
tenor
Gwyn Hughes Jones
tenor
tenor
Rhys Meirion
tenor
tenor
Håkan Vramsmo
baritone
baritone
Guy Johnston
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Colin Matthews
Benjamin Britten
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward Elgar
John Adams
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Sat 21 Jul 2001
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
L' Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55
Acis and Galatea (Act 1: Happy we!)
Performers
William Christie
conductor
conductor
Tristan Hambleton
treble
treble
Andrew Foster-Williams
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Paul Agnew
tenor
tenor
Sophie Daneman
soprano
soprano
Les Arts Florissants
ensemble
ensemble
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Sun 22 Jul 2001
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
Nabucco
Overture
Il trovatore
Act 1 Scene 2 Proms premiere
Don Carlos
Act 4 Scene 1
Aida
Prelude Proms premiere
Aida
Act 2 Proms premiere
Performers
Verónica Villarroel
Leonora
Elisabeth de Valois
Aida
Leonora
Elisabeth de Valois
Aida
Leah-Marian Jones
Ines
Ines
Carlo Ventre
Manrico
Radamès
Manrico
Radamès
Vassily Gerello
Count of Luna
Rodrigo
Count of Lerma
Amonasro
Count of Luna
Rodrigo
Count of Lerma
Amonasro
Alastair Miles
King Philip II
King of Egypt
King Philip II
King of Egypt
Dolora Zajick
Eboli
Amneris
Eboli
Amneris
Alexander Anisimov
Grand Inquisitor
Ramfis
Grand Inquisitor
Ramfis
Leeds Festival Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
Hallé Choir
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Mon 23 Jul 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 01
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
François Couperin
Concerts royaux
quatrième concert in E minor Proms premiere
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
Pan et Syrinx
Proms premiere
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Pièces de clavecin en concerts
Premiere concert Proms premiere
Hippolyte et Aricie
Rossignols amoureux Proms premiere
François Couperin
Le rossignol-en-amour (from Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin)
- Performed without keyboard Proms premiere
Performers
Alison Bury
violin
violin
Erin Headley
viola da gamba
viola da gamba
Lucy Carolan
harpsichord
harpsichord
Carolyn Sampson
soprano
soprano
Nancy Hadden
flute
flute
Composers
François Couperin
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
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19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon, J306
Overture
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Benjamin Britten
Matinées musicales
No. 1 March - encore
Performers
Sibylla Rubens
soprano
soprano
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR)
Sir Roger Norrington
conductor
conductor
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Franz Schubert
Benjamin Britten
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Tue 24 Jul 2001
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alfred Schnittke
Moz-Art à la Haydn
Alexander Raskatov
The Seasons' Digest
UK premiere
Franz Liszt
Concert Fantasia quasi Concerto 'Après une lecture du Dante'
UK premiere
Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major, D 956 (arr. Gidon Kremer)
Proms premiere of this arrangement
Georgs Pelēcis
All in the Past (ing Oskar Strock)
- encore
Nino Rota
8 1/2
excerpt - encore
Performers
Eva Bindere
violin
violin
Gidon Kremer
violin/director
violin/director
Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Alfred Schnittke
Alexander Raskatov
Franz Liszt
Franz Schubert
Georgs Pelēcis
Nino Rota
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Wed 25 Jul 2001
19:00
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
What the Wild Flowers Tell Me (arr. Benjamin Britten)
No. 2 What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
Christopher Rouse
Seeing
European premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Performers
Emanuel Ax
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gustav Mahler
Christopher Rouse
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22:00
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Byrd
Mass for five voices
Thomas Tallis
Lamentations of Jeremiah, Lectio I
John Bull
Doctor Bull's my selfe
London premiere
Gloria tibi Trinitas
Proms premiere
Ut re mi fa sol la
Proms premiere
Alfonso Ferrabosco
Lamentations I
Proms premiere
William Byrd
Ne irascaris, Domine
Thomas Tallis
Spem in alium
Performers
Peter Phillips
conductor
conductor
Tallis Scholars
Catherine Ennis
organ
organ
Composers
William Byrd
Thomas Tallis
John Bull
Alfonso Ferrabosco
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Thu 26 Jul 2001
18:00
Proms Composer Portrait 01
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Sir James MacMillan
For Ian
London premiere
Piano Sonata
Cumnock Fair
Proms premiere
Performers
Simon Mulligan
piano
piano
Jeremy Young
piano
piano
Dan Storer
double bass
double bass
Yeomans String Quartet
Composers
Sir James MacMillan
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19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Overture 'Russian Easter Festival', Op 36
Sir James MacMillan
The Birds of Rhiannon
World premiere
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Performers
Vassily Sinaisky
conductor
conductor
Sir James MacMillan
conductor
conductor
The Sixteen
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sir James MacMillan
Richard Strauss
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Fri 27 Jul 2001
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edmund Rubbra
Symphony No. 4, Op 53
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet
piano
piano
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Edmund Rubbra
Maurice Ravel
Edward Elgar
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Sat 28 Jul 2001
11:00
Prom 10 - Town and Country
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
John Williams
Superman
Superman theme
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring – suite
Variations on a Shaker melody
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons
No. 2 in G minor, RV 315
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt
Barry Russell
Town and Country
World premiere
Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
No. 4 Storm
Roddy Skeaping
Habbits
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story
Mambo
Trad.
The Carnival of Venice (arr. David Childs)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Entr'acte Act 3 Scene 2
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
Performers
David Arnold
music arranger
music arranger
Rumon Gamba
conductor
conductor
Simon Thomas
presenter
presenter
Liz Barker
presenter
presenter
Daniel Hope
violin
violin
Barry Russell
conductor
conductor
Taffy Thomas
story-teller
story-teller
Ambleside CE Primary School, Cumbria, Percussion Group
Coniston Primary School, Cumbria, Percussion Group
Langdale Primary School, Cumbria, Percussion Group
All Saints CE Primary School, Stockport, Percussion Group
Warren Wood Primary School, Stockport, Percussion Group
Lucy Bailey
director
director
The gogmagogs
Sandhurst Junior School Choir
Felsted Primary School Choir
Farnborough Primary School Choir
David Childs
euphonium
euphonium
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
John Williams
Aaron Copland
Antonio Vivaldi
Sergey Prokofiev
Barry Russell
Benjamin Britten
Roddy Skeaping
Leonard Bernstein
Trad.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Henry Wood
Edward Elgar
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19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Claude Debussy
Printemps (arr. Christopher Palmer)
World premiere of this version
Gerald Finzi
Cello Concerto in A minor
Benjamin Britten
Spring Symphony
Performers
BBC Singers
Raphael Wallfisch
cello
cello
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Lillian Watson
soprano
soprano
Pamela Helen Stephen
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Colorado Children's Chorale
Southend Boys’ Choir
BBC National Chorus of Wales
London Symphony Chorus
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Claude Debussy
Gerald Finzi
Benjamin Britten
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Sun 29 Jul 2001
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sally Beamish
Knotgrass Elegy
World premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
Performers
Susan Bullock
soprano
soprano
Christopher Maltman
baritone
baritone
Brian Asawa
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Tommy Smith
saxophone
saxophone
New London Children’s Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
James Ehnes
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Sally Beamish
Sergey Prokofiev
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 30 Jul 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 02
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Gerald Finzi
Let us garlands bring, Op 18
Hugo Wolf
Mörike Lieder
No. 10 Fussreise
Mörike Lieder
No. 17 Der Gärtner
Mörike Lieder
No. 4 Jägerlied
Mörike Lieder
No. 6 Er ist's
Benjamin Britten
Folk-Song Arrangements
The Salley Gardens Proms premiere
Folk-Song Arrangements
The Plough Boy Proms premiere
Folk-Song Arrangements
The Miller of Dee Proms premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The House of Life
No. 2 Silent Noon
George Butterworth
Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
Proms premiere of complete work
Ma Bonny Lad
- encore
Benjamin Britten
Folk-Song Arrangements
The Foggy, Foggy Dew - encore
Performers
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Thomas Allen
baritone
baritone
Malcolm Martineau
piano
piano
Composers
Gerald Finzi
Hugo Wolf
Benjamin Britten
Ralph Vaughan Williams
George Butterworth
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19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No 2 'The Four Temperaments'
Proms premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat major
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Performers
Louis Lortie
piano
piano
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Carl Nielsen
Sergey Prokofiev
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Tue 31 Jul 2001
19:00
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le corsaire’
Stuart MacRae
Violin Concerto
World premiere
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra
Performers
Tasmin Little
violin
violin
Inger Dam-Jensen
soprano
soprano
Martyn Brabbins
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Stuart MacRae
Benjamin Britten
Richard Strauss
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22:00
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 11 Adagio - Allegro molto Act 2 No. 6
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 18 Finale: Allegretto - Allegro molto - Presto Act 2 No. 13
Judith Weir
Missa del Cid
World premiere of this version
Joseph Haydn
Mass in B flat major 'Schöpfungsmesse', Hob. XXII:13
Performers
Simon Callow
narrator
narrator
New London Chamber Choir
Paul Agnew
tenor
tenor
Emily Van Evera
soprano
soprano
Deborah Miles-Johnson
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Christian Hilz
bass
bass
Andrew Parrott
conductor
conductor
London Mozart Players
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Judith Weir
Joseph Haydn
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Wed 1 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'Carnival'
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Four Last Songs
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 2 Cäcilie - encore
Performers
Renée Fleming
soprano
soprano
Christoph Eschenbach
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Antonín Dvořák
Johannes Brahms
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
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Thu 2 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Arnold Schoenberg
Variations for Orchestra, Op 31
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
Frédéric Chopin
6 chants polonais, S 480
No. 5 Mein Freuden - encore
Kurt Weill
Royal Palace, Op 17
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes
piano
piano
Stephen Richardson
Husband
Husband
Janice Watson
Dejanira
Dejanira
Clive Bayley
Old Fisherman
Old Fisherman
Ashley Holland
Yesterday's Lover
Yesterday's Lover
Peter Bronder
Tomorrow's irer
Tomorrow's irer
Huw Rhys-Evans
Young Fisherman
Young Fisherman
Camilla Tilling
Off-stage Voice
Off-stage Voice
The Apollo Voices
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
Sergey Rachmaninov
Frédéric Chopin
Kurt Weill
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Fri 3 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Edgard Varèse
Arcana
Leonard Bernstein
Serenade
Proms premiere
West Side Story Suite
European premiere
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Performers
Joshua Bell
violin
violin
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Edgard Varèse
Leonard Bernstein
Maurice Ravel
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22:00
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Nitin Sawhney
Prophesy
Migration
River Pulse
Julian Joseph
Tribute to Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Prelude to a Kiss
Charlie Parker
Donna Lee
Julian Joseph
Candlelit Supper
Moonlight Affair
Stevie Wonder
Isn't She Lovely
Performers
Nitin Sawhney
guitar
keyboards
guitar
keyboards
Aref Durvesh
tabla
tabla
Jayanta Bose
vocals
vocals
Eric Appapoulay
guitar
bass
guitar
bass
Euston Liburd
drums
drums
Jonathan Chandra Pandy
rapper
rapper
Julian Joseph
piano
music arranger
piano
music arranger
Orlando LeFleming
bass
bass
Adam Salkeld
guitar
guitar
Jools Holland
piano
piano
Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Composers
Nitin Sawhney
Julian Joseph
Duke Ellington
Charlie Parker
Stevie Wonder
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Sat 4 Aug 2001
18:00
Proms Composer Portrait 02
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
John Tavener
The Child Lived
Iero Onero
Samaveda
Performers
Sofia Serra
soprano
soprano
Dominic Pecheur
cello
cello
Rebecca Clark
violin
violin
Gudrun Olafsdottir
soprano
soprano
Benjamin Wolf
conductor
conductor
Clare Cobley
alto flute
alto flute
Dawn Miller
alto flute
alto flute
Samuel Burstin
viola
viola
Matthew Constantine
cello
cello
Serafina Steer
harp
harp
Toby Higgins
percussion
percussion
Kate Royal
soprano
soprano
Juliette Bausor
flute
flute
Composers
John Tavener
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19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
John Tavener
Song of the Cosmos
World premiere
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
The Bach Choir
David Hill
conductor
conductor
Patricia Rozario
soprano
soprano
Deacon Meliton
bass
bass
Waynflete Singers
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
John Tavener
Gustav Holst
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Sun 5 Aug 2001
14:00
Prom 21 - The Nation's Favourite Prom
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Georges Bizet
Carmen, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Prélude
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess
Bess, you is my woman now Act 2 - encore
Igor Stravinsky
Fireworks
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicchi
Aria 'O mio babbino caro'
Sergey Rachmaninov
Three Russian Songs
No. 2 Akh tï, Van'ka - encore
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Paul Daniel
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Nadja Salerno‐Sonnenberg
violin
violin
Jascha Heifetz
music arranger
music arranger
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra) (string section leaders)
Elena Prokina
soprano
soprano
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Composers
Georges Bizet
Max Bruch
George Gershwin
Igor Stravinsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Giacomo Puccini
Sergey Rachmaninov
Edward Elgar
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20:00
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dances, Op 46
No. 1 in C major - encore
Performers
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Antonín Dvořák
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Mon 6 Aug 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 03
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet No. 12 in F major 'American', Op 96
Proms premiere
Béla Bartók
String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114
Proms premiere
Performers
Henschel Quartet
Composers
Antonín Dvořák
Béla Bartók
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19:00
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ian Wilson
Man-o'-War
World premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Arvo Pärt
Fratres (version for solo violin, strings and percussion)
Proms premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1 in F minor
Performers
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
conductor
violin/director
conductor
violin/director
Nobuko Imai
viola
viola
Ulster Orchestra
Composers
Ian Wilson
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arvo Pärt
Dmitry Shostakovich
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22:00
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Acis and Galatea
Proms premiere
Performers
Rosemary Joshua
Galatea
Galatea
Toby Spence
Acis
Acis
Paul Goodwin
conductor
conductor
Sir John Tomlinson
Polyphemus
Polyphemus
James Gilchrist
Damon
Damon
Academy of Ancient Music
Academy of Ancient Music Chorus
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Tue 7 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Nicolò Paganini
Variations on 'O mamma, mamma cara' from 'Il carnevale de Venezia', Op 10
- encore
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Orchestral version)
Performers
Vadim Repin
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
conductor
conductor
Composers
Paul Dukas
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nicolò Paganini
Modest Mussorgsky
Maurice Ravel
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Wed 8 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
The Seasons
Performers
John Mark Ainsley
Lucas
Lucas
Helmuth Rilling
conductor
conductor
Neal Davies
Simon
Simon
Simone Nold
Hannah
Hannah
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Wiener Singakademie
Composers
Joseph Haydn
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Thu 9 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt
Performers
Manfred Honeck
conductor
conductor
Simon Callow
narrator
narrator
Barbara Bonney
Solveig
Solveig
Bo Skovhus
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
Inge Kosmo
Anitra
Anitra
Wenche Foss
speaker
speaker
Sverre Anker Ousdal
speaker
speaker
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Edvard Grieg
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Fri 10 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Poul Ruders
Studium
UK premiere
Witold Lutosławski
Symphony No. 4
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Hugo Alfvén
Mountain King Suite
Herdsmaid's Dance - encore Proms premiere
Performers
Evelyn Glennie
percussion
percussion
Gert Mortensen
percussion
percussion
Thomas Dausgaard
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Poul Ruders
Witold Lutosławski
Jean Sibelius
Hugo Alfvén
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Sat 11 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Olivier Messiaen
Messe de la Pentecôte
No. 5 Sortie: Le vent de l'Esprit Proms premiere
L' Ascension (organ version)
No. 1 Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père
La nativité du Seigneur
No. 8 Les mages
La nativité du Seigneur
No. 9 Dieu parmi nous
Turangalîla Symphony
Performers
Wayne Marshall
organ
organ
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
The National Youth Orchestra
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
piano
piano
Cynthia Millar
ondes martenot
ondes martenot
Composers
Olivier Messiaen
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Sun 12 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Charles Ives
Three Places in New England
Pierre Boulez
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations I UK premiere
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations II UK premiere
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations III UK premiere
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations IV UK premiere
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations VII UK premiere
Tobias Picker
Concerto for Cello
World premiere
Leos Janáček
Sinfonietta
Performers
Paul Watkins
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
conductor
conductor
Composers
Charles Ives
Pierre Boulez
Tobias Picker
Leos Janáček
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Mon 13 Aug 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 04
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Ferruccio Busoni
Berceuse élégiaque, K252a, Op 42 (arr. Erwin Stein)
Alban Berg
Four Pieces, Op 5
Proms premiere
Arnold Schoenberg
Chamber Symphony No 1 in E major (arr. Anton Webern)
Proms premiere of this version
Johann Strauss II
Rosen aus dem Süden (arr. Arnold Schoenberg)
Performers
London Sinfonietta
Diego Masson
conductor
conductor
John Constable
piano
piano
Michael Collins
clarinet
clarinet
Composers
Ferruccio Busoni
Alban Berg
Arnold Schoenberg
Johann Strauss II
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18:00
Proms Composer Portrait 03
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Esa‐Pekka Salonen
Yta II
Concert Étude
Proms premiere
Second Meeting
Performers
Iain Farrington
piano
piano
Evgeny Chebykin
horn
horn
Adrian Wilson
oboe
oboe
Composers
Esa‐Pekka Salonen
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19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Two Portraits
Proms premiere
Paul Hindemith
Trauermusik
Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op 138
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Lachrymae
Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence, Op 70
Proms premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
The Tale of the Priest and His Worker, Balda, Op 36
Polka - encore
Toru Takemitsu
Face of Another
Waltz - encore
Performers
Yuri Abramovich Bashmet
viola/director
conductor
viola/director
conductor
Alexander Tchaikovsky
music arranger
music arranger
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Moscow Soloists (formerly Moscow Conservatoire Soloists)
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Paul Hindemith
Dmitry Shostakovich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Toru Takemitsu
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Tue 14 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 32 - The Great Escape - Hollywood's Golden Age
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Elmer Bernstein
The Great Escape
Main theme - encore Proms premiere
Hollywood and the Stars
Main theme Proms premiere
Miklós Rózsa
Ben-Hur
Overture Proms premiere
Ben-Hur
Parade of the Charioteers Proms premiere
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Old England Proms premiere
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Robin Hood and his Merry Men Proms premiere
Max Steiner
Gone with the Wind
Tara's Theme
Dimitri Tiomkin
A President's Country
Proms premiere
Elmer Bernstein
The Ten Commandments
excerpts Proms premiere
Aaron Copland
The Red Pony
Morning on the Ranch Proms premiere
The Red Pony
Dream March Proms premiere
The Red Pony
Circus Music Proms premiere
David Raksin
Laura
Laura theme (concert version) Proms premiere
Franz Waxman
A Place in the Sun
Orchestrial scenario Proms premiere
Bernard Herrmann
Taxi Driver: Night Piece for Saxophone & Orchestra
Proms premiere
Elmer Bernstein
The Man with the Golden Arm
Main theme Proms premiere
The Magnificent Seven
Main theme Proms premiere
The Great Escape
Main theme - encore
Performers
Elmer Bernstein
presenter
conductor
presenter
conductor
John Harle
saxophone
saxophone
BBC Concert Orchestra
Composers
Elmer Bernstein
Miklós Rózsa
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Max Steiner
Dimitri Tiomkin
Aaron Copland
David Raksin
Franz Waxman
Bernard Herrmann
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22:00
Prom 33 - An evening of Gypsy & Klezmer music
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Trad.
Two Guitars
Roby Lakatos
Symphony 'The Bird in the Dust'
A Minuet for Menuhin
Django Reinhardt
Nuages
Grigoras Dinicu
L' alouette
David Krakauer
Love Song for Lemberg/Lvov
Trad.
Der Gasn Nigon
David Krakauer
Klezmer Dance Tune Medley in B flat major
Tribute to Sidney Bechet
Trad.
Klezmer Wedding Song (unidentified)
- encore
Performers
Roby Lakatos
music arranger
violin
music arranger
violin
Lakatos
David Krakauer
clarinet
music arranger
clarinet
music arranger
David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!
Composers
Trad.
Roby Lakatos
Django Reinhardt
Grigoras Dinicu
David Krakauer
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Wed 15 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Esa‐Pekka Salonen
Foreign Bodies
UK premiere
Gustav Mahler
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 14 Revelge
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 6 Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 9 Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 5 Das irdische Leben
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 7 Rheinlegendchen
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 4 Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 2 Verlor'ne Müh
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 6 in D minor
Symphony No. 7 in C major
The Tempest – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Intrada - Berceuse (Largo - Andante sostenuto) - encore
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
No. 3 Anitra's Dance - Tempo di Mazurka - encore
Performers
Dietrich Henschel
baritone
baritone
Katarina Karnéus
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Esa‐Pekka Salonen
Gustav Mahler
Jean Sibelius
Edvard Grieg
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Thu 16 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Timothy Robinson
Jaquino
Jaquino
Lisa Milne
Marzelline
Marzelline
Alan Opie
Don Fernando
Don Fernando
Kim Begley
Florestan
Florestan
Charlotte Margiono
Leonore
Leonore
Reinhard Hagen
Rocco
Rocco
Steven Page
Don Pizarro
Don Pizarro
James Elliott
First Prisoner
First Prisoner
Rodney Clarke
Second Prisoner
Second Prisoner
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 17 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
György Ligeti
Requiem
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Performers
Charlotte Hellekant
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Caroline Stein
soprano
soprano
London Voices
Thomas Zehetmair
soloist
soloist
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen
conductor
conductor
Composers
György Ligeti
Igor Stravinsky
Béla Bartók
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Sat 18 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bedrich Smetana
Má vlast
No. 2 Vltava
Antonín Dvořák
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 1 in B major
Slavonic Dances, Op 46
No. 3 in A flat major
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 7 in C major
Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto pastoral
Proms premiere
Concierto de Aranjuez
Johann Strauss II
Frühlingsstimmen – waltz
Express - quick polka, Op 311
Proms premiere
By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
Johann Strauss
Radetzky March, Op 228
- encore
Performers
Patrick Gallois
flute
flute
Manuel Barrueco
guitar
guitar
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth
conductor
conductor
Composers
Bedrich Smetana
Antonín Dvořák
Joaquín Rodrigo
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss
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22:00
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Heinrich Schütz
O lieber Herre Gott, SWV 381
Selig sind die Toten, SWV 391
Ich weiss, dass mein Erlösser lebt, SWV 393
Johannes Brahms
Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Op 109
Chorale Prelude and Fugue on 'O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid', WoO 7
Proms premiere
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Salve, sidus Polonorum, Op 72
UK premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto for Two Solo Pianos
Arnold Schoenberg
De profundis, Op 50b
Friede auf Erden
Performers
Stephen Jackson
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Chorus
David Goode
organ
organ
Sam Walton
percussion
percussion
Adrian Spillett
percussion
percussion
Julian Warburton
percussion
percussion
Philip Moore
piano
soloist
piano
soloist
Simon Crawford‐Phillips
piano
piano
Jan Bradley
percussion
percussion
Stephen Whibley
percussion
percussion
James Goodwin
percussion
percussion
Geir Rafnsson
percussion
percussion
Rosalind Wright
percussion
percussion
Composers
Heinrich Schütz
Johannes Brahms
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Igor Stravinsky
Arnold Schoenberg
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Sun 19 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor
Sir George Benjamin
Sudden Time
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
The Tempest – Suite No. 1
No. 3 Caliban's Song (Allegro comodo) - encore
Performers
Alban Gerhardt
cello
cello
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo
conductor
conductor
Composers
Antonín Dvořák
Sir George Benjamin
Jean Sibelius
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Mon 20 Aug 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 05
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Frédéric Chopin
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60
Proms premiere
12 Études, Op 25
No. 7 in C sharp minor
12 Études, Op 25
No. 8 in D flat major
12 Études, Op 25
No. 12 in C minor
Claude Debussy
Images, Book 2
Proms premiere
György Ligeti
Études for solo piano
No. 2 Cordes vides (1985) - Étude No. 18 'Canon' is UK premiere Proms premiere
Études for solo piano
No. 7 Galamb borong (1988) - Étude No. 18 'Canon' is UK premiere Proms premiere
Études for solo piano
No. 18 Canon (2001) - Étude No. 18 'Canon' is UK premiere Proms premiere
Études for solo piano
No. 6 Automne à Varsovie (1985) - Étude No. 18 'Canon' is UK premiere Proms premiere
Performers
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
piano
piano
Composers
Frédéric Chopin
Claude Debussy
György Ligeti
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19:00
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
Todtenfeier
Arnold Schoenberg
Violin Concerto
Notturno for violin and strings
UK premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Ernst Kovacic
violin
violin
Joseph Swensen
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Gustav Mahler
Arnold Schoenberg
Johannes Brahms
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22:00
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Choral Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch'
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Canticum sacrum
Proms premiere
Iannis Xenakis
Polla ta dina
Proms premiere
Kenneth Hesketh
The Circling Canopy of Night
Proms premiere
Hans Werner Henze
Symphony No. 1 (revised version)
Performers
London Sinfonietta Chorus
Christopher Gillett
tenor
tenor
David Wilson‐Johnson
baritone
baritone
London Sinfonietta Chorus (women's voices)
Oliver Knussen
conductor
conductor
London Sinfonietta
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Igor Stravinsky
Iannis Xenakis
Kenneth Hesketh
Hans Werner Henze
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Tue 21 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Aaron Copland
El salón México
Samuel Barber
Adagio for strings
Leonard Bernstein
Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah'
Proms premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Three Movements
Performers
Susan Bickley
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Sir Stephen Hough
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Aaron Copland
Samuel Barber
Leonard Bernstein
Sergey Rachmaninov
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 22 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Trad.
Liu Yang River (arr. Lang Lang)
- encore
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams'
Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour
- encore
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Op 71 (Trepak: Russian Dance)
Encore
Performers
Lang Lang
piano
piano
Yuri Temirkanov
conductor
conductor
Imperial Music Choir
Composers
Sergey Rachmaninov
Trad.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
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Thu 23 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem
Giuseppe Verdi
Four Sacred Pieces
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Performers
Elizabeth Atherton
soprano
soprano
London Symphony Chorus
Yefim Bronfman
piano
piano
Sir Antonio Pappano
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Giuseppe Verdi
Ludwig van Beethoven
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22:00
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Duke Ellington
Harlem
George Gershwin
Lullaby (orchestral version)
Proms premiere
Leonard Bernstein
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Michel Camilo
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
UK premiere
Suite for Piano, Strings and Harp
Tropical Jam - encore
Caribe
- encore
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Big Band
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Martin Robertson
clarinet
clarinet
Michel Camilo
piano
piano
Composers
Duke Ellington
George Gershwin
Leonard Bernstein
Michel Camilo
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Fri 24 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Performers
Günter Wand
conductor
conductor
NDR Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg
Composers
Franz Schubert
Anton Bruckner
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Sat 25 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 6 'Fantaisies symphoniques', H 343
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
- encore
Performers
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Claude Debussy
Bohuslav Martinů
Johannes Brahms
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Sun 26 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
- encore
Performers
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Maurice Ravel
Hector Berlioz
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Mon 27 Aug 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 06
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
The Soldier's Tale
Performers
Nicholas Cleobury
conductor
conductor
Samuel West
narrator
narrator
Britten Sinfonia Soloists
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
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19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Toru Takemitsu
Ceremonial: An Autumn Ode
Proms premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture - encore
Performers
Mayumi Miyata
shō
shō
Martha Argerich
piano
piano
Charles Dutoit
conductor
conductor
NHK Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Toru Takemitsu
Sergey Prokofiev
Dmitry Shostakovich
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
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Tue 28 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 33 Prelude Act 3
Arnold Schoenberg
Pelleas and Melisande
Alexander Scriabin
Prometheus: The Poem of Fire
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
No. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1 - encore
Performers
Alexander Toradze
piano
piano
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Vladimir Vaneev
baritone
baritone
Valery Gergiev
conductor
conductor
Kirov Orchestra (also known as Kirov Opera Orchestra)
Composers
Richard Wagner
Arnold Schoenberg
Alexander Scriabin
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Wed 29 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Arnold Schoenberg
Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene, Op 34
Pierre Boulez
Le visage nuptial
Proms premiere
Béla Bartók
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
Performers
Françoise Pollet
soprano
soprano
Katharina Kammerloher
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Michelle DeYoung
Judith
Judith
László Polgár
Duke Bluebeard
Duke Bluebeard
Sandor Elès
narrator
narrator
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
Pierre Boulez
Béla Bartók
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22:00
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Constant Lambert
Prize Fight
Proms premiere
Gerald Finzi
Farewell to Arms, Op 9 (version with small orchestra)
Proms premiere
Romance, Op 11
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Nocturne
Constant Lambert
Piano Concerto
Proms premiere
Performers
Ian Bostridge
tenor
tenor
Philip Fowke
piano
piano
Giles Easterbrook
orchestrator
orchestrator
Edward Shipley
orchestrator
orchestrator
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Cleobury
conductor
conductor
Composers
Constant Lambert
Gerald Finzi
Benjamin Britten
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Thu 30 Aug 2001
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 6 Wedding March
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Slavonic Dances, Op 46
No. 7 in C minor - encore
Slavonic Dances, Op 46
No. 8 in G minor - encore
Performers
Truls Mørk
cello
cello
Herbert Blomstedt
conductor
conductor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Joseph Haydn
Antonín Dvořák
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Fri 31 Aug 2001
19:00
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Performers
Leonidas Kavakos
violin
violin
Ruth Ziesak
soprano
soprano
Herbert Blomstedt
conductor
conductor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Gustav Mahler
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22:00
Prom 55
Royal Albert Hall
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in D major, HWV 323
Antonio Vivaldi
Nisi Dominus, RV 608
Proms premiere
Recorder Concerto in C major
Proms premiere
Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684
Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
Giulio Cesare (Act 1 Sc 9: Va tacito e nascosto)
Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)
Performers
Andreas Scholl
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Genevieve Lacey
recorder
recorder
Paul Dyer
harpsichord/organ/director
harpsichord/organ/director
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Antonio Vivaldi
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Sat 1 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 56
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Enescu
Suite No. 1 in C major, Op 9
Antonín Dvořák
Violin Concerto in A minor
Grigoras Dinicu
Hora Staccato
- encore
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
Performers
Sarah Chang
violin
violin
Anon.
orchestrator
orchestrator
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Enescu
Antonín Dvořák
Grigoras Dinicu
Robert Schumann
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Sun 2 Sep 2001
19:00
Prom 57
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Julian Philips
Out of Light
World premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances
Performers
Andreas Haefliger
piano
piano
Tadaaki Otaka
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Richard Strauss
Béla Bartók
Julian Philips
Sergey Rachmaninov
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Mon 3 Sep 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 07
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Anon.
Edi beo thu hevene quene
Proms premiere
Ave virga decoris incliti
Proms premiere
In rosa primula
Proms premiere
Flos regalis virginalis
Proms premiere
Nicholas Brown
The Lily-white Rose
Proms premiere
John Pyamour
Quam pulchra es
Proms premiere
Anon.
Pia mater salvatoris
Proms premiere
Leonel Power
Credo (version unidentified)
Proms premiere
John Casken
To the Lovers' Well
- Latin & English words World premiere
John Benet
Tellus purpurium/Splendida flamigero
Proms premiere
John Plummer
Tota pulcra es
Proms premiere
John Dunstable
Descendi in ortum meum
Proms premiere
Performers
Orlando Consort
Composers
Anon.
Nicholas Brown
John Pyamour
Leonel Power
John Casken
John Benet
John Plummer
John Dunstable
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19:00
Prom 58
Royal Albert Hall
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Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella
No. 1 Introduction Act 1
Cinderella
No. 7 Dancing Lesson Act 1
Cinderella
No. 11 Second Appearance of Fairy Godmother Act 1
Cinderella
No. 29 Cinderella's Arrival at the Ball Act 2
Cinderella
No. 30 Grand Waltz Act 2
Cinderella
No. 36 Duet of the Prince and Cinderella Act 2
Cinderella
No. 37 Waltz-Coda Act 2
Cinderella
No. 38 Midnight Act 2
Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
Horn Concerto in B flat major
Proms premiere
Nicolò Paganini
Variations on 'O mamma, mamma cara' from 'Il carnevale de Venezia', Op 10 (arr. Sergei Nakariakov)
- encore
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Performers
Sergei Nakariakov
flugelhorn
flugelhorn
Vladimir Ashkenazy
conductor
conductor
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
Nicolò Paganini
Antonín Dvořák
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22:00
Prom 59
Royal Albert Hall
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Arnold Schoenberg
Verklärte Nacht (string sextet version)
Proms premiere of this version
Pierrot lunaire
Performers
Pierre-André Valade
conductor
conductor
Claron McFadden
reciter
reciter
Nash Ensemble
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
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Tue 4 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 60
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gabriel Fauré
Pelleas and Melisande – suite
Henri Dutilleux
'Tout un monde lointain ...'
Albert Roussel
Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op 43
Claude Debussy
La mer
Performers
Steven Isserlis
cello
cello
Vladimir Ashkenazy
conductor
conductor
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Gabriel Fauré
Henri Dutilleux
Albert Roussel
Claude Debussy
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Wed 5 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 61
Royal Albert Hall
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 32 in G major, K 318
Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503
- cadenzas: Brendel
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in D
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 4 in C minor, 'Tragic'
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Igor Stravinsky
Franz Schubert
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Thu 6 Sep 2001
18:00
Proms Composer Portrait 04
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
John Adams
Road Movies
Proms premiere
John's Book of Alleged Dances
No. 1 Judah to Ocean Proms premiere
John's Book of Alleged Dances
No. 2 Toot Nipple Proms premiere
John's Book of Alleged Dances
No. 4 Pavane: She's So Fine Proms premiere
John's Book of Alleged Dances
No. 7 Stubble Crotchet Proms premiere
Performers
Marija Spengler
violin
viola
violin
viola
Jonathan Oshry
piano
piano
So-Ock Kim
violin
violin
Miloš Petrović
violin
violin
Dragan Djordjević
cello
cello
Composers
John Adams
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19:30
Prom 62
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso (for Orchestra)
Erik Satie
Trois gymnopédies (orch. Claude Debussy)
No. 3 Lent et grave
Trois gymnopédies (orch. Claude Debussy)
No. 1 Lent et douloureux
Claude Debussy
Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire (arr. John II Adams )
No. 1 Le balcon - These orchestrations entitled 'Le livre de Baudelaire' by John Adams Proms premiere of this version
Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire (arr. John II Adams )
No. 2 Harmonie du soir - These orchestrations entitled 'Le livre de Baudelaire' by John Adams Proms premiere of this version
Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire (arr. John II Adams )
No. 3 Le jet d'eau - These orchestrations entitled 'Le livre de Baudelaire' by John Adams Proms premiere of this version
Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire (arr. John II Adams )
No. 4 Recueillement - These orchestrations entitled 'Le livre de Baudelaire' by John Adams Proms premiere of this version
John Adams
Naive and Sentimental Music
London premiere
Performers
Felicity Lott
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Adams
conductor
conductor
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Erik Satie
Claude Debussy
John Adams
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Fri 7 Sep 2001
19:00
Prom 63
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
Tannhä
No. 1 Overture
Elliott Carter
Partita
Proms premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Elliott Carter
Gustav Mahler
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22:00
Prom 64
Royal Albert Hall
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Harrison Birtwistle
Sonance 2000
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27
Toru Takemitsu
Garden Rain
Proms premiere
Harrison Birtwistle
Tenebrae David
World premiere
The Last Supper
Motet 1: O bone Jesu, exaudi me UK premiere
Toru Takemitsu
Signals from Heaven
Day Signal Proms premiere
Harrison Birtwistle
The Last Supper
Motet 2: Pange lingua UK premiere
Toru Takemitsu
Signals from Heaven
Night Signal Proms premiere
Harrison Birtwistle
The Last Supper
Motet 3: In supremae nocte cenae UK premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Mass
Performers
Stephen Cleobury
conductor
conductor
London Brass
BBC Singers
Harrison Birtwistle
conductor
conductor
London Brass and Reeds
Composers
Harrison Birtwistle
Benjamin Britten
Toru Takemitsu
Igor Stravinsky
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Sat 8 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 65
Royal Albert Hall
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Augusta Read Thomas
Aurora
UK premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 7
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo - encore
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
piano/conductor
conductor
piano/conductor
conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Augusta Read Thomas
Gustav Mahler
Felix Mendelssohn
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Sun 9 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 66
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Steven Osborne
piano
piano
Lisa Batiashvili
violin
violin
Alban Gerhardt
cello
cello
London Philharmonic Choir
Amanda Roocroft
soprano
soprano
Catherine Wyn‐Rogers
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Peter Rose
bass
bass
Kurt Streit
tenor
tenor
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Mon 10 Sep 2001
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 08
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Piano Trio No 1 in B flat major
Performers
Emma Bell
soprano
soprano
Ronald van Spaendonck
clarinet
clarinet
Lisa Batiashvili
violin
violin
Alban Gerhardt
cello
cello
Steven Osborne
piano
piano
Composers
Franz Schubert
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19:30
Prom 67
Royal Albert Hall
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Arnold Schoenberg
A Survivor from Warsaw
Proms premiere
Alexander Goehr
…second musical offering (GFH 2001)
World premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)
Performers
Sanford Sylvan
narrator
narrator
BBC Symphony Chorus
Simon Keenlyside
baritone
baritone
Joan Rodgers
soprano
soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Trinity College of Music Chamber Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
Alexander Goehr
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Tue 11 Sep 2001
19:00
Prom 68
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
No. 2 Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Hélène Grimaud
piano
piano
Christoph Eschenbach
conductor
conductor
Orchestre de Paris
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hector Berlioz
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22:00
Prom 69
Royal Albert Hall
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Stephen Whibley
Monsoon
Proms premiere
György Ligeti
Síppal, Dobbal, Nádihegedüvel
Proms premiere
Jan Bradley
In-Line
Proms premiere
Iannis Xenakis
Rebonds
Proms premiere
Trad.
3 African Pieces (arr. Lord Eric Sugumugu)
Intro: Welcome to Africa Proms premiere
3 African Pieces (arr. Lord Eric Sugumugu)
Message to Shango, the God of War Proms premiere
3 African Pieces (arr. Lord Eric Sugumugu)
One Africa Proms premiere
Performers
4-MALITY
Katalin Károlyi
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Julian Warburton
percussion
percussion
Master Drummers of Africa
Composers
Stephen Whibley
György Ligeti
Jan Bradley
Iannis Xenakis
Trad.
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Wed 12 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 70
Royal Albert Hall
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Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Dance of the Comedians Act 3 - encore
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
- encore
Performers
Christoph Eschenbach
conductor
conductor
Orchestre de Paris
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Robert Schumann
Igor Stravinsky
Bedrich Smetana
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Thu 13 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 71
Royal Albert Hall
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Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides
Michael Tippett
The Rose Lake
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Michael Tippett
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 14 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 72
Royal Albert Hall
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Giuseppe Verdi
Requiem
Performers
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniele Gatti
conductor
conductor
Roberto Scandiuzzi
bass
bass
Fiorenza Cedolins
soprano
soprano
Vincenzo La Scola
tenor
tenor
Carolyn Sebron
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
London Voices
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Sat 15 Sep 2001
19:30
Prom 73 - Last Night of the Proms 2001
Royal Albert Hall
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Unknown
National Anthem
John Stafford Smith
United States National Anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner'
Giuseppe Verdi
La forza del destino
Overture
Nabucco
Va, pensiero Proms premiere
Gerald Finzi
The Fall of the Leaf, Op 20 (orchestration completed by Howard Ferguson)
Trad.
Songs of the Auvergne
No. 2 Baïlèro
Songs of the Auvergne
No. 9 Lo fïolairé
Songs of the Auvergne
No. 12 Brezairola
Songs of the Auvergne
No. 23 Uno jionto postouro
Songs of the Auvergne
No. 17 Chut, chut
Johann Sebastian Bach
acaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
John Adams
Tromba lontana
Proms premiere
Samuel Barber
Adagio for strings
Michael Tippett
A Child of Our Time
Spiritual 'Steal Away'
A Child of Our Time
Spiritual 'Nobody Knows'
A Child of Our Time
Spiritual 'By and By'
A Child of Our Time
Spiritual 'Deep River'
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
No. 4 Finale: Presto - Allegro assai
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Performers
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Ann Murray
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
William Houghton
trumpet
trumpet
Martin Hurrell
trumpet
trumpet
David Wilson‐Johnson
baritone
baritone
Janice Watson
soprano
soprano
Timothy Robinson
tenor
tenor
Alice Coote
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Kim Begley
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
John Stafford Smith
Giuseppe Verdi
Gerald Finzi
Trad.
Johann Sebastian Bach
John Adams
Samuel Barber
Michael Tippett
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hubert Parry
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