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Proms 1972 Events

Sat 16 Sep 1972
- 19:45
  Prom 57 - Last Night of the Proms 1972
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChorus 'Gloire à Didon' Act 3
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Scherzo in G minor, from Octet, Op 20 (orchestral version)
  Richard Wagner
  Wesendonck-Lieder
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  William Walton
  A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table Proms premiere
  Gordon Crosse
  Celebration World premiere
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  André Tchaikowsky
  piano
  piano
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  Elizabeth Bainbridge
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  The Audience
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Richard Wagner
  Edward Elgar
  William Walton
  Gordon Crosse
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown
Fri 15 Sep 1972
- 19:30
  Prom 56
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude (with Wagner's concert-ending) Act 1
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Anne Howells
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Siv Wennberg
  soprano
  soprano
  Hans Sotin
  bass
  bass
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Erich Leinsdorf
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 14 Sep 1972
- 19:30
  Prom 55
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  Overture 'Scapino'
  Troilus and Cressida Act 2 Proms premiere
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Performers
  Gerald English
  Pandarus
  Pandarus
  Benjamin Luxon
  Diomede
  Diomede
  Raimund Herincx
  Horaste
  Horaste
  Richard Lewis
  Troilus
  Troilus
  Jill Gomez
  Cressida
  Cressida
  Sandra Browne
  Evadne
  Evadne
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  baritone
  baritone
  London Symphony Chorus
  London Symphony Orchestra
  André Previn
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  William Walton
Wed 13 Sep 1972
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Masonic Funeral Music
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  André Watts
  piano
  piano
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Franz Schubert
Tue 12 Sep 1972
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 67, 'Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ', BWV 67 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Leos Janáček
  Glagolitic Mass Proms premiere
  Performers
  Benjamin Luxon
  baritone
  baritone
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Charles Spinks
  organ
  organ
  Meriel Dickinson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers
  Stoika Milanova
  violin
  violin
  Elizabeth Simon
  soprano
  soprano
  Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Leos Janáček