Proms 1962

Proms 1962: All Events

Sat 21 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1962
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Alexander Borodin
  Symphony No 2 in B minor
  William Walton
  The Quest (suite arr. Walton & Tausky) Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)Shrovetide Fair
  Petrushka (1947 version)In Petrushka's Cell
  Petrushka (1947 version)Shrovetide Fair towards Evening, and Death of Petrushka
  Petrushka (1947 version)Russian Dance
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Patricia Carroll
  piano
  piano
  William Walton
  conductor
  conductor
  Ernest Lush
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Unknown
  Benjamin Britten
  Edvard Grieg
  Alexander Borodin
  William Walton
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Igor Stravinsky
Mon 23 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  The Creation
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Heather Harper
  Gabriel
  Gabriel
  Alexander Young
  Uriel
  Uriel
  Richard Standen
  Raphael
  Raphael
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Royal Choral Society
  Watford Philharmonic Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
Tue 24 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 11 in G minor, ‘The Year 1905’
  Performers
  Yehudi Menuhin
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Wed 25 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Henry Purcell
  Abdelazer, Z 570Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27Proms premiere
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Vespers of 1610Magnificat I a 7 Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir David Willcocks
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Ambrosian Singers
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Kathleen Kay
  contralto
  contralto
  Richard Standen
  bass
  bass
  David Galliver
  tenor
  tenor
  Mary Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  Philip Todd
  tenor
  tenor
  John Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  Roy Jesson
  organ
  organ
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Henry Purcell
  Benjamin Britten
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Wagner
Thu 26 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 3 in D minor - The concert interval followed the first movement of the symphony Proms premiere
  Performers
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Orpington Junior Singers
  Highgate School Choir (boys)
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gustav Mahler
Fri 27 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Alexander’s FeastOverture Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Claude Debussy
  King LearFanfare d'ouverture Proms premiere
  King LearLe sommeil de Lear Proms premiere
  Nocturnes
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  Joyeuse marche
  Performers
  Hugh Maguire
  violin
  violin
  Simon Streatfeild
  viola
  viola
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  London Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Claude Debussy
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Sat 28 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Barber of Seville – overture
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat majorProms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Lennox Berkeley
  Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan DancesProms premiere
  Manuel de Falla
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Performers
  Gervase de Peyer
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Valerie Tryon
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Lennox Berkeley
  Manuel de Falla
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mon 30 Jul 1962
- 19:00
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  harpsichord/director
  harpsichord/director
  Antigone Sgourda
  Fiordiligi
  Fiordiligi
  Stefania Malagù
  Dorabella
  Dorabella
  Reri Grist
  Despina
  Despina
  Loren Driscoll
  Ferrando
  Ferrando
  Ingvar Wixell
  Guglielmo
  Guglielmo
  Michel Roux
  Don Alfonso
  Don Alfonso
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Tue 31 Jul 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Lennox Berkeley
  Five Pieces, Op 56 World premiere
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Lennox Berkeley
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Grinke
  violin
  violin
  Paul Tortelier
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Lennox Berkeley
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Wed 1 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro – overture
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Joseph Haydn
  Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob. XXII:12Proms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Katin
  piano
  piano
  Peter Gellhorn
  conductor
  conductor
  Alexander Young
  tenor
  tenor
  Kathleen Joyce
  contralto
  contralto
  Richard Standen
  bass
  bass
  Erna Spoorenberg
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Johannes Brahms
  Joseph Haydn
Thu 2 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Variations for Orchestra, Op 31
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  César Franck
  Edward Elgar
Fri 3 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fidelio – overture
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Pierre Boulez
  Le marteau sans maîtreNo. 1 Avant 'L'artisanat furieux' Proms premiere
  Le marteau sans maîtreNo. 3 'L'artisanat furieux' Proms premiere
  Le marteau sans maîtreNo. 7 Après 'L'artisanat furieux' Proms premiere
  Le marteau sans maîtreNo. 9 Bel édifice et les pressentiments (second version) Proms premiere
  Le marteau sans maîtreNo. 5 Bel édifice et les pressentiments (first version) Proms premiere
  Claude Debussy
  Images for OrchestraNo. 2 Ibéria
  Performers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Lamar Crowson
  piano
  piano
  John Carewe
  conductor
  conductor
  Rosemary Phillips
  contralto
  contralto
  New Music Ensemble
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pierre Boulez
  Claude Debussy
Sat 4 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Act 1, Sc 2: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja)
  The Magic Flute (Act 1, Sc 7: Quintet, Hm! Hm! Hm!)
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor- cadenza by Schumann
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Benjamin Britten
  Canadian Carnival, Op 19
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansCombat de ceste - Pas de lutteurs Act 1 Proms premiere
  The TrojansPantomime: Andromache et son fils Act 1 Proms premiere
  The TrojansPas des almées Act 4 Proms premiere
  The TrojansDanse des esclaves Act 4 Proms premiere
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Gerald English
  Tamino
  Tamino
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  Papageno
  Papageno
  Mary Wells
  First Lady
  First Lady
  Pamela Petts
  Second Lady
  Second Lady
  Pauline Darroll
  Third Lady
  Third Lady
  Hans Richter-Haaser
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Robert Schumann
  Richard Strauss
  Benjamin Britten
  Hector Berlioz
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mon 6 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 14 -
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 1 Polka
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 2 Valse
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 5 Popular Song
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  Performers
  Malcolm Binns
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Joseph Haydn
  Franz Liszt
  William Walton
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Tue 7 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor Proms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Kovacevich
  piano
  piano
  Rudolf Schwarz
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Anton Bruckner
Wed 8 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni – overture
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major- cadenza by Fritz Kreisler
  Igor Stravinsky
  AgonProms premiere
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Ralph Holmes
  violin
  violin
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Thu 9 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  La damoiselle élue Proms premiere
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  La mer
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  Elisabeth Robinson
  soprano
  soprano
  Yvonne Newman
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  London Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Fri 10 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No 10 – AdagioProms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Israel in EgyptProms premiere of complete work
  Performers
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Raimund Herincx
  baritone
  baritone
  Nancy Evans
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Frederick Harvey
  baritone
  baritone
  Mary Wells
  soprano
  soprano
  Hubert Dawkes
  organ
  organ
  Harold Lester
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  BBC Singers
  Wembley Philharmonic Society
  Harrow Choral Society
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Rudolf Schwarz
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Gustav Mahler
  George Frideric Handel
Sat 11 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  I masnadieriOverture Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss' Proms premiere
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major - cadenza by Barry Tuckwell
  Richard Strauss
  Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op 60 (suite)
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Performers
  Louis Kentner
  piano
  piano
  Barry Tuckwell
  horn
  horn
  London Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Mon 13 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Haffner', K 250No. 2 Andante
  Serenade in D major 'Haffner', K 250No. 4 Rondo: Allegro
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Claude Debussy
  Jeux
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Violin Concerto
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Wolfgang Marschner
  violin
  violin
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Claude Debussy
  Arnold Schoenberg
Tue 14 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  John Ireland
  A London Overture
  Frederick Delius
  Sea Drift
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Benjamin Britten
  Les illuminations
  William Walton
  Gloria Proms premiere
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Choir
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Jacqueline du Pré
  cello
  cello
  Gerald English
  tenor
  tenor
  Marjorie Thomas
  contralto
  contralto
  Ronald Dowd
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  John Ireland
  Frederick Delius
  Edward Elgar
  Benjamin Britten
  William Walton
Wed 15 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Benjamin Britten
  The Prince of the Pagodas, Op 57Pas de Six Act 3
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Medieval Diptych World premiere
  Michael Tippett
  The Midsummer MarriageRitual Dances
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Katin
  piano
  piano
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Glossop
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Benjamin Britten
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Michael Tippett
Thu 16 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Kyrie in D minor 'Munich Kyrie', K 341Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  Sara la baigneuse, Op 11
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Aria with recitative 'Misera! dove son...Ah! non son io', K 369Proms premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2- cadenza by Pablo Casals & Gaspar Cassadó
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Peter Gellhorn
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Stefania Woytowicz
  soprano
  soprano
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Rohan de Saram
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Hector Berlioz
  Maurice Ravel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Joseph Haydn
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 17 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)No. 14 Canzon noni toni a 12 Proms premiere
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)No. 16 Canzon quarti toni a 15 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor- cadenzas by Denis Matthews
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Igor Stravinsky
  Les Noces
  Performers
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra) (members)
  Katharina Wolpe
  piano
  piano
  Philharmonia Orchestra
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Pamela Bowden
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  John Cameron
  baritone
  baritone
  Malcolm Binns
  piano
  piano
  Kyra Vayne
  soprano
  soprano
  Patricia Carroll
  piano
  piano
  Thomas Rajna
  piano
  piano
  Grace Wilkinson
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Igor Stravinsky
Sat 18 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
  Johann Strauss II
  Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op 325
  Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
  Wein, Weib und Gesang! - waltz, Op 333
  Emperor Waltz
  Künstlerleben - waltz, Op 316
  Pizzicato Polka
  By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
  Performers
  Tessa Robbins
  violin
  violin
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johann Strauss II
Mon 20 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Der Schauspieldirektor (Overture)Overture
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Thea Musgrave
  The Phoenix and the TurtleWorld premiere
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
  Performers
  David Wilde
  piano
  piano
  Ambrosian Singers
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Liszt
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Thea Musgrave
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Tue 21 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  George Frideric Handel
  Tamerlano, HWV 18Aria 'Par che mi nasca in seno' Act 2 Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor First UK concert performance
  Performers
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  George Frideric Handel
  Franz Schubert
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 22 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Aria 'Per pietà, non ricercate', K 420
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Benjamin Britten
  Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Tanzwalzer, K288, Op 53 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Alexander Young
  tenor
  tenor
  Alan Civil
  horn
  horn
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Benjamin Britten
  Ferruccio Busoni
Thu 23 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Clarinet Concerto in A major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  William Walton
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Performers
  Colin Bradbury
  clarinet
  clarinet
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Thomas Hemsley
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Antonín Dvořák
  William Walton
Fri 24 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Elegischer Gesang 'Sanft wie du lebtest', Op 118 Proms premiere
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Olivier Messiaen
  Cinq rechants Proms premiere
  Oiseaux exotiques Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChasse royale et orage Act 4
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Ambrosian Singers
  John Carewe
  conductor
  conductor
  Aloys Kontarsky
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Olivier Messiaen
  Hector Berlioz
Sat 25 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  La scala di setaOverture
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military'
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Georges Bizet
  Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
  Claude Debussy
  Danse (orch. Maurice Ravel) Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  Performers
  Henryk Szeryng
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Joseph Haydn
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Georges Bizet
  Claude Debussy
  Igor Stravinsky
Mon 27 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
  Violin Concerto in D major - cadenzas by Joachim and Carl Flesch
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Festive Overture First UK concert performance
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Manfred
  Performers
  Henryk Szeryng
  violin
  violin
  George Hurst
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Tue 28 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 33 - Stravinsky's Eightieth Birthday
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Greeting PreludeLondon premiere
  Symphony in C
  The Rite of Spring
  Oedipus rex
  Performers
  Raimund Herincx
  MessengerCreon
  MessengerCreon
  Ronald Dowd
  Oedipus
  Oedipus
  Patricia Johnson
  Jocasta
  Jocasta
  Roger Stalman
  Tirésias
  Tirésias
  Alberto Remedios
  Shepherd
  Shepherd
  Sebastian Shaw
  speaker
  speaker
  BBC Singers
  Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
Wed 29 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustProms premiere
  Performers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Hervey Alan
  Méphistophélès
  Méphistophélès
  Josephine Veasey
  Marguerite
  Marguerite
  Ronald Dowd
  Faust
  Faust
  Roger Stalman
  Brander
  Brander
  Ambrosian Singers
  Goldsmiths Choral Union
  Chelsea Opera Group Chorus
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
Thu 30 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Edward Elgar
  Gustav Holst
Fri 31 Aug 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Musical Offering – Ricercar a 6 (orch. Webern)Ricercar a 6 Proms premiere
  Nicholas Maw
  Scenes and Arias World premiere
  William Walton
  Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Leon Fleisher
  piano
  piano
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Josephine Veasey
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Nicholas Maw
  William Walton
Sat 1 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Yeomen of the GuardOverture
  The Yeomen of the GuardWere I thy bride Act 1 No. 13
  The Yeomen of the Guard'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'When a felon’s not engaged in his employment'
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'Oh, is there not one maiden breast?'
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”
  Pirates of Penzance - 'When the foeman bares his steel'
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal'
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'Hush! Hush! Not a word'
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'Sighing Softly to the River…'
  Princess IdaMighty maiden with a mission Act 2 No. 2
  Princess IdaMinerva! Oh hear me...Oh, goddess wise Act 2 No. 3
  PatienceThe Soldiers of our Queen Act 1 No. 3
  PatienceWhen I first put this uniform on Act 1 No. 5
  PatienceTurn, oh turn in this direction Act 2 No. 3
  PatienceA magnet hung in a hardware shop Act 2 No. 4
  PatienceLove is a plaintive song Act 2 No. 5
  IolantheWhen all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
  IolantheLoudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
  IolantheOh, foolish fay Act 2 No. 5
  IolantheSoon as we may, off and away Act 2 No. 12
  HMS PinaforeWe sail the ocean blue Act 1 No. 1
  HMS PinaforeHail! men-o'-war's men...I'm called little Buttercup Act 1 No. 2
  HMS PinaforeA maiden fair to see Act 1 No. 3a
  HMS PinaforeMy gallant crew, good morning Act 1 No. 4
  The GondoliersList and Learn Act 1 No. 1
  The GondoliersTake a pair of sparkling eyes Act 2 No. 3
  The GondoliersDance a Cachucha Act 2 No. 5
  The GondoliersWhen a merry maiden marries Act 1 No. 9a
  Performers
  Elsie Morison
  soprano
  soprano
  Marjorie Thomas
  contralto
  contralto
  Owen Brannigan
  bass
  bass
  John Cameron
  baritone
  baritone
  Walter Midgley
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Singers
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
Mon 3 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo (Overture)
  Piano Concerto No 18 in B flat major, K 456
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Arthur Bliss
  Introduction and Allegro
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  Nina Milkina
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Arthur Bliss
  Maurice Ravel
Tue 4 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Richard Strauss
  Three Hymns by Friedrich Hölderlin, Op 71 Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No 2
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Performers
  Elisabeth Söderström
  soprano
  soprano
  Anda Géza
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Richard Strauss
  Béla Bartók
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Wed 5 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Arnold Cooke
  Jabez and the Devil (suite) World premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Performers
  Vlado Perlemuter
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Maurice Ravel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Arnold Cooke
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 6 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Manfred, Op 115Overture
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Hector Berlioz
  Te Deum, Op 22 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Harry Danks
  viola
  viola
  János Starker
  cello
  cello
  Alan Harverson
  organ
  organ
  Charles Craig
  tenor
  tenor
  Alexandra Choir
  BBC Singers
  Wembley Philharmonic Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Richard Strauss
  Hector Berlioz
Fri 7 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Roberto Gerhard
  Symphony No. 1 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Daniël Wayenberg
  piano
  piano
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Roberto Gerhard
Sat 8 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  Il viaggio a ReimsOverture
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Bassoon Concerto in F major Proms premiere of complete work
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Performers
  Geoffrey Gambold
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Richard Strauss
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Paul Dukas
Mon 10 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  John Ogdon
  piano
  piano
  Manoug Parikian
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Frédéric Chopin
  Igor Stravinsky
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 11 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No 82, 'Ich habe genug'
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Hans Werner Henze
  5 Neapolitan Songs Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66
  Performers
  Roger Lord
  oboe
  oboe
  Hermann Prey
  bass
  bass
  London Symphony Orchestra
  George Hurst
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johannes Brahms
  Hans Werner Henze
  Antonín Dvořák
Wed 12 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
  Hector Berlioz
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 4 Absence
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 1 Villanelle
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 3 Sur les lagunes
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 6 L'île inconnue
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto - Yan Pascal Tortelier was billed at this concert as Pascal Tortelier
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’
  Performers
  April Cantelo
  soprano
  soprano
  Yan Pascal Tortelier
  violin
  violin
  Paul Tortelier
  cello
  cello
  Simon Preston
  organ
  organ
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Hector Berlioz
  Johannes Brahms
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Thu 13 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  John Taverner
  In nomine
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  First Fantasia on an 'In nomine' of John Taverner World premiere
  Joseph Haydn
  Trumpet Concerto
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Exsultate, jubilate
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Richard Adeney
  flute
  flute
  John Wolfe
  oboe
  oboe
  Adolf Scherbaum
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Rosalyn Tureck
  piano
  piano
  Michael Thomas
  chamber organ
  chamber organ
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Elizabeth Simon
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  John Taverner
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fri 14 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Mass in C major 'Coronation', K 317 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Peter Gellhorn
  conductor
  conductor
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Donald Bell
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Robert Thomas
  tenor
  tenor
  Alexandra Choir
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 15 Sep 1962
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1962
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaO, Maríya, Maríya! Act 2 No. 10a Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor - cadenzas by Brahms
  Franz Liszt
  Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110No. 2 Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 4 From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfred Orda
  baritone
  baritone
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  Monica Sinclair
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Benjamin Britten
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Franz Liszt
  Edward Elgar
  Bedrich Smetana
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown

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