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Fri 18 Jul 2003
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2003
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
Festive Overture
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Ivan the Terrible, Op 116 (oratorio version)
- English narration adapted by Edward Kemp Proms premiere
Performers
Lang Lang
piano
piano
James Rutherford
baritone
baritone
Simon Russell Beale
narrator
narrator
Irina Chistjakova
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Sergey Prokofiev
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Sat 19 Jul 2003
19:00
Prom 02 - The Nation's Favourite Prom
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Damnation of Faust
Marche hongroise
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro (Act 2, Sc 2: Voi che sapete)
Gaetano Donizetti
L' elisir d'amore
Aria 'Una furtiva lagrima' Act 2
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story
I feel pretty
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, Act I, Scene I "Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein"
Sergey Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Polka
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 2 Valse
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 5 Popular Song
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Benjamin Britten
Folk-Song Arrangements (voice & orchestra)
The Plough Boy
Folk-Song Arrangements (voice & orchestra)
O Waly, Waly
Folk-Song Arrangements (voice & orchestra)
The Salley Gardens
Folk-Song Arrangements (voice & orchestra)
Oliver Cromwell
Aram Khachaturian
Spartacus, Suite No. 2
Performers
Rosemary Joshua
soprano
soprano
John Mark Ainsley
tenor
tenor
David Attenborough
narrator
narrator
Janine Jansen
violin
violin
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gaetano Donizetti
Leonard Bernstein
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sergey Prokofiev
William Walton
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Benjamin Britten
Aram Khachaturian
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Sun 20 Jul 2003
19:00
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Michael Tippett
King Priam
Proms premiere
Performers
Christine Rice
Nurse
Nurse
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
Christopher Gillett
Young Guard
Young Guard
David Wilson-Johnson
Priam
Priam
Stephen Richardson
Old Man
Old Man
William Dazeley
Hector
Hector
Susan Parry
Helen/Aphrodite
Helen/Aphrodite
Timothy Robinson
Hermes
Hermes
Susan Bickley
Andromache/Hera
Andromache/Hera
Martyn Hill
Achilles
Achilles
Stephen Roberts
Patroclus
Patroclus
Elizabeth Connell
Hecuba/Athene
Hecuba/Athene
Marcel Reijans
Paris
Paris
James Eager
Paris as a boy
Paris as a boy
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Michael Tippett
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Mon 21 Jul 2003
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 01
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
György Ligeti
Bagatelles
Claude Debussy
Syrinx
Benjamin Britten
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op 49
Ferenc Farkas
Old Hungarian Dances of the 17th Century
Proms premiere
György Ligeti
Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet
Proms premiere
Performers
Galliard Ensemble
Kathryn Thomas
flute
flute
Owen Dennis
oboe
oboe
Composers
György Ligeti
Claude Debussy
Benjamin Britten
Ferenc Farkas
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19:00
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 1 Overture
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Johann Strauss II
Éljen a Magyar! - quick polka, Op 332
- encore
Performers
Sir Stephen Hough
piano
piano
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Sergei Rachmaninov
Johann Strauss II
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22:00
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060 (arr. unknown for oboe & violin)
Philip Cashian
Tableaux
World premiere
Luciano Berio
Sequenza VII
Chemins IV
Igor Stravinsky
Apollon musagète
Performers
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair
violin/director
violin/director
Heinz Holliger
oboe
oboe
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Philip Cashian
Luciano Berio
Igor Stravinsky
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Tue 22 Jul 2003
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arcangelo Corelli
12 Concerto grossi
No. 4 in D major
George Frideric Handel
Silete venti, HWV 242
Arcangelo Corelli
12 Concerto grossi
No. 8 in G minor Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus
Performers
Sarah Fox
soprano
soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Mark le Brocq
tenor
tenor
Matthew Hargreaves
bass
bass
Julia Gooding
soprano
soprano
The English Concert Choir
Academy of Ancient Music Chorus
Andrew Manze
violin/director
violin/director
Academy of Ancient Music
The English Concert
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra
Composers
Arcangelo Corelli
George Frideric Handel
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Wed 23 Jul 2003
19:00
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
William Schuman
A Song of Orpheus
Proms premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Performers
Paul Watkins
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
William Schuman
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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22:00
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Antigone, Op 55
Proms premiere
Performers
Roderick Williams
baritone
baritone
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
Stephan Loges
baritone
baritone
Zoë Waites
Antigone
Antigone
Brian Protheroe
Creon
Creon
David Calder
Chorus Leader/Messenger/Servant
Chorus Leader/Messenger/Servant
John Carlisle
Tirésias
Tirésias
Kate Duchêne
Ismene
Ismene
David Tennant
Haemon
Haemon
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
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Thu 24 Jul 2003
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sir James MacMillan
Symphony No. 3 'Silence'
European premiere
Richard Strauss
Four Last Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Sir James MacMillan
conductor
conductor
Gianandrea Noseda
conductor
conductor
Barbara Frittoli
soprano
soprano
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Sir James MacMillan
Richard Strauss
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 25 Jul 2003
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Joe Duddell
Ruby
World premiere
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Performers
Colin Currie
percussion
percussion
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Joe Duddell
Béla Bartók
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Sat 26 Jul 2003
11:00
Prom 11 - Magical Journeys
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
Sergey Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kijé, Op 60 (suite)
No. 4 Troika (Sleigh Ride)
Gioachino Rossini
Introduction, Theme and Variations
cut version
Eduard Strauss
Bahn frei! - polka schnell, Op 45
Trad.
Hamba-nathin kukuli wethu (arr. Ronald Corp, orch. Peter Willmott )
Elmer Bernstein
The Great Escape
Main theme
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Stomp
Percussion performance
Jacques Offenbach
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal
Can-can Act 1
John Williams
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Hedwig's Theme
Johann Pachelbel
Canon and Gigue in D major
Canon
Gustav Holst
The Planets
No. 1 Mars, the Bringer of War
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill
Performers
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda
conductor
conductor
Konnie Huq
presenter
presenter
Simon Thomas
presenter
conductor
presenter
conductor
Julian Bliss
clarinet
clarinet
Jason Lai
conductor
conductor
Jason Lai
conductor
conductor
New London Children’s Choir
Stomp
Composers
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Sergey Prokofiev
Gioachino Rossini
Eduard Strauss
Trad.
Elmer Bernstein
Richard Wagner
Stomp
Jacques Offenbach
John Williams
Johann Pachelbel
Gustav Holst
Edward Elgar
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19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Colin Matthews
Vivo
London premiere
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Eric Coates
March 'Calling all Workers'
- encore
Performers
Alice Coote
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Colin Matthews
Hector Berlioz
Edward Elgar
Eric Coates
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Sun 27 Jul 2003
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 44 in E minor, ‘Trauer’
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Aaron Copland
Quiet City
John Adams
On the Transmigration of Souls
European premiere
Performers
Hélène Grimaud
piano
piano
Southend Boys’ Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
Southend Girls' Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Adams
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Béla Bartók
Aaron Copland
John Adams
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Mon 28 Jul 2003
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 02
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
John Corigliano
Fantasia on an Ostinato
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 17 in D minor 'Tempest'
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
No. 5 Chaconne Proms premiere of this version
Performers
Hélène Grimaud
piano
piano
Composers
John Corigliano
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
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19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Childhood of Christ
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Jeremy White
Herod
Herod
Gilles Cachemaille
Joseph
Joseph
Bernarda Fink
Mary
Mary
James Gilchrist
narrator
narrator
Clare College Choir, Cambridge
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Tue 29 Jul 2003
19:00
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Elektra
Performers
Donald Runnicles
conductor
conductor
Dame Felicity Palmer
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra
Janice Watson
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis
Gweneth-Ann Jeffers
Fourth Maid
Fourth Maid
Susan Gorton
First Maid
First Maid
John Treleaven
Aegisthus
Aegisthus
Sarah Castle
Third Maid
Third Maid
Huw Rhys-Evans
Young Servant
Young Servant
Rebecca Nash
Fifth Maid
Fifth Maid
Gabriele Schnaut
Elektra
Elektra
Alan Held
Orestes
Orestes
Antonia Sotgiu
Second Maid
Second Maid
Mary Lloyd Davies
Overseer
Overseer
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
London Voices
Composers
Richard Strauss
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22:00
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 191, 'Gloria in excelsis Deo', BWV 191
Felix Mendelssohn
3 Motets, Op 69
No. 2 Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt Proms premiere
3 Psalms, Op 78
No. 2 Richte mich, Gott Proms premiere
3 Motets, Op 69
No. 1 Herr, nun lassest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren Proms premiere
Herr, sei gnädig unserm Flehn
Proms premiere
Libby Larsen
I It Am: The Shewings of Julian of Norwich
World premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 34, 'O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe', BWV 34
Performers
Rosa Lamoreaux
soprano
soprano
Benjamin Butterfield
tenor
tenor
The Bach Festival Orchestra
Daniel Taylor
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Tamara Matthews
soprano
soprano
Daniel Lichti
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Greg Funfgeld
conductor
conductor
Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Felix Mendelssohn
Libby Larsen
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Wed 30 Jul 2003
19:30
Prom 17 - Fiftieth Anniversary of Her Majesty's Coronation
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Anon.
National Anthem (arr. Andrew Davis and Gordon Jacob)
William Walton
Coronation Te Deum
Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Shepherd's Hey - medley
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
Momentum
Proms premiere
Michael Tippett
Dance, Clarion Air
Arnold Bax
November Woods
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Richard Pierce
organ
organ
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Winchester Cathedral Choir
Winchester College Quiristers
Eton College Chapel Choir (members)
Catherine Wyn‐Rogers
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Anon.
William Walton
Edward Elgar
Percy Grainger
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
Michael Tippett
Arnold Bax
Benjamin Britten
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Thu 31 Jul 2003
19:00
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
György Ligeti
Lontano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
Antje Weithaas
violin
violin
Christian Gansch
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
György Ligeti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 1 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Concerto for Violin
London premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 6 in E flat minor
Performers
Isabelle van Keulen
violin
violin
Paavo Järvi
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Modest Mussorgsky
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Sergey Prokofiev
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Sat 2 Aug 2003
18:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
HK Gruber
Dancing in the Dark
UK premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Performers
HK Gruber
conductor
conductor
Vassily Sinaisky
conductor
conductor
Nelson Goerner
piano
piano
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
HK Gruber
Sergey Prokofiev
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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22:00
Prom 21 - Late 'Late Junction' Prom
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Anon.
opening fanfare
short set
DJ link - Rita & Max I
Ellika & Solo
set
DJ link - Rita & Max II
main set
DJ link - Rita & Max III
set
set
DJ link - Rita & Max IV
main set
Performers
Kočani Orkestar
Jazz Jamaica
Rita Ray
dj
dj
Max Reinhardt
dj
dj
Ellika Frisell
fiddle
fiddle
Solo Cissokho
kora
kora
Arto Tunçboyacıyan
percussion
percussion
Kimmo Pohjonen
accordion
accordion
Manecas Costa
guitar/singer
guitar/singer
Carlos Orozco
harp
harp
Composers
Anon.
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Sun 3 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’
Joseph Haydn
Keyboard Concerto in F major
No. 3 Finale - encore Proms premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Performers
Leif Ove Andsnes
piano
piano
Alan Gilbert
conductor
conductor
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph Haydn
Felix Mendelssohn
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Mon 4 Aug 2003
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 03
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
György Ligeti
Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano 'Hommage à Brahms'
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano, Op 40
Proms premiere
Performers
David Pyatt
horn
horn
Leon McCawley
piano
piano
Gordon Nikolitch
violin
violin
Composers
György Ligeti
Johannes Brahms
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19:00
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Strauss II
Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362
- semi-staged. Narration in English
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski
conductor
conductor
Thomas Allen
Eisenstein
Eisenstein
Simon Callow
narrator
narrator
Håkan Hagegård
Doctor Falke
Doctor Falke
Artur Korn
Frank
Frank
Pamela Armstrong
Rosalinde
Rosalinde
Lyubov Petrova
Adele
Adele
Malena Ernman
Prince Orlofsky
Prince Orlofsky
Pär Lindskog
Alfred
Alfred
Ragnar Ulfung
Doctor Blind
Doctor Blind
Renée Schüttengruber
Ida
Ida
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Johann Strauss II
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Tue 5 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Die Liebe der Danae, Op 83
Symphonic Fragment (arr. C. Krauss) Proms premiere
An den Baum Daphne
Proms premiere
Der Rosenkavalier
Closing Scene Act 3
Der Rosenkavalier
excerpts Act 1
Der Rosenkavalier
excerpts Act 2
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Clemens Krauss
music arranger
music arranger
Stephen Cleobury
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Anne Evans
Marschallin
Marschallin
Rebecca Evans
Sophie
Sophie
Katarina Karnéus
Octavian
Octavian
Composers
Richard Strauss
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Wed 6 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Cecil Coles
Overture 'The Comedy of Errors'
Proms premiere
Sally Beamish
Trumpet Concerto
London premiere
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Håkan Hardenberger
trumpet
trumpet
Martyn Brabbins
conductor
conductor
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
Composers
Cecil Coles
Sally Beamish
Edward Elgar
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Thu 7 Aug 2003
18:00
Proms Composer Portrait 01
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Judith Weir
Music for 247 Strings
Sketches from a Bagpiper's Album
Distance and Enchantment
Performers
Royal College of Music Contemporary Consort
Composers
Judith Weir
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19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Judith Weir
The Welcome Arrival of Rain
UK premiere
Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Performers
Heinrich Schiff
cello
cello
Ilan Volkov
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Judith Weir
Robert Schumann
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Fri 8 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
György Ligeti
San Francisco Polyphony
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Ilan Volkov
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
György Ligeti
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
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22:00
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Ebony Concerto
Péter Eötvös
Snatches of a Conversation
UK premiere
Detlev Glanert
Chamber Sonata No. 3 'Geheimer Raum'
Proms premiere
Elliott Carter
Clarinet Concerto
Proms premiere
György Ligeti
Aventures
Nouvelles aventures
Performers
Michael Collins
clarinet
clarinet
Omar Ebrahim
speaker
baritone
speaker
baritone
Marco Blaauw
trumpet
trumpet
Mary King
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Barbara Hannigan
soprano
soprano
London Sinfonietta
Peter Eötvös
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Péter Eötvös
Detlev Glanert
Elliott Carter
György Ligeti
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Sat 9 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Olivier Messiaen
Les offrandes oubliées
Proms premiere
Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Performers
Lawrence Power
viola
viola
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
Composers
Olivier Messiaen
Hector Berlioz
Sergey Prokofiev
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Sun 10 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Francis Poulenc
La voix humaine
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Perséphone
Performers
Felicity Lott
soprano
soprano
Trinity Boys Choir
Paul Groves
Eumolpus
Eumolpus
Nicole Tibbels
Persephone
Persephone
BBC Symphony Chorus
Cantate Youth Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Francis Poulenc
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 11 Aug 2003
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 04
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Cantata 'Arianna a Naxos', Hob. XXXIb:2
Judith Weir
The Voice of Desire
World premiere
Hugo Wolf
Mörike Lieder
No. 13 Im Frühling
Mörike Lieder
No. 19 Um Mitternacht
Mörike Lieder
No. 39 Denk' es, o Seele!
Mörike Lieder
No. 53 Abschied
Richard Strauss
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 3 Heimliche Aufforderung
Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’
No. 3 Die Nacht
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 4 Morgen!
Performers
Alice Coote
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake
piano
piano
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Judith Weir
Hugo Wolf
Richard Strauss
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19:00
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Death and Transfiguration
Gustav Mahler
Rückert-Lieder
No. 2 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Rückert-Lieder
No. 1 Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
Rückert-Lieder
No. 3 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Rückert-Lieder
No. 5 Liebst du um Schönheit
Rückert-Lieder
No. 4 Um Mitternacht
Sergey Prokofiev
Cantata 'Alexander Nevsky'
Performers
Detlef Roth
baritone
baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
Ekaterina Gubanova
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniele Gatti
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Strauss
Gustav Mahler
Sergey Prokofiev
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22:00
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Krzysztof Penderecki
Sinfonietta No. 1
Proms premiere
Mark O’Connor
Concerto for Violin No. 6 'Old Brass'
World premiere
Béla Bartók
Divertimento
Performers
Mark O’Connor
violin
violin
Kenneth Sillito
conductor
conductor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Composers
Krzysztof Penderecki
Mark O’Connor
Béla Bartók
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Tue 12 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie
Suite of selected dances
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Anton Webern
Five Pieces, Op 5 (string orchestra version)
No. 2 Sehr langsam - encore
Performers
Viktoria Mullova
violin
violin
Daniel Harding
conductor
conductor
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Composers
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Jean Sibelius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Webern
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Wed 13 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo (Overture)
Idomeneo – ballet music
excerpts
Sergey Prokofiev
Cello Concerto in E minor
Proms premiere
Kevin Volans
Strip-Weave (2003 version)
World premiere of revised version
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
Carl Nielsen
Maskarade
Overture - encore
Performers
Li-Wei Qin
cello
cello
Thierry Fischer
conductor
conductor
Ulster Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sergey Prokofiev
Kevin Volans
Jean Sibelius
Carl Nielsen
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Thu 14 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in A flat major, Op 32.2 (orch. Igor Stravinsky)
UK premiere
Waltz in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante', Op 18 (orch. Igor Stravinsky)
Proms premiere
Elliott Carter
Boston Concerto
European premiere
Oliver Knussen
Violin Concerto
London premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Agon
Performers
Pinchas Zukerman
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen
conductor
conductor
Composers
Frédéric Chopin
Elliott Carter
Oliver Knussen
Igor Stravinsky
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22:00
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
György Ligeti
Lux aeterna
Proms premiere
Anton Bruckner
Christus factus est
Virga Jesse floruit
Ave Maria (1861 setting)
Harrison Birtwistle
Nenia: the Death of Orpheus
Ingvar Lidholm
... a riveder le stelle
Proms premiere
Hans Werner Henze
Orpheus Behind the Wire
Performers
Stefan Parkman
conductor
conductor
Eric Ericsons Kammarkör
Radiokören
Lionel Friend
conductor
conductor
Claron McFadden
soprano
soprano
Nash Ensemble
Composers
György Ligeti
Anton Bruckner
Harrison Birtwistle
Ingvar Lidholm
Hans Werner Henze
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Fri 15 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Johannes Brahms
A German Requiem
Performers
Miah Persson
soprano
soprano
Peter Mattei
baritone
baritone
Eric Ericsons Kammarkör
Radiokören
Manfred Honeck
conductor
conductor
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 16 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 38 - Great British Film Music
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alan Rawsthorne
The Cruel Sea
Prelude Proms premiere
The Cruel Sea
Nocturne Proms premiere
Arnold Bax
Oliver Twist (arr. Muir Mathieson)
No. 1 Prelude Proms premiere
Oliver Twist (arr. Muir Mathieson)
No. 3 Fight Proms premiere
Oliver Twist (arr. Muir Mathieson)
No. 6 Romp Proms premiere
Oliver Twist (arr. Muir Mathieson)
No. 7 Chase Proms premiere
Oliver Twist (arr. Muir Mathieson)
No. 10 Finale Proms premiere
Richard Addinsell
Warsaw Concerto (from 'Dangerous Moonlight')
Proms premiere
Malcolm Arnold
The Belles of St Trinian’s – Comedy Suite
Proms premiere
William Walton
Richard III
No. 1 Prelude
Richard Rodney Bennett
Murder on the Orient Express, Suite (arr. David Lindup)
John Barry
The Lion in Winter
Suite Proms premiere
Dances with Wolves
John Dunbar Theme Proms premiere
From Russia with Love
Main Theme Proms premiere
Goldfinger
Main Theme Proms premiere
Arthur Bliss
Things to Come
No. 3 March
Things to Come
No. 1 Prologue
Things to Come
No. 4 Attack!
Things to Come
No. 6 Pestilence
Things to Come
No. 7 Excavation
Things to Come
No. 8 The Building of the New World
Things to Come
No. 10 Machines
Things to Come
No. 11 Attack on the Moon Gun
Things to Come
No. 12 Epilogue
Performers
Philip Lane
music arranger
music arranger
Timothy West
narrator
narrator
Philip Fowke
piano
piano
Roy Douglas
music arranger
music arranger
Roderick Elms
piano
piano
Alistair Young
piano
piano
Nic Raine
music arranger
music arranger
BBC Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Rumon Gamba
conductor
conductor
Composers
Alan Rawsthorne
Arnold Bax
Richard Addinsell
Malcolm Arnold
William Walton
Richard Rodney Bennett
John Barry
Arthur Bliss
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Sun 17 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini, Op 23 (Weimar version)
Proms premiere of this version
Performers
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR)
Sir Roger Norrington
conductor
conductor
Christopher Maltman
Fieramosca
Fieramosca
Franz Hawlata
Giacomo Balducci
Giacomo Balducci
Monica Groop
Ascanio
Ascanio
Laura Claycomb
Teresa
Teresa
Bruce Ford
Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini
Ralf Lukas
Pope Clement VII
Pope Clement VII
Johannes Chum
Francesco
Francesco
Reinhard Mayr
Bernardino
Bernardino
Ekkehard Wagner
Innkeeper
Innkeeper
Matthias Hoffmann
Pompeo
Pompeo
Ekkehard Vogler
Officer
Officer
MDR Radio Choir Leipzig
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Mon 18 Aug 2003
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 05
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Philippe de Monte
Missa sine nomine
Proms premiere
William Byrd
Quomodo cantabimus?
Proms premiere
Orlande de Lassus
Motet 'Timor et tremor'
Proms premiere
Philippe de Monte
Motet 'O bone Jesu'
Proms premiere
Performers
Peter Phillips
conductor
conductor
Tallis Scholars
Composers
Philippe de Monte
William Byrd
Orlande de Lassus
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19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Nielsen
Overture 'Helios'
Kalevi Aho
Symphony No. 9
London premiere
Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides, Op 73 (Yale version)
UK premiere
Symphony No 3 in C major
Music zu einer Szene
- encore Proms premiere
Valse triste
Performers
Christian Lindberg
trombone
trombone
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Carl Nielsen
Kalevi Aho
Jean Sibelius
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Tue 19 Aug 2003
18:00
Proms Composer Portrait 02
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Chen Yi
Duo Ye
As in a Dream
Qi
UK premiere
Performers
Helen Reid
piano
piano
Chen Yi
soprano
soprano
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Musicians
Composers
Chen Yi
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19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Chen Yi
Concerto for Percussion
European premiere
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Paul Dukas
Overture 'Polyeucte'
Proms premiere
Performers
Evelyn Glennie
percussion
percussion
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
Composers
Chen Yi
Maurice Ravel
Paul Dukas
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Wed 20 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
Hector Berlioz
La mort de Cléopâtre
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphonic Song, Op 57
Proms premiere
Scythian Suite
Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33b
No. 3 March - encore
Performers
Olga Borodina
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Valery Gergiev
conductor
conductor
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hector Berlioz
Sergey Prokofiev
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Thu 21 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Giya Kancheli
Warzone
UK premiere
Maurice Ravel
La valse
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
Performers
Valery Gergiev
conductor
conductor
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Giya Kancheli
Hector Berlioz
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Fri 22 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Three Pianos in F major, K242
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
Encore
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797
No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino - encore
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
piano/conductor
conductor
piano/conductor
Saleem Abboud Ashkar
piano
piano
Shai Wosner
piano
piano
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
Composers
Franz Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gioachino Rossini
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Sat 23 Aug 2003
20:00
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Modest Mussorgsky
Khovanshchina (arr. Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov)
Prelude Act 1
Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet – The Young Juliet
Romeo and Juliet – Masks
Romeo and Juliet – Dance with Mandolins
Romeo and Juliet – Introduction
Romeo and Juliet – The Street Awakens
Romeo and Juliet – The Quarrel
Romeo and Juliet – The Fight
Romeo and Juliet – Arrival of the Guests
Romeo and Juliet – Dance of the Knights
Romeo and Juliet – Balcony Scene
Romeo and Juliet – Love Dance
Romeo and Juliet – Folk Dance
Romeo and Juliet – The Duel
Romeo and Juliet – Romeo Resolves to Avenge Mercutio's Death / Death of Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet – Finale of Act II
Romeo and Juliet – Aubade
Romeo and Juliet – Juliet's Funeral
Romeo and Juliet – Death of Juliet
Romeo and Juliet – Departure of the Guests (Gavotte)
Performers
Christian Tetzlaff
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Modest Mussorgsky
Dmitry Shostakovich
Sergey Prokofiev
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Sun 24 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Saul
Proms premiere
Performers
Susan Gritton
Merab
Merab
Paul McCreesh
conductor
conductor
Andreas Scholl
David
David
Mark Padmore
Jonathan
Jonathan
Paul Agnew
High Priest/Witch of Endor
High Priest/Witch of Endor
Neal Davies
Saul
Saul
Jonathan Lemalu
Ghost of Samuel
Ghost of Samuel
Deborah York
Michal
Michal
Gabrieli Consort
Gabrieli Players
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Mon 25 Aug 2003
03:00
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Part 1, 'La Prise de Troie'
Performers
Mark Stone
Greek Captain
Greek Captain
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Leigh Melrose
Trojan Soldier
Trojan Soldier
Petra Lang
Cassandra
Cassandra
William Dazeley
Corebus
Corebus
Clive Bayley
Priam
Priam
Jonathan Lemalu
Ghost of Hector
Ghost of Hector
Anna Burford
Hecuba
Hecuba
Pamela Helen Stephen
Ascanius
Ascanius
Ben Heppner
Aeneas
Aeneas
Tigran Martirossian
Panthus
Panthus
Bülent Bezdüz
Helenus
Helenus
London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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13:00
Proms Chamber Music 06
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No 11
Witold Lutosławski
String Quartet
Proms premiere
Performers
Szymanowski Quartet
Composers
Hugo Wolf
Ludwig van Beethoven
Witold Lutosławski
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19:00
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Part 2, 'Les Troyens à Carthage'
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Toby Spence
Hylas
Hylas
Leigh Melrose
Mercury
Mercury
Petra Lang
Ghost of Cassandra
Ghost of Cassandra
William Dazeley
Ghost of Corebus
Ghost of Corebus
Clive Bayley
Ghost of Priam
Ghost of Priam
Kenneth Tarver
Iopas
Iopas
Jonathan Lemalu
Ghost of Hector
Ghost of Hector
Michelle DeYoung
Dido
Dido
Pamela Helen Stephen
Ascanius
Ascanius
Robert Lloyd
Narbal
Narbal
Roderick Earle
Second Trojan Sentry
Second Trojan Sentry
Darren Jeffery
First Trojan Sentry
First Trojan Sentry
Ben Heppner
Aeneas
Aeneas
Tigran Martirossian
Panthus
Panthus
Sara Mingardo
Anna
Anna
London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Tue 26 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Performers
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
Composers
Gustav Mahler
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Wed 27 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Alban Berg
Seven Early Songs
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
Christine Brewer
soprano
soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Wigglesworth
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Alban Berg
Johannes Brahms
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22:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Benjamin Britten
Young Apollo
Proms premiere
Thea Musgrave
Helios
London premiere
John Woolrich
Double Mercury
World premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Orpheus
Performers
Paul Lewis
piano
piano
Nicholas Daniel
oboe
oboe
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Cleobury
conductor
conductor
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Thea Musgrave
John Woolrich
Igor Stravinsky
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Thu 28 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Carl Nielsen
Pan and Syrinx, FS87, Op 49
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Manfred
The Nutcracker, Op 71 (Pas de deux)
Encore
Performers
Vadim Repin
violin
violin
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo
conductor
conductor
Composers
Carl Nielsen
Johannes Brahms
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Fri 29 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 8: Adagio)
Encore
Georges Bizet
L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
No. 4 Farandole - encore
Performers
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Georges Bizet
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Sat 30 Aug 2003
19:00
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Roman Hoffstetter
String Quartet in F major, Hob. III:17, Op 3.5
No. 2 Serenade - encore
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 17 Prelude Act 3 - encore
Performers
Gil Shaham
violin
violin
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Gustav Mahler
Roman Hoffstetter
Richard Wagner
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Sun 31 Aug 2003
19:30
Prom 55
Royal Albert Hall
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Béla Bartók
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
György Ligeti
Violin Concerto
- cadenza: Tasmin Little Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Erik Satie
Trois gymnopédies (orch. Claude Debussy)
No. 3 Lent et grave - encore
Performers
Tasmin Little
violin
violin
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Composers
Béla Bartók
György Ligeti
Igor Stravinsky
Erik Satie
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Mon 1 Sep 2003
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 07
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Sergey Prokofiev
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op 119
Proms premiere
Robert Saxton
Sonata on a Theme of William Walton
London premiere
Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Proms premiere
Performers
Kirill Gerstein
piano
piano
Steven Isserlis
cello
cello
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Robert Saxton
Francis Poulenc
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19:30
Prom 56
Royal Albert Hall
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Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Heiner Goebbels
Aus einem Tagebuch
UK premiere
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Heiner Goebbels
Richard Strauss
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Tue 2 Sep 2003
17:30
Proms Composer Portrait 03
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Matthias Pintscher
Figura V/Assonanza
Lieder und Schneebilder
Performers
Victoria Simonsen
cello
cello
Claire Groom
soprano
soprano
Jeremy Young
piano
piano
Composers
Matthias Pintscher
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19:00
Prom 57
Royal Albert Hall
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Matthias Pintscher
en sourdine
UK premiere
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
- edition unspecified
Performers
Frank Peter Zimmermann
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor
Composers
Matthias Pintscher
Anton Bruckner
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22:00
Prom 58
Royal Albert Hall
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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
- Clifford Bartlett edition (King's Music, 1986)
Performers
Christopher Purves
Aeneas
Aeneas
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sarah Connolly
Dido
Dido
Carolyn Sampson
Belinda
Belinda
Richard Egarr
harpsichord/director
harpsichord/director
D'Arcy Bleiker
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Elizabeth Cragg
Second Woman
Second Woman
Matthew Beale
Sailor
Sailor
Lucy Crowe
Spirit
Spirit
Choir of the Enlightenment
Composers
Henry Purcell
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Wed 3 Sep 2003
19:30
Prom 59
Royal Albert Hall
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Esa‐Pekka Salonen
Insomnia
UK premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Dance of the Comedians Act 3 - encore
Performers
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
piano
piano
Christoph Eschenbach
conductor
conductor
NDR Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg
Composers
Esa‐Pekka Salonen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Bedrich Smetana
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Thu 4 Sep 2003
18:00
Proms Composer Portrait 04
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Lennox Berkeley
Sonatina, Op 52.1
Michael Berkeley
Catch Me If You Can
Performers
Xuefei Yang
guitar
guitar
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Wind Quintet
Composers
Lennox Berkeley
Michael Berkeley
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19:30
Prom 60
Royal Albert Hall
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Michael Berkeley
Secret Garden
Proms premiere
Frank Bridge
Oration
Proms premiere
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Steven Isserlis
cello
cello
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Michael Berkeley
Frank Bridge
Gustav Holst
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Fri 5 Sep 2003
19:00
Prom 61
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose (ballet)
Lennox Berkeley
Magnificat, Op 71
César Franck
Symphony in D minor
Performers
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Choir of Westminster Abbey
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Lennox Berkeley
César Franck
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22:00
Prom 62
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Heinrich Isaac
Angeli archangeli
Proms premiere
Antoine Busnois
Fortuna desperata
Proms premiere
Josquin des Prez
Missa 'Fortuna desperata'
No. 1 Kyrie Proms premiere
Missa 'Fortuna desperata'
No. 2 Gloria Proms premiere
Missa 'Fortuna desperata'
No. 3 Credo Proms premiere
Robert Saxton
Five Motets
No. 1 Dixit autem Dominus ad Abram World premiere
Five Motets
No. 2 Distant, a family travel World premiere
Christopher Tye
In nomine 'Crye'
Proms premiere
In nomine 'Farewell my good one for ever'
Proms premiere
Robert Saxton
Five Motets
No. 3 Down the ages a song has echoed World premiere
Christopher Tye
In nomine 'Howld fast'
Proms premiere
William Byrd
In nomine II
Proms premiere
Robert Saxton
Five Motets
No. 4 Returning, wander weary World premiere
Five Motets
No. 5 Igitur egressus Iacob World premiere
Josquin des Prez
Missa 'Fortuna desperata'
No. 4 Sanctus Proms premiere
Missa 'Fortuna desperata'
No. 5 Benedictus Proms premiere
Missa 'Fortuna desperata'
No. 6 Agnus Dei Proms premiere
Motet 'Illibata Dei virgo nutrix'
Performers
Edward Wickham
bass/director
bass/director
The Clerks
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts
Composers
Heinrich Isaac
Antoine Busnois
Josquin des Prez
Robert Saxton
Christopher Tye
William Byrd
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Sat 6 Sep 2003
18:30
Prom 63
Royal Albert Hall
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Sergey Prokofiev
War and Peace, Op 91
Proms premiere
Performers
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts
ADC to Compans
Lieutenant Bonnet
ADC to Compans
Lieutenant Bonnet
Simon Keenlyside
Prince Andrey Bolkonsky
Prince Andrey Bolkonsky
Iain Paterson
Balaga
Second German General
General Yermolov
Balaga
Second German General
General Yermolov
Paul Daniel
conductor
conductor
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Mariya Akhrosimova
Mariya Akhrosimova
Peter Sidhom
Napoleon
Napoleon
Willard White
Field Marshal Kutuzov
Field Marshal Kutuzov
Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks
Footman
Fyodor
General Konovnitsyn
Footman
Fyodor
General Konovnitsyn
John Daszak
Count Pierre Bezukhov
Count Pierre Bezukhov
Clive Bayley
Dolokhov
General Belliard
Marshal Davout
Dolokhov
General Belliard
Marshal Davout
Susan Parry
Countess Hélène Bezukhova
Countess Hélène Bezukhova
Rhys Meirion
Host at the Ball
Monsieur de Beausset
Host at the Ball
Monsieur de Beausset
Andrew Foster-Williams
Bolkonsky's Valet
Captain Ramballe
Bolkonsky's Valet
Captain Ramballe
Gwynne Howell
Old Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky
General Bennigsen
Old Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky
General Bennigsen
Stuart Kale
General Barclay de Tolly
Karatayev
General Barclay de Tolly
Karatayev
John Graham-Hall
Anatole Kuragin
First Lunatic
Anatole Kuragin
First Lunatic
Philip Daggett
Voice off-stage
Voice off-stage
Andrew Shore
Lieut-Col Denisov
General Rayevsky
Lieut-Col Denisov
General Rayevsky
Catrin Wyn-Davies
Countess Natasha Rostova
Countess Natasha Rostova
Stephanie Marshall
Sonya
Sonya
Sarah-Jane Davies
Dunyasha
Dunyasha
Rebecca de Pont Davies
Mariya Bolkonskaya
Second French Actress
Mariya Bolkonskaya
Second French Actress
Leslie John Flanagan
Orderly to Prince Andrey
French Officer
Orderly to Prince Andrey
French Officer
Claire Weston
Madame Peronskaya
First French Actress
Madame Peronskaya
First French Actress
Graeme Danby
Count Ilya Rostov
Tikhon
Count Ilya Rostov
Tikhon
Gerard O'Connor
French Officer
Doctor Métivier
First German General
Marshal Berthier
French Officer
Doctor Métivier
First German General
Marshal Berthier
Peter Kerr
Abbé
Abbé
Murray Kimmins
ADC to Kutuzov
ADC to Kutuzov
Jacqueline Varsey
ADC to Murat
ADC to Murat
Richard Mitchell
ADC to Napoleon
ADC to Napoleon
Philip Ball
ADC to Prince Eugène
ADC to Prince Eugène
Roger Begley
Old Footman
Old Footman
Paul Hodges
Second Lunatic
Second Lunatic
Henry Walker
Gavrila
Gavrila
Paul Napier-Burrows
Russian Soldier
Russian Soldier
Melodie Waddingham
Bolkonsky's Maid
Bolkonsky's Maid
Susanna Tudor-Thomas
Matryosha
Matryosha
Ann Gall
Mavra Kuzminichna
Mavra Kuzminichna
Geraint Hylton
Ivanov
Ivanov
English National Opera Orchestra
English National Opera Chorus
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
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Sun 7 Sep 2003
16:30
Prom 64
Royal Albert Hall
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 25 in G minor
Bobby McFerrin
Solo Improvisations
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Gioachino Rossini
William Tell – overture
Encore (arr. Bobby McFerrin) Mr. McFerrin & the orchestra vocalised during this performance
Bobby McFerrin
Solo Improvisations
- encore
Performers
Bobby McFerrin
conductor
music arranger
vocalist / conductor
vocalist
conductor
music arranger
vocalist / conductor
vocalist
Vienna Philharmonic
Tamás Varga
cello
cello
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Antonio Vivaldi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bobby McFerrin
Paul Dukas
Maurice Ravel
Gioachino Rossini
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20:00
Prom 65
Royal Albert Hall
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Franco Donatoni
Prom
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Phaedra
Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus rex
- English narration
Performers
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
mezzo-soprano
Jocasta
mezzo-soprano
Jocasta
Edgaras Montvidas
Shepherd
Shepherd
Juha Uusitalo
Tirésias
Tirésias
Robert Gambill
Oedipus
Oedipus
Jan‐Hendrik Rootering
Messenger
Creon
Messenger
Creon
Steven Berkoff
narrator
narrator
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franco Donatoni
Benjamin Britten
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 8 Sep 2003
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 08
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Hector Berlioz
La mort d'Orphée
Monologue 'Prêtresses de Bacchus' Proms premiere
La mort d'Orphée
Larghetto Proms premiere
Roméo et Juliette (Introduction)
Strophes 'Premiers transports'
Roméo et Juliette (Scène d'amour)
The damnation of Faust - "Le roi de Thulé"
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
The Damnation of Faust
Romance de Marguerite 'D'amour l'ardente flamme'
Performers
Françoise Masset
soprano
soprano
Jean-Pierre Arnaud
music arranger
music arranger
Ensemble Carpe Diem
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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19:00
Prom 66
Royal Albert Hall
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Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat major
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'
Performers
Nikolai Lugansky
piano
piano
Alexander Lazarev
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Dmitry Shostakovich
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22:00
Prom 67
Royal Albert Hall
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Iannis Xenakis
Nuits
Proms premiere
Idmen A
Proms premiere
Idmen B
Proms premiere
John Cage
Third Construction
James Wood
Tongues of Fire
World premiere
Performers
New London Chamber Choir
Amadinda Percussion Group
James Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Iannis Xenakis
John Cage
James Wood
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Tue 9 Sep 2003
19:30
Prom 68
Royal Albert Hall
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Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Three Movements
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
No. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2 - encore
Performers
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Wed 10 Sep 2003
19:00
Prom 69
Royal Albert Hall
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Sergey Prokofiev
The Stone Flower, Op 118
No. 31 Russian Dance Proms premiere
The Stone Flower, Op 118
No. 32 Gypsy Dance Proms premiere
The Stone Flower, Op 118
No. 33 Severyan's Dance Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Performers
Christian Blackshaw
piano
piano
Rebecca Evans
soprano
soprano
Gianandrea Noseda
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gustav Mahler
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22:00
Prom 70
Royal Albert Hall
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 170, ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 1 Ouverture (Zaïs) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 2 Deuxième entrée 'La Musique': Air tendre (Les fêtes d'Hébé) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 3 Tambourins 1 & 2 (Dardanus) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 4 Air tendre pour les Muses (La temple de la Gloire) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 5 Contredanse en rondeau (Les Boréades) Act 1 Scene 4 UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 6 Air gracieux (La naissance d'Osiris) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 7 Gavottes pour les Heures et les Zéphirs (Les Boréades) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 8 Orage (Platée) Act 1 Scene 6 UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 9 La poule UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 10 Ritournelle (Hippolyte et Aricie) Act 3 UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 11 Danse des sauvages (Les Indes galantes) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 12 Entrée de Polymnie (Les Boréades) UK premiere of this version
L' Apothéose de la Dance (suite devised Minkowski)
No. 13 Chaconne (Dardanus) UK premiere of this version
George Frideric Handel
Ariodante, HWV 35
Scherza infida Act 2 Proms premiere
Ariodante, HWV 35
Dopo notte, atra e funesta Act 3 Proms premiere
Performers
Anne Sofie von Otter
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Marc Minkowski
conductor
conductor
Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble Orchestra (formerly Les Musiciens du Louvre)
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
George Frideric Handel
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Thu 11 Sep 2003
19:30
Prom 71
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
- encore
Performers
Yo‐Yo Ma
cello
cello
David Zinman
conductor
conductor
Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich
Composers
Richard Strauss
Edward Elgar
Modest Mussorgsky
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Fri 12 Sep 2003
19:30
Prom 72
Royal Albert Hall
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Harrison Birtwistle
The Shadow of Night
UK premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Alastair Miles
bass
bass
Charlotte Hellekant
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Robert Dean Smith
tenor
tenor
Diana Damrau
soprano
soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Christoph Dohnányi
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Harrison Birtwistle
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 13 Sep 2003
19:45
Prom 73 - Last Night of the Proms 2003
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
Gabriel Fauré
Pavane (choral version)
Joseph Phibbs
Lumina
World premiere
Alfredo Catalani
La Wally
Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana Act 1
Charles Gounod
Faust
No. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
Ruggero Leoncavallo
I Pagliacci
Recitative & aria 'Qual fiamma avea nel guardo...Stridono lassù'
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Jules Massenet
Thaïs
Intermezzo 'Meditation' Act 2 Scene 2
Georges Bizet
Carmen
No. 5 Aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' Act 1
George Grigoriu
Valurile Dun?rii
'Muzica' Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with additional Songs arranged by John Wilson, Stephen Jackson and Percy Grainger)
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Unknown
National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
Leila Josefowicz
violin
violin
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Angela Gheorghiu
soprano
soprano
Percy Grainger
music arranger
music arranger
John Wilson
music arranger
music arranger
Stephen Jackson
music arranger
music arranger
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Gabriel Fauré
Joseph Phibbs
Alfredo Catalani
Charles Gounod
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Alexander Borodin
Jules Massenet
Georges Bizet
George Grigoriu
Edward Elgar
Henry Wood
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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