Proms 2001

Proms 2001 Calendar

By Year

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

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