Proms 1960

Proms 1960: All Events

Sat 23 Jul 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1960
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Giacomo Puccini
  TurandotNo. 13a Aria 'In questa reggia' Act 2 Scene 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  interval
  Boris Blacher
  Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op 26 Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Amy Shuard
  soprano
  soprano
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Richard Wagner
  Giacomo Puccini
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Boris Blacher
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 25 Jul 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  John Ireland
  A London Overture
  Lennox Berkeley
  Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Proms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 5 in D major
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Lennox Berkeley
  conductor
  conductor
  Nancy Evans
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  soloist
  soloist
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  John Ireland
  Lennox Berkeley
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Richard Strauss
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Tue 26 Jul 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV 140
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  interval
  Performers
  Rosalyn Tureck
  piano
  piano
  Elizabeth Simon
  soprano
  soprano
  Alexander Young
  tenor
  tenor
  James Milligan
  bass
  bass
  William Davies
  organ
  organ
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 27 Jul 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Overture)
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Hugo Wolf
  Italian Serenade (orchestral version)Proms premiere of this version
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  Performers
  Annelies Kupper
  soprano
  soprano
  André Navarra
  cello
  cello
  Endre Wolf
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Franz Schubert
  Hugo Wolf
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 28 Jul 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Performers
  Sergio Varella-Cid
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Eugene Goossens
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Claude Debussy
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 29 Jul 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Roberto Gerhard
  Violin ConcertoProms premiere
  interval
  Claude Debussy
  NocturnesNo. 2 Fêtes
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Maria Donska
  piano
  piano
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Yfrah Neaman
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Roberto Gerhard
  Claude Debussy
Sat 30 Jul 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  George Frideric Handel
  RadamistoAria 'Ombra cara di mia sposa' Act 2
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Ottorino Respighi
  La boutique fantasque (suite)
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
  Felix Mendelssohn
  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
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Performers
  Russell Oberlin
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Hans Richter-Haaser
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm Sargent
  music arrangerconductor
  music arrangerconductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  George Frideric Handel
  Robert Schumann
  Ottorino Respighi
  Joseph Haydn
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 1 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Luigi Cherubini
  Médée - OvertureOverture
  Vincenzo Bellini
  I puritaniO rendetemi la speme...Qui la voce sua soave Act 2
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 2 Minuetto
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 3 Adagietto
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 4 Farandole
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 3 Menuet (from 'La jolie fille de Perth')
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Performers
  Dame Joan Sutherland
  soprano
  soprano
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Luigi Cherubini
  Vincenzo Bellini
  Edvard Grieg
  Georges Bizet
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Tue 2 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Thieving Magpie – overture
  Benjamin Britten
  Sinfonia da Requiem
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503- Cadenza by Charles Rosen Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 2 Le spectre de la rose
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 1 Villanelle
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 3 Sur les lagunes
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 6 L'île inconnue
  interval
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Performers
  Charles Rosen
  piano
  piano
  Nadine Sautereau
  soprano
  soprano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Benjamin Britten
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Hector Berlioz
  Robert Schumann
Wed 3 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  The Creation
  interval
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  William Herbert
  Uriel
  Uriel
  Kim Borg
  RaphaelAdam
  RaphaelAdam
  Mary Wells
  GabrielEve
  GabrielEve
  Croydon Philharmonic Choir
  Royal Choral Society
  Watford Philharmonic Society
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
Thu 4 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Benjamin Britten
  Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Performers
  Tibor Varga
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Benjamin Britten
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Jean Sibelius
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Fri 5 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Falstaff
  Performers
  Lamar Crowson
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Edward Elgar
Sat 6 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
  Manuel de Falla
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
  interval
  Georges Bizet
  Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
  Henry Litolff
  Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minorNo. 2 Scherzo: Presto
  Iain Hamilton
  Scottish Dances, Op 32 London premiere
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Iris Loveridge
  piano
  piano
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Manuel de Falla
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Georges Bizet
  Henry Litolff
  Iain Hamilton
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Mon 8 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo (Overture)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rake’s ProgressAria 'No word from Tom' Act 1 Scene 3 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor- Cadenza by Ingrid Haebler
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in CProms premiere
  interval
  Luciano Berio
  Perspectives- This is the first performance of a work of electronic music presented in an orchestral concert in the UK. UK premiere
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Performers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Joan Carlyle
  soprano
  soprano
  Ingrid Haebler
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Igor Stravinsky
  Luciano Berio
  Maurice Ravel
Tue 9 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
  Hector Berlioz
  Roméo et Juliette (La Reine Mab)
  Roméo et Juliette (Roméo seul - Grande fête chez Capulet)
  Roméo et Juliette (Scène d'amour)
  interval
  Béla Bartók
  Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz 110Proms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  Emperor Waltz
  Performers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfons Kontarsky
  piano
  piano
  Aloys Kontarsky
  piano
  piano
  Heinz König
  percussion
  percussion
  Christoph Caskel
  percussion
  percussion
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Hector Berlioz
  Béla Bartók
  Johann Strauss II
Wed 10 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Der Schauspieldirektor (Overture)
  Alun Hoddinott
  Piano Concerto No. 1Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Missa solemnisProms premiere
  Performers
  Maurice Miles
  conductor
  conductor
  Valerie Tryon
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Trevor Anthony
  bass
  bass
  Marjorie Thomas
  contralto
  contralto
  Erna Spoorenberg
  soprano
  soprano
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Alun Hoddinott
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 11 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  The Planets
  Performers
  Paul Tortelier
  cello
  cello
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Gustav Holst
Fri 12 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 18 Finale: Allegretto - Allegro molto - Presto Act 2 No. 13
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  interval
  Witold Lutosławski
  Musique funèbre Proms premiere
  Claude Debussy
  Jeux Proms premiere
  interval
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Witold Lutosławski
  Claude Debussy
Sat 13 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588Overture
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  George Frideric Handel
  Alcina, HWV 34Aria 'Di, cor mio' Act 1
  Alcina, HWV 34Aria 'Tornami a vagheggiar' Act 1
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  William Walton
  Overture 'Scapino'
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Lucia di LammermoorNo. 2b Aria 'Regnava nel silenzio' Act 1
  Frederick Delius
  On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 4 From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
  Performers
  Charles Spinks
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Dame Joan Sutherland
  soprano
  soprano
  Henryk Szeryng
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Maurice Ravel
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  William Walton
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Frederick Delius
  Bedrich Smetana
Mon 15 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni – overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major- cadenzas by Joachim
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in Three MovementsProms premiere
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  Endre Wolf
  violin
  violin
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Igor Stravinsky
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Tue 16 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont
  Hector Berlioz
  Requiem (Grande messe des morts) Proms premiere
  interval
  Performers
  Jeannette Sinclair
  soprano
  soprano
  Marius Goring
  narrator
  narrator
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Charles Craig
  tenor
  tenor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (pre-1990, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir) (members)
  Wembley Philharmonic Society (members)
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hector Berlioz
Wed 17 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
  Anton Webern
  Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6Proms premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Also sprach Zarathustra
  Performers
  Jörg Demus
  piano
  piano
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Webern
  Johannes Brahms
  Richard Strauss
Thu 18 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 98 in B flat major
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Variations for Orchestra, Op 31 Proms premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Alborada del gracioso
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Elise Cserfalvi
  violin
  violin
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Maurice Ravel
  Antonín Dvořák
Fri 19 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Benjamin Britten
  Nocturne Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChasse royale et orage Act 4
  interval
  Performers
  Daniël Wayenberg
  piano
  piano
  Peter Pears
  tenor
  tenor
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Benjamin Britten
  Hector Berlioz
Sat 20 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 25 -
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Lustspielouvertüre, K245, Op 38
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro (Act 2, Sc 1: Porgi, amor qualche ristoro)
  The Marriage of Figaro (Act 3, Sc 6: E Susanna non vien!)
  Erik Satie
  ParadeProms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Deutsche Tänze, D 820 (orch. Anton Webern)
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Gioachino Rossini
  La scala di setaOverture
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorAria 'A long time has passed' Act 1 Scene 2
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro (Act 3, Sc 6: Dove sono i bei momenti)
  Performers
  Elisabeth Söderström
  soprano
  soprano
  John Ogdon
  piano
  piano
  Gilbert Webster
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Erik Satie
  Franz Schubert
  Franz Liszt
  Gioachino Rossini
  Alexander Borodin
  Kodály Zoltán
Mon 22 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Iphigénie en Aulide (arr. Richard Wagner)Overture
  Richard Wagner
  Wesendonck-LiederNo. 3 Im Treibhaus
  Wesendonck-LiederNo. 1 Der Engel
  Wesendonck-LiederNo. 2 Stehe still!
  Wesendonck-LiederNo. 4 Schmerzen
  Wesendonck-LiederNo. 5 Träume
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  Performers
  Sylvia Fisher
  soprano
  soprano
  Sergio Varella-Cid
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Richard Wagner
  Johannes Brahms
  Jean Sibelius
Tue 23 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorOverture
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Igor Stravinsky
  Oedipus rexProms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Raimund Herincx
  MessengerCreon
  MessengerCreon
  Ronald Dowd
  Oedipus
  Oedipus
  Patricia Johnson
  Jocasta
  Jocasta
  Roger Stalman
  Tirésias
  Tirésias
  Alberto Remedios
  Shepherd
  Shepherd
  John Neville
  speaker
  speaker
  BBC Singers
  Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Alexander Borodin
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Igor Stravinsky
Wed 24 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'The Fair Melusine'
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Alban Berg
  Altenberglieder, Op 4First UK concert performance
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Flute Concerto in D major 'Il cardellino'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Performers
  Charles Spinks
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Severino Gazzelloni
  flute
  flute
  Pamela Bowden
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johannes Brahms
  Alban Berg
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 25 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
  Igor Stravinsky
  Ode Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  interval
  interval
  interval
  Performers
  Norbert Brainin
  violin
  violin
  Peter Schidlof
  viola
  viola
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 26 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Fidelio – ‘Abscheulicher! … Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern’
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Arthur Bliss
  Pastoral: Lie Strewn the White Flocks
  CheckmateNo. 5 The Red Knight's Mazurka
  CheckmateNo. 12 Finale: Checkmate
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Joyce Barker
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur Bliss
  conductor
  conductor
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Douglas Whittaker
  flutepiccolo
  flutepiccolo
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Arthur Bliss
Sat 27 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Yeomen of the GuardOverture
  The Yeomen of the GuardIs life a boon? Act 1 No. 7
  The Yeomen of the GuardStrange Adventure! Act 2 No. 5
  The Yeomen of the GuardWhen maiden loves Act 1 No. 1
  The Yeomen of the GuardWere I thy bride Act 1 No. 13
  The Yeomen of the Guard'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12
  The Yeomen of the GuardFree from his fetters grim Act 2 No. 4
  The MikadoThree little maids from school Act 1 No. 7
  The MikadoThe sun whose rays are all ablaze Act 2 No. 2
  The MikadoComes a train of little ladies Act 1 No. 6
  The MikadoBraid the raven hair Act 2 No. 1
  The MikadoA wand'ring minstrel I Act 1 No. 2
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'When a felon’s not engaged in his employment'
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”
  IolantheWhen all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
  IolantheLoudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
  IolantheWhen Britain really rul'd the waves Act 2 No. 3
  IolantheOverture
  The GondoliersList and Learn Act 1 No. 1
  The GondoliersTake a pair of sparkling eyes Act 2 No. 3
  The GondoliersDance a Cachucha Act 2 No. 5
  The GondoliersOverture
  The GondoliersWhen a merry maiden marries Act 1 No. 9a
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Owen Brannigan
  bass
  bass
  Marjorie Thomas
  contralto
  contralto
  Richard Lewis
  tenor
  tenor
  John Cameron
  baritone
  baritone
  Marie Collier
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
Mon 29 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Lieutenant Kijé, Op 60 (suite) Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  Performers
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Igor Stravinsky
Tue 30 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Richard Lewis
  tenor
  tenor
  Grace Hoffman
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gustav Mahler
Wed 31 Aug 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict – overtureOverture
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major - cadenza by Joseph Joachim
  Michael Tippett
  The Midsummer MarriageAria 'Who hopes to conjure with the world of dreams' Act 3 Proms premiere
  Paul Hindemith
  Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'
  interval
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Meredith Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Franz Schubert
  Johannes Brahms
  Michael Tippett
  Paul Hindemith
Thu 1 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Frédéric Chopin
  Waltz in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante', Op 18
  Waltz in A flat major, Op 34.1
  Polonaise in F minor, Op 44
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Donald Bridger
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  Halina Czerny-Stefańska
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Frédéric Chopin
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Maurice Ravel
Fri 2 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Choral Fantasy
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Performers
  Peter Wallfisch
  piano
  piano
  Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  Sylvia Fisher
  soprano
  soprano
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Wagner
Sat 3 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Léo Delibes
  SylviaNo. 4 Grand pas des Chasseresses Act 1
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Les patineursProms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  The Prince of the Pagodas, Op 57Pas de Six Act 3
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Swan LakeNo. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
  Swan LakeNo. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
  Swan LakeNo. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Swan LakeNo. 20 Danse hongroise (Czárdás) Act 3 No. 6
  Swan LakeNo. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
  Sergey Prokofiev
  CinderellaNo. 6 The Sister's New Clothes Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 10 Gavotte Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 11 Second Appearance of Fairy Godmother Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 12 Spring Fairy Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 13 Summer Fairy Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 15 Autumn Fairy Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 16 Winter Fairy Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 19 Cinderella's Departure for the Ball Act 1
  CinderellaNo. 36 Duet of the Prince and Cinderella Act 2
  CinderellaNo. 37 Waltz-Coda Act 2
  CinderellaNo. 50 Finale (Amoroso) Act 3
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  Malcolm Binns
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Composers
  Léo Delibes
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Benjamin Britten
  César Franck
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Claude Debussy
  Alexander Borodin
Mon 5 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  TancrediOverture
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Requiem
  Performers
  George Hurst
  conductor
  conductor
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Richard Lewis
  tenor
  tenor
  Ivana Tosini
  soprano
  soprano
  Anna Maria Rota
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Raffaele Arié
  bass
  bass
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Joseph Haydn
  Giuseppe Verdi
Tue 6 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 5. Minuets (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453- cadenzas by Andor Foldes
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No 1
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 2 Vltava
  Performers
  Andor Földes
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Liszt
  Béla Bartók
  Bedrich Smetana
Wed 7 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Humphrey Searle
  Poem, Op 18Proms premiere
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Phantasy Concerto for ViolinWorld premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Josephine Veasey
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  conductor
  conductor
  Tessa Robbins
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Humphrey Searle
  Sir Eugene Goossens
Thu 8 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Alwyn
  Overture 'Derby Day' World premiere
  William Walton
  Cello Concerto
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  William Walton
  conductor
  conductor
  Erling Blöndal Bengtsson
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  William Alwyn
  William Walton
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edward Elgar
Fri 9 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Charles Ives
  Three Places in New England First UK concert performance
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Performers
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Charles Ives
  Paul Dukas
Sat 10 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro – overture
  Maurice Ravel
  Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 1 Polka
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 2 Valse
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 5 Popular Song
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
  Johan Svendsen
  Carnival in Paris, Op 9
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Beryl Kimber
  violin
  violin
  William Walton
  conductor
  conductor
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Maurice Ravel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Franz Schubert
  William Walton
  Johan Svendsen
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mon 12 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Hector Berlioz
  La captive, Op 12
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
  Richard Strauss
  Metamorphosen Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  Performers
  Monica Sinclair
  contralto
  contralto
  Witold Malcuzynski
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Hector Berlioz
  Franz Liszt
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Richard Strauss
  Richard Wagner
Tue 13 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 45 - 86th Anniversary of Schoenberg's Birth
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Alto Rhapsody
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Arnold Schoenberg
  De profundis, Op 50b Proms premiere
  De profundis, Op 50b - This was the second of two performances of De profundis, played in succession
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 1 in F minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  London New Music Singers (men's voices)
  Graham Treacher
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  London New Music Singers
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Wed 14 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 – Sinfonia (arr. A. Guilmant)No. 1 Sinfonia
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Cantata No. 21, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', BWV 21
  Thea Musgrave
  Triptych World premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 36 in C major 'Linz', K 425
  Performers
  Francis Jackson
  organ
  organ
  Hugh Maguire
  violin
  violin
  Lowry Sanders
  flute
  flute
  Alexander Murray
  flute
  flute
  Duncan Robertson
  tenor
  tenor
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles Spinks
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Maude Baker
  contralto
  contralto
  Donald Bell
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  BBC Singers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Meredith Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Thea Musgrave
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thu 15 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Symphonic Studies
  Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto No 7 in B flat major
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  Ralph Holmes
  violin
  violin
  Ralph Downes
  organ
  organ
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Alban Berg
  George Frideric Handel
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 16 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Alceste - Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Darius Milhaud
  La création du monde, Op 81Proms premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110No. 2 Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Elsie Morison
  soprano
  soprano
  Monica Sinclair
  contralto
  contralto
  Donald Bell
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Darius Milhaud
  Franz Liszt
Sat 17 Sep 1960
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1960
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
  Gustav Holst
  Beni Mora
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Colin Horsley
  piano
  piano
  Constance Shacklock
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Edvard Grieg
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Gustav Holst
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
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