Proms 2008

Proms 2008 Calendar

By Year

Fri 18 Jul 2008
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2008
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Festival Prelude.
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Oboe Concerto in C major, K314
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs
  Olivier Messiaen
  La nativité du SeigneurNo. 9 Dieu parmi nous Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Rondo in B flat major, WoO 6 Proms premiere
  Elliott Carter
  Caténaires UK premiere
  Alexander Scriabin
  The Poem of Ecstasy
  Performers
  Jiří Bělohlávek
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Wayne Marshall
  organ
  organ
  Royal College of Music Brass
  Nicholas Daniel
  oboe
  oboe
  Christine Brewer
  soprano
  soprano
  Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Olivier Messiaen
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Elliott Carter
  Alexander Scriabin
Sat 19 Jul 2008
- 18:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arnold Bax
  The Garden of Fand
  Gerald Finzi
  Intimations of Immortality, Op 29 Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Partita No 3 in E majorNo. 1 Preludio - encore
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Paul Daniel
  conductor
  conductor
  Andrew Kennedy
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Nigel Kennedy
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Arnold Bax
  Gerald Finzi
  Edward Elgar
  Johann Sebastian Bach
- 22:00
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Nigel Kennedy
  Donovan Proms premiere
  Nice Bottle of Beaujolais, Innit? Proms premiere
  Cloud Proms premiere
  Hills of Saturn Proms premiere
  Boo Boooz Blooooze Proms premiere
  Carnivore of the Animals Proms premiere
  Jimi Hendrix
  Third Stone from the Sun - encore Proms premiere
  Performers
  Jeff Beck
  guitar
  guitar
  Nigel Kennedy
  vocals
  vocals
  Xantoné Blacq
  vocals
  vocals
  NKQ - Nigel Kennedy Quintet
  Composers
  Nigel Kennedy
  Jimi Hendrix
Sun 20 Jul 2008
- 15:30
  Prom 04 - Folk Day
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Trad.
  I'm Seventeen Come Sunday
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  English Folk Song Suite Proms premiere
  Percy Grainger
  Shepherd's Hey - medley
  Green Bushes
  Percy Grainger
  Green Bushes
  John Jacob Niles
  I Wonder as I Wander
  Luciano Berio
  Folk Songs (version for soprano & orchestra)
  Julian Sutton
  Suspended Slip Jig Proms premiere
  James Hill
  Random Proms premiere
  Graham Whitehead
  Accordion Maestro Proms premiere
  Willy Taylor
  Shirley's Reel Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Dances of Kalotaszeg Proms premiere
  Gyimes Music Proms premiere
  Dances of Moldova Proms premiere
  Bota Proms premiere
  Invertita Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Romanian Folk DancesNo. 1 Stick Dance
  Romanian Folk DancesNo. 2 Sash Dance
  Trad.
  Pe Loc Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Romanian Folk DancesNo. 3 Stamping Dance
  Romanian Folk DancesNo. 4 Horn Dance
  Trad.
  Minuntelu Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Romanian Folk DancesNo. 5 Romanian Polka
  Romanian Folk DancesNo. 6 Quick Dance
  Romanian Folk DancesNo. 6 Quick Dance
  Kathryn Tickell
  Confluence World premiere
  Performers
  Bella Hardy
  singer
  singer
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra
  London Sinfonietta
  Monica Bacelli
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Folkestra
  Muzsikás
  Camden and Hertfordshire Music Services Young Musicians
  Composers
  Trad.
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Percy Grainger
  John Jacob Niles
  Luciano Berio
  Julian Sutton
  James Hill
  Graham Whitehead
  Willy Taylor
  Béla Bartók
  Kathryn Tickell
- 19:30
  Prom 05 - Folk Day
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Trad.
  Young Edmund Proms premiere
  Searching for Lambs Proms premiere
  Bella Hardy
  Three Black Feathers Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Down in Yon Forest Proms premiere
  Anon.
  Dog and Gun Proms premiere
  Little Musgrave Proms premiere
  Bachelor's Hall Proms premiere
  Kit's Tune/When a Knight Won his Spurs Proms premiere
  Never Any Good Proms premiere
  Chris Wood
  Come Down Jehovah Proms premiere
  Fakenham Fair Proms premiere
  Sloe Gin Proms premiere
  London Town Proms premiere
  Roll Down the Bay to Juliana Proms premiere
  Frogs' Legs and Dragon's Teeth Proms premiere
  Pickle Eye Bush - encore Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Irish Jigs, Reels and Dances
  Performers
  Bella Hardy
  singer/fiddle
  singer/fiddle
  Corrina Hewat
  harp
  harp
  Chris Sherburn
  concertina
  concertina
  Martin Simpson
  singer/guitar
  singer/guitar
  Bellowhead
  Peter Quinn
  piano
  piano
  Kathleen O'Sullivan
  singer
  singer
  London Lasses
  Return to Camden Dancers
  Composers
  Trad.
  Bella Hardy
  Anon.
  Chris Wood
Mon 21 Jul 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 01
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  5 Gesänge der Frühe, Op 133 Proms premiere
  Elliott Carter
  Night Fantasies Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Catalogue d'oiseauxNo. 8 L'alouette lulu Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Out of Doors, Sz 81 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Elliott Carter
  Olivier Messiaen
  Béla Bartók
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  L' Ascension (organ version)
  Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude - encore
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 2 Aragonaise - encore
  Performers
  Olivier Latry
  organ
  organ
  Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
  Myung-Whun Chung
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Georges Bizet
Tue 22 Jul 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Benjamin Britten
  Matinées musicalesNo. 1 March - encore
  Performers
  Jean‐Guihen Queyras
  cello
  cello
  Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR)
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Joseph Haydn
  Edward Elgar
  Benjamin Britten
- 22:00
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jacob Obrecht
  Missa 'Malheur me bat' Proms premiere
  Anon.
  Malheur me bat - Performed with specially commissioned text by Jaques Darras. Proms premiere
  Josquin des Prez
  Missa 'Malheur me bat' Proms premiere
  Performers
  Peter Phillips
  conductor
  conductor
  Tallis Scholars
  Composers
  Jacob Obrecht
  Anon.
  Josquin des Prez
Wed 23 Jul 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Lars Vogt
  piano
  piano
  Jiří Bělohlávek
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 24 Jul 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arnold Bax
  In memoriam Patrick Pearse First concert performance
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Performers
  Yevgeny Sudbin
  piano
  piano
  Yan Pascal Tortelier
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Arnold Bax
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fri 25 Jul 2008
- 17:45
  Proms Composer Portrait 01
  Royal College of Music
  Programme
  Simon Holt
  brief candles Proms premiere
  Two movements for string quartet Proms premiere
  A second box of brief candles Proms premiere
  Performers
  Stuart King
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Tippett Quartet
  Composers
  Simon Holt
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes
  Simon Holt
  Troubled Light World premiere
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Performers
  Cantamus
  Thierry Fischer
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Simon Holt
  Modest Mussorgsky
Sat 26 Jul 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Vissarion Shebalin)A Night on the Bare Mountain Act 3 Scene 1
  Boris Godunov – 'I have attained supreme power'
  Boris Godunov – 'Farewell, my son'
  Boris Godunov – 'I am sick at heart'
  Thomas Adès
  TevotProms premiere
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat major
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince Igor – 'The prairie floweret'
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  John Tomlinson
  bassBoris Godunov
  bassBoris Godunov
  Daniel Hoadley
  tenorShuisky
  tenorShuisky
  CBSO Chorus
  Anna Dennis
  Fyodorsoprano
  Fyodorsoprano
  Louis Lortie
  piano
  piano
  Graham Titus
  bass
  bass
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  Thomas Adès
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Thomas Adès
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Alexander Borodin
Sun 27 Jul 2008
- 11:00
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Murray Gold
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesConcert Prologue (Series 1) Proms premiere
  Aaron Copland
  Fanfare for the Common Man
  Murray Gold
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesAll the Strange, Strange Creatures (Series 3) Proms premiere
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
  Three AsteroidsNo. 1 The Torino Scale UK premiere
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  Murray Gold
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesThe Doctor Forever (Series 3 & The Runaway Bride) Proms premiere
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesRose (Series 1) Proms premiere
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesMartha vs The Master (Series 3) Proms premiere
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesMusic of the Spheres (Series 4) Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Murray Gold
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesThe Daleks & Davros (Series 1, 2, 3 & 4) Proms premiere
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesDonna - The Girl in the Fireplace - Astrid (The Runaway Bride & Voyage of the Damned & Series 1, 2 & 4) Proms premiere
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 1 Montagues and Capulets
  Murray Gold
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesThis is Gallifrey (Series 3) Proms premiere
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesDoomsday (Series 2) Proms premiere
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesThe Doctor's Theme/Song of Freedom (Series 4) Proms premiere
  Music from the Doctor Who seriesSong for Ten (Series 1) Proms premiere
  Ron Grainer
  Doctor Who Theme (arr. Murray Gold)
  Performers
  Ben Foster
  conductor
  conductor
  Melanie Pappenheim
  singer
  singer
  Stephen Bell
  conductor
  conductor
  Freema Agyeman
  presenter
  presenter
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Murray Gold Band
  Noel Clarke
  presenter
  presenter
  Camille Coduri
  presenter
  presenter
  Catherine Tate
  presenter
  presenter
  Tim Phillips
  singer
  singer
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Murray Gold
  Aaron Copland
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
  Gustav Holst
  Richard Wagner
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Ron Grainer
- 19:00
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ
  Performers
  Thierry Fischer
  conductor
  conductor
  Julian Bliss
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Adrian Spillett
  marimba
  marimba
  Colin Currie
  xylorimba
  xylorimba
  Richard Benjafield
  vibraphone
  vibraphone
  Gerard Bouwhuis
  piano
  piano
  Adam Walker
  flute
  flute
  Sonia Wieder-Atherton
  cello
  cello
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  BBC National Chorus of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh Chorus)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Philharmonia Voices
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
Mon 28 Jul 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 02
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Madrigals Book 8Volgendo il ciel Proms premiere
  Madrigals Book 6Lamento d'Arianna Proms premiere
  Madrigals Book 8Il ballo delle ingrate Proms premiere
  Performers
  Robert Hollingworth
  harpsichord-director
  harpsichord-director
  I Fagiolini (vocal ensemble)
  I Fagiolini (instrumental ensemble)
  Barokksolistene
  Composers
  Claudio Monteverdi
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Grosse Fuge, Op 133
  Elliott Carter
  Oboe ConcertoProms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Performers
  Nicholas Daniel
  oboe
  oboe
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Robertson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Elliott Carter
Tue 29 Jul 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Butterworth
  Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad' - This performance was preceded & followed without breaks by poems from Housman's 'A Shropshire Lad' recited by Rupert Evans & Tom McKay
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 8 in D minor
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Performers
  Janine Jansen
  violin
  violin
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  George Butterworth
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Max Bruch
  Richard Strauss
Wed 30 Jul 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 17 - Winners of BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards 2008
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Dimokransa Proms premiere
  Dispidida Proms premiere
  Comme s'il en pleuvait Proms premiere
  Mana Proms premiere
  Tunuca Proms premiere
  Navega Proms premiere
  Bulería negra del Gastor Proms premiere
  Tanguillos da la Frontera Proms premiere
  Son de la Frontera
  Soleá de Pepe Proms premiere
  Tarantos del Mellizo y Diego Proms premiere
  Un compromiso / toda una vida Proms premiere
  Quin Shang Proms premiere
  Alive Proms premiere
  Lagu Lagu Proms premiere
  Mama TianNa Proms premiere
  Xi Ran Ning Po Proms premiere
  Nayo Proms premiere
  Sanakubay Proms premiere
  Blue Man Returns Proms premiere
  Sahara Proms premiere
  Fulani Coochie Man Proms premiere
  Ya Takaya Proms premiere
  Tabali Te Proms premiere
  Ngoni Fola Proms premiere
  Jonkoloni
  Poyi (Segu Blue) Proms premiere
  Bassekou Proms premiere
  Bassekou Kouyate
  Denmessenw Proms premiere
  Performers
  Mayra Andrade
  singer
  singer
  Nelson Ferreira
  guitar
  guitar
  Tarcisio Gondim
  guitar
  guitar
  Ricardo Feijao
  double bass
  double bass
  Zé Luis Nascimento
  percussion
  percussion
  Mary Ann Kennedy
  presenter
  presenter
  Son de la Frontera
  Sa Dingding
  singer/guzheng
  singer/guzheng
  Fei Peng
  violin/keyboard
  violin/keyboard
  Yonggang Huo
  erhu/banhu
  erhu/banhu
  Christopher John Trzcinski
  drums
  drums
  Yi Zhang
  guzheng/pipa
  guzheng/pipa
  Qing Zhou
  bamboo flute/xiao/xun
  bamboo flute/xiao/xun
  Justin Adams
  vocals/guitarguitar
  vocals/guitarguitar
  Juldeh Camara
  vocals/riti
  vocals/riti
  Salah Dawson Miller
  percussion
  percussion
  Bassekou Kouyate
  Lead ngoni/bass ngoni
  Lead ngoni/bass ngoni
  Amy Sacko
  lead vocals
  lead vocals
  Ngoni Ba
  Composers
  Son de la Frontera
  Bassekou Kouyate
Thu 31 Jul 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claudio Monteverdi
  L' incoronazione di Poppea- semi-staged
  Performers
  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  Alice Coote
  Nerone
  Nerone
  Marie Arnet
  Drusilla
  Drusilla
  Amy Freston
  Amore
  Amore
  Danielle Niese
  Poppea
  Poppea
  Emmanuelle Haïm
  harpsichord/director
  harpsichord/director
  Sonya Yoncheva
  Fortuna
  Fortuna
  Simona Mihai
  Virtù
  Virtù
  Iestyn Davies
  Ottone
  Ottone
  Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
  Arnalta
  Arnalta
  Tamara Mumford
  Ottavia
  Ottavia
  Paolo Battaglia
  Seneca
  Seneca
  Trevor Scheunemann
  Mercurio
  Mercurio
  Patrick Schramm
  Littore
  Littore
  Dominique Visse
  Nutrice
  Nutrice
  Claire Ormshaw
  Damigella
  Damigella
  Lucia Cirillo
  Valletto
  Valletto
  Andrew Tortise
  Lucano
  Lucano
  Peter Gijsbertsen
  Liberto
  Liberto
  Composers
  Claudio Monteverdi
Fri 1 Aug 2008
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Kenneth Hesketh
  Graven Image World premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)Gopak Act 2 - encore
  Performers
  Paul Lewis
  piano
  piano
  Vasily Petrenko
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Kenneth Hesketh
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Modest Mussorgsky
Sat 2 Aug 2008
- 18:00
  Prom 20 - Stockhausen Day
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Gruppen
  Klang, 13th Hour UK premiere
  Klang, 5th HourHarmonien for trumpet World premiere
  Kontakte (version with piano & percussion)
  Gruppen - repeat performance
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  David Robertson
  conductor
  conductor
  Pascal Rophé
  conductor
  conductor
  Kathinka Pasveer
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Marco Blaauw
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Nicolas Hodges
  piano
  piano
  Colin Currie
  percussion
  percussion
  Bryan Wolf
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Composers
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
- 22:15
  Prom 21 - Stockhausen Day
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Stimmung- Performed in the 'Copenhagen' version.
  Performers
  Paul Hillier
  director
  director
  Ian Dearden
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Theatre of Voices
  Composers
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
Sun 3 Aug 2008
- 16:00
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jeanne Demessieux
  Te Deum, Op 11 Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Verset pour la Fête de la Dédicace
  Marcel Dupré
  Organ Symphony No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op 26 Proms premiere
  Naji Hakim
  Pange lingua Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Prélude Proms premiere
  Wayne Marshall
  Organ improvisation on Themes by Messiaen
  Performers
  Wayne Marshall
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Jeanne Demessieux
  Olivier Messiaen
  Marcel Dupré
  Naji Hakim
  Wayne Marshall
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Karen Cargill
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Johan Botha
  tenor
  tenor
  Donald Runnicles
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gustav Mahler
Mon 4 Aug 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 03
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Violin Sonata.
  Olivier Messiaen
  Theme and Variations
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op 94a Proms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Valse-Scherzo, Op 34 (version for violin & piano)
  Performers
  Huw Watkins
  piano
  piano
  Alina Ibragimova
  violin
  violin
  Yakov Kreizberg
  piano
  piano
  Julia Fischer
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Olivier Messiaen
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
  Ethel Smyth
  Concerto for Violin and Horn
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Morceaux de fantasie, Op 3 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 2 Prelude in C sharp minor
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  Tasmin Little
  violin
  violin
  Richard Watkins
  horn
  horn
  Stefan Solyom
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ethel Smyth
  Sergei Rachmaninov
Tue 5 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johan Wagenaar
  Overture 'Cyrano de Bergerac', Op 23Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 6 in D major
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major- First movement cadenza by Joachim
  Performers
  Julia Fischer
  violin
  violin
  Yakov Kreizberg
  conductor
  conductor
  Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Johan Wagenaar
  Antonín Dvořák
  Johannes Brahms
- 22:15
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Francis Poulenc
  Chansons françaises, S 130No. 6 La bell' si nous étions Proms premiere
  Chansons françaises, S 130No. 2 La belle se siet au pied de la tour Proms premiere
  Chansons françaises, S 130No. 4 Clic, clac, dansez sabots Proms premiere
  Chansons françaises, S 130No. 3 Pilons l'orge Proms premiere
  Chansons françaises, S 130No. 7 Ah! mon beau laboureur Proms premiere
  Chansons françaises, S 130No. 8 Les tisserands Proms premiere
  John McCabe
  Scenes in America deserta Proms premiere
  Orlande de Lassus
  Dessus le marché d'Arras Proms premiere
  Pierre Passereau
  Il est bel et bon Proms premiere
  Orlande de Lassus
  Toutes les nuitz Proms premiere
  Clément Janequin
  La guerre
  Sir John Rogers
  Hears not my Phyllis Proms premiere
  John William Hobbs
  Phillis is my only joy Proms premiere
  Trad.
  The Little Green Lane Proms premiere
  Frederick Bridge
  The Goslings Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Greensleeves Proms premiere of this version
  Blow away the morning dew Proms premiere of this version
  The Turtle Dove (arr. Philip Lawson) Proms premiere of this version
  Widdicombe Fair Proms premiere of this version
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Long Day Closes - encore
  Performers
  Samuel Ernest Lovatt
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Bob Chilcott
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Gordon Langford
  music arranger
  music arranger
  The King's Singers
  Composers
  Francis Poulenc
  John McCabe
  Orlande de Lassus
  Pierre Passereau
  Clément Janequin
  Sir John Rogers
  John William Hobbs
  Trad.
  Frederick Bridge
  Arthur Sullivan
Wed 6 Aug 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  L’Ascension – four symphonic meditations
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Sir George Benjamin
  Ringed by the Flat Horizon
  Maurice Ravel
  Pavane pour une infante défunte (Orchestral version)
  Boléro
  Performers
  Carolin Widmann
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  George Benjamin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Igor Stravinsky
  Sir George Benjamin
  Maurice Ravel
Thu 7 Aug 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Howard Ferguson
  Overture for an Occasion, Op 16 Proms premiere
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Concerto for Piano No. 2 in C minor, Op 126 Proms premiere
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 2 Vltava
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Howard Ferguson
  Four Diversions on Ulster Airs, Op 7No. 4 The Rambling Suiler - encore
  Performers
  Finghin Collins
  piano
  piano
  Kenneth Montgomery
  conductor
  conductor
  Ulster Orchestra
  Composers
  Howard Ferguson
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Bedrich Smetana
  Antonín Dvořák
Fri 8 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Chen Yi
  Olympic Fire World premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  Performers
  Olga Kern
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Leonard Slatkin
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Chen Yi
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
- 22:00
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Torke
  Javelin Proms premiere
  John Adams
  The Chairman Dances
  Leonard Bernstein
  Mass Three Meditations Proms premiere
  Duke Ellington
  Harlem
  Harlemconclusion - encore
  Performers
  Han-Na Chang
  cello
  cello
  Kristjan Järvi
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Michael Torke
  John Adams
  Leonard Bernstein
  Duke Ellington
Sat 9 Aug 2008
- 07:00
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Gershwin
  Strike up the Band (arr. Stanley Black)
  Porgy and BessMy man's gone now Act 1 World premiere of this version
  Jason Yarde
  Rhythm and Other Fascinations World premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Ebony Concerto
  Leonard Bernstein
  Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
  Gwilym Simcock
  Progressions World premiere
  George Gershwin
  An American in Paris
  Performers
  Charles Hazlewood
  conductor
  conductor
  Jason Yarde
  music arrangersaxophone
  music arrangersaxophone
  Gwilym Simcock
  piano
  piano
  Phil Donkin
  double bass
  double bass
  Martin France
  drums
  drums
  Michael Collins
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Tim Carey
  piano
  piano
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Composers
  George Gershwin
  Jason Yarde
  Igor Stravinsky
  Leonard Bernstein
  Gwilym Simcock
Sun 10 Aug 2008
- 16:00
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Messe de la PentecôteNo. 1 Entrée: Les langues de feu
  Pierre de Manchicourt
  Missa 'Veni Sancte Spiritus'No. 1 Kyrie Proms premiere
  Missa 'Veni Sancte Spiritus'No. 2 Gloria Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Messe de la PentecôteNo. 2 Offertoire: Les choses visibles et invisibles Proms premiere
  Pierre de Manchicourt
  Missa 'Veni Sancte Spiritus'No. 3 Credo Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Messe de la PentecôteNo. 3 Consécration: Le don de sagesse Proms premiere
  Pierre de Manchicourt
  Missa 'Veni Sancte Spiritus'No. 4 Sanctus Proms premiere
  Missa 'Veni Sancte Spiritus'No. 5 Benedictus Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Messe de la PentecôteNo. 4 Communion: Les oiseaux et les sources Proms premiere
  Pierre de Manchicourt
  Missa 'Veni Sancte Spiritus'No. 6 Agnus Dei Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Messe de la PentecôteNo. 5 Sortie: Le vent de l'Esprit
  Performers
  James O’Donnell
  organ
  organ
  Andrew Carwood
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Pierre de Manchicourt
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Night Ride and Sunrise, Op 55
  Michael Berkeley
  Slow Dawn (revised version) World premiere of revised version
  Stuart MacRae
  Gaudete World premiere
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  Susanna Andersson
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Edward Gardner
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Michael Berkeley
  Stuart MacRae
  Edward Elgar
Mon 11 Aug 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 04
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  HarawiProms premiere
  Performers
  Gweneth-Ann Jeffers
  soprano
  soprano
  Simon Lepper
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 1 in D minor
  Giacomo Puccini
  Il tabarroProms premiere
  Performers
  Alastair Miles
  Mole
  Mole
  Edgaras Montvidas
  Young Lover
  Young Lover
  Jane Henschel
  Ferret
  Ferret
  Barbara Frittoli
  Giorgetta
  Giorgetta
  Katherine Broderick
  Young Lover
  Young Lover
  Miroslav Dvorský
  Luigi
  Luigi
  Lado Ataneli
  Michele
  Michele
  Barry Banks
  Tench
  Tench
  Allan Clayton
  Song-Pedlar
  Song-Pedlar
  BBC Singers
  Gianandrea Noseda
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Giacomo Puccini
Tue 12 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Piano Concerto in C major
  Olivier Messiaen
  8 PréludesNo. 1 La colombe - encore Proms premiere
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  Vassily Sinaisky
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  Ashley Wass
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Olivier Messiaen
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- 22:15
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
  Unknown
  Otche Nash - encore Proms premiere
  Performers
  Paul Hillier
  conductor
  conductor
  Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
  Composers
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Unknown
Wed 13 Aug 2008
- 17:45
  Proms Composer Portrait 02
  Royal College of Music
  Programme
  Anders Hillborg
  Close-ups for Solo FluteProms premiere
  Close-up for Bassoon and TapeProms premiere
  Six Pieces for Wind QuintetUK premiere
  Corrente della PrimaveraProms premiere
  Performers
  Adam Walker
  flute
  flute
  Karen Geoghegan
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Renate Sokolovska
  flute
  flute
  Suzanne Thorn
  oboe
  oboe
  Ellen Deverall
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Nicholas Ireson
  horn
  horn
  Alissa Firsova
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Anders Hillborg
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  La valse
  Anders Hillborg
  Concerto for Clarinet 'Peacock Tales' UK premiere
  Trad.
  Be Happy - encore
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Wilhelm Stenhammar
  Sången, Op 44Interlude - encore
  Zequinha de Abreu
  Tico, tico no fubá - encore
  Performers
  Martin Fröst
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Göran Fröst
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Cliff Colnot
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Gustavo Dudamel
  conductor
  conductor
  Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Anders Hillborg
  Trad.
  Hector Berlioz
  Wilhelm Stenhammar
  Zequinha de Abreu
Thu 14 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Variations for Orchestra, Op 31
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1 - encore
  Performers
  Mor Biron
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Guy Braunstein
  violin
  violin
  Ramón Ortega Quero
  oboe
  oboe
  Hassan Moataz El Molla
  cello
  cello
  Daniel Barenboim
  conductor
  conductor
  West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Johannes Brahms
  Richard Wagner
- 22:15
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pierre Boulez
  Mémoriale (…explosante fixe… Originel)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Soldier's Tale
  Performers
  Guy Eshed
  flute
  flute
  Patrice Chéreau
  narrator
  narrator
  Daniel Barenboim
  conductor
  conductor
  West–Eastern Divan Orchestra (members)
  Composers
  Pierre Boulez
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 15 Aug 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  Sinfonietta
  Capriccio 'Defiance'
  Glagolitic Mass (original version, reconstructed P. Wingfield) Proms premiere of this version
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Simon Preston
  organ
  organ
  Anna Stéphany
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Jeanne‐Michèle Charbonnet
  soprano
  soprano
  Simon O’Neill
  tenor
  tenor
  Péter Fried
  bass
  bass
  London Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
Sat 16 Aug 2008
- 18:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Belshazzar, HWV 61
  Performers
  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  Rosemary Joshua
  Nitocris
  Nitocris
  Paul Groves
  Belshazzar
  Belshazzar
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Iestyn Davies
  Daniel
  Daniel
  Bejun Mehta
  Cyrus
  Cyrus
  Robert Gleadow
  Gobrias
  Gobrias
  Choir of the Enlightenment
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
Sun 17 Aug 2008
- 16:00
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Apparition de l'église éternelle Proms premiere
  La nativité du Seigneur
  Performers
  Jennifer Bate
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 34 in C major, K 338
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Flos campi
  Nigel Osborne
  Concerto for FluteProms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Mass in C major
  Performers
  Lawrence Power
  viola
  viola
  BBC Singers
  Sharon Bezaly
  flute
  flute
  Matthew Rose
  bass
  bass
  Pamela Helen Stephen
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Rebecca Evans
  soprano
  soprano
  Thomas Walker
  tenor
  tenor
  Richard Hickox
  conductor
  conductor
  City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Nigel Osborne
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Mon 18 Aug 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 05
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Diego Ortiz
  Trattado de glosasPassamezzo antico Proms premiere
  Trattado de glosasFolia Proms premiere
  Trattado de glosasRuggiero Romanesca Proms premiere
  Trattado de glosasPassamezzo moderno Proms premiere
  Tobias Hume
  First Part of AyresA Souldiers March Proms premiere
  First Part of AyresHarke, Harke Proms premiere
  First Part of AyresA Souldiers Resolution Proms premiere
  Marin Marais
  Suite No. 4 in A major, from Pièces à une et à trois violes Book 4 Proms premiere
  Gaspar Sanz
  Jácaras Proms premiere
  Canarios Proms premiere
  Marin Marais
  Suite in D minor 'Couplets des folies: Les folies d'Espagne', from Pièces de viole Book 2
  Performers
  Jordi Savall
  bass viol
  bass viol
  Rolf Lislevand
  theorboguitar
  theorboguitar
  Composers
  Diego Ortiz
  Tobias Hume
  Marin Marais
  Gaspar Sanz
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Elliott Carter
  Soundings UK premiere
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony-Concerto in E minor Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  Nicolas Hodges
  piano
  piano
  Alban Gerhardt
  cello
  cello
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Elliott Carter
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Tue 19 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jonathan Harvey
  Tombeau de MessiaenProms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Concert à quatreProms premiere
  Jonathan Harvey
  Mortuos plango, vivos voco
  SpeakingsWorld premiere
  Edgard Varèse
  Poème électronique
  Déserts
  Performers
  Jonathan Harvey
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Cédric Tiberghien
  piano
  piano
  Ilan Volkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Emily Beynon
  flute
  flute
  Alexei Ogrintchouk
  oboe
  oboe
  Danjulo Ishizaka
  cello
  cello
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Jérémie Henrot
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Clément Marie
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Ben Bayliss
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Chris Beddall
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Composers
  Jonathan Harvey
  Olivier Messiaen
  Edgard Varèse
Wed 20 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping BeautyProms premiere of complete work
  Performers
  Valery Gergiev
  conductor
  conductor
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thu 21 Aug 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46
  Leos Janáček
  OsudProms premiere
  Performers
  Ailish Tynan
  Miss Stuhlá
  Miss Stuhlá
  Amanda Roocroft
  Míla
  Míla
  Rosalind Plowright
  Míla's Mother
  Míla's Mother
  Owen Gilhooly
  Konečny
  Konečny
  Štefan Margita
  Živný
  Živný
  Aleš Briscein
  Doctor Suda
  Doctor Suda
  Martina Bauerová
  Miss Pacovská
  Miss Pacovská
  George Longworth
  Doubek (as a boy)
  Doubek (as a boy)
  BBC Singers
  Jiří Bělohlávek
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Leos Janáček
Fri 22 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  PunkteProms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Ständchen, D 920b (version with female chorus and orchestra arr. David Matthews)World premiere of this version
  4 Refrainlieder, D 866No. 2 Bei dir allein World premiere of this version
  Nacht und Träume, D. 827 (arr. Colin Matthews)World premiere of this version
  Das Lied im Grünen, D 917World premiere of this version
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3 - encore
  Performers
  Angelika Kirchschlager
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  The Apollo Voices
  Manfred Trojahn
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  Detlev Glanert
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  Markus Stenz
  conductor
  conductor
  Gürzenich Orchestra
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Franz Schubert
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Wagner
Sat 23 Aug 2008
- 18:30
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edgard Varèse
  Amériques
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
  Aaron Copland
  Symphony No. 3
  Performers
  Boris Berezovsky
  piano
  piano
  Sir Antonio Pappano
  conductor
  conductor
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  Composers
  Edgard Varèse
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Aaron Copland
Sun 24 Aug 2008
- 16:00
  Prom 50 - Bach Day
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch', BWV 769
  Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552, ‘St Anne’Prelude
  Chorale Prelude 'Vater unser im Himmelreich', BWV 682Proms premiere
  Chorale Prelude 'Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir'- The printed programme lists BWV687, but BWV686 was played Proms premiere
  Duetto No. 2 in F major, BWV 803Proms premiere
  Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552, ‘St Anne’Fugue
  Performers
  Simon Preston
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
- 19:00
  Prom 51 - Bach Day
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  St John Passion
  Performers
  Matthew Brook
  bass
  bass
  Monteverdi Choir
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Harvey
  Christus
  Christus
  Mark Padmore
  Evangelist
  Evangelist
  Katharine Fuge
  soprano
  soprano
  Robin Blaze
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Nicholas Mulroy
  tenor
  tenor
  Jeremy Budd
  tenor
  tenor
  English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
- 22:00
  Prom 52 - Bach Day
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cello Suite No 1 in G majorProms premiere
  Cello Suite No 2 in D minorProms premiere
  Cello Suite No 3 in C majorProms premiere of complete work
  Performers
  Jian Wang
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon 25 Aug 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 06
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Michel Lambert
  Vos mépris chaque jour Proms premiere
  Marin Marais
  Sonate à la marésienne, from 'La gamme et autres morceaux de symphonie'Un peu grave - Légèrement Proms premiere
  Sonate à la marésienne, from 'La gamme et autres morceaux de symphonie'Gigue Proms premiere
  Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
  Le dépit généreux
  François Couperin
  Le rossignol-en-amour (from Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin)
  Double du rossignol (from Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin) Proms premiere
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  Orphée Proms premiere
  Performers
  Céline Scheen
  soprano
  soprano
  Les Talens Lyriques
  Christophe Rousset
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Composers
  Michel Lambert
  Marin Marais
  Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
  François Couperin
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
- 19:00
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 1 Montagues and Capulets
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 2 The Young Juliet
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 3 Madrigal
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 4 Minuet
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 6 Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene)
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 7 Death of Tybalt
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 3 Friar Laurence
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 5 Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 7 Romeo at Juliet's Tomb
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Performers
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Daniele Gatti
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 26 Aug 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Job: A Masque for Dancing
  Serenade to Music
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor
  Performers
  Mark Stone
  baritone
  baritone
  Nicholas Sharratt
  tenor
  tenor
  Allison Cook
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Darren Jeffery
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Elizabeth Atherton
  soprano
  soprano
  Sarah Tynan
  soprano
  soprano
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Rachel Nicholls
  soprano
  soprano
  Catherine Hopper
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Louise Poole
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Julia Riley
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Ed Lyon
  tenor
  tenor
  Joshua Ellicott
  tenor
  tenor
  Peter Wedd
  tenor
  tenor
  George von Bergen
  baritone
  baritone
  Timothy Mirfin
  bass
  bass
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Wed 27 Aug 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 55
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Péter Eötvös
  SevenUK premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Lark Ascending
  Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  Akiko Suwanai
  violin
  violin
  Dame Sarah Connolly
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Susanna Mälkki
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Péter Eötvös
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Maurice Ravel
- 22:00
  Prom 56
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Cantus arcticus Proms premiere
  John Tavener
  Cantus mysticus UK premiere
  The Whale
  Performers
  Patricia Rozario
  soprano
  soprano
  Mark van de Wiel
  clarinet
  clarinet
  David Wilson‐Johnson
  baritone
  baritone
  Susan Bickley
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Brian Perkins
  narrator
  narrator
  Sarah Montague
  voice
  voice
  Zeb Soanes
  voice
  voice
  Edward Stourton
  voice
  voice
  Alison Roper
  voice
  voice
  Vaughan Savidge
  voice
  voice
  David McNeil
  voice
  voice
  London Sinfonietta Chorus
  London Sinfonietta
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  John Tavener
Thu 28 Aug 2008
- 17:45
  Proms Composer Portrait 03
  Royal College of Music
  Programme
  Steven Stucky
  DialoghiUK premiere
  Piano QuartetUK premiere
  Performers
  Michael Gurevich
  violin
  violin
  Yusuke Kinoshita
  viola
  viola
  Daniel Browell
  piano
  piano
  Christian Elliott
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Steven Stucky
- 19:30
  Prom 57
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Steven Stucky
  RhapsodiesWorld premiere
  George Gershwin
  Piano Concerto in F major
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3 - encore
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor- encore. \ Orchestator probably Schmeling.
  Performers
  Jean‐Yves Thibaudet
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  Lorin Maazel
  conductor
  conductor
  New York Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Steven Stucky
  George Gershwin
  Igor Stravinsky
  Richard Wagner
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 29 Aug 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 58
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  Béla Bartók
  The Miraculous Mandarin – suite
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 1 in B major - encore
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (orch. Johannes Brahms) - encore
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 4 Farandole - encore
  Performers
  Lorin Maazel
  conductor
  conductor
  New York Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Béla Bartók
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
  Johannes Brahms
  Georges Bizet
Sat 30 Aug 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 59
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Magnus Lindberg
  Seht die SonneUK premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor
  Geirr Tveitt
  100 Folk Tunes from HardangerVelkommen med aera - encore
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt (Prelude: At the wedding)Prelude: At the Wedding Act 1 - encore
  Performers
  Nikolai Lugansky
  piano
  piano
  Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  conductor
  conductor
  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Magnus Lindberg
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Jean Sibelius
  Geirr Tveitt
  Edvard Grieg
Sun 31 Aug 2008
- 16:00
  Prom 60
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Sonata No 13 in B flat major, K 333Proms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  10 Preludes, Op 23No. 2 in B flat major
  10 Preludes, Op 23No. 5 in G minor
  Frédéric Chopin
  Andante Spianato in G major, Op 22a
  Franz Schubert
  Fantasia in F minor, op. 103, D. 940
  Claude Debussy
  Préludes, Book 1 - No 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
  Préludes Book 1No. 5 Les collines d'Anacapri
  Trad.
  Moonlight Reflections
  Spring Dance
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 244 (solo piano version)No. 2 in C sharp minor
  Frédéric Chopin
  12 Études, Op 10No. 3 in E major - encore
  Trad.
  Two Horses- encore
  Performers
  Marc Yu
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Vladimir Horowitz
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Lang Lang
  erhupiano
  erhupiano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Frédéric Chopin
  Franz Schubert
  Claude Debussy
  Trad.
  Franz Liszt
- 20:00
  Prom 61
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Requiem
  Performers
  Jiří Bělohlávek
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Joseph Calleja
  tenor
  tenor
  Michelle DeYoung
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Violeta Urmana
  soprano
  soprano
  Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
  bass
  bass
  Crouch End Festival Chorus
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
Mon 1 Sep 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 07
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, Op 10 Proms premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  On Wenlock Edge (chamber version)
  Performers
  Mark Padmore
  tenor
  tenor
  Nash Ensemble
  Composers
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
- 19:00
  Prom 62
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Nikolaj Znaider
  violin
  violin
  Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Jean Sibelius
- 22:00
  Prom 63
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Le Jeune
  Le printempsRevency venir du printans Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Ragas
  Claudin de Sermisy
  Tota pulchra es amica mea Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Ragas
  Anon.
  Dominus illuminatio mea (Plainsong) Proms premiere
  Jean Richafort
  Veni, electa mea Proms premiere
  Antoine Brumel
  Sicut lilium inter spinas Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Cinq rechants
  Trad.
  Night Ragas
  Performers
  David Hill
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Nishat Khan
  sitar
  sitar
  Natasha Ahmed
  tanpura
  tanpura
  Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa
  tabla
  tabla
  Composers
  Claude Le Jeune
  Trad.
  Claudin de Sermisy
  Anon.
  Jean Richafort
  Antoine Brumel
  Olivier Messiaen
Tue 2 Sep 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 64
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Olivier Messiaen
  Turangalîla Symphony
  Performers
  Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
  piano
  piano
  Tristan Murail
  ondes martenot
  ondes martenot
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Olivier Messiaen
Wed 3 Sep 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 65
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Thu 4 Sep 2008
- 19:00
  Prom 66
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Grace Williams
  Sea Sketches
  Edward Elgar
  Sea Pictures
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  Christine Rice
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Tadaaki Otaka
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Grace Williams
  Edward Elgar
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 22:00
  Prom 67
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Quartet for the End of Time
  Performers
  Thomas Larcher
  piano
  piano
  Matthew Barley
  cello
  cello
  Anthony Marwood
  violin
  violin
  Martin Fröst
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
Fri 5 Sep 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 68
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Kashchey the ImmortalProms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird
  Performers
  Viacheslav Voynarovskiy
  Kashchey
  Kashchey
  Pavel Baransky
  Prince Ivan Korolevich
  Prince Ivan Korolevich
  Mikhail Petrenko
  Storm Knight
  Storm Knight
  Elena Manistina
  Kashcheyevna
  Kashcheyevna
  Tatiana Monogarova
  Princess
  Princess
  BBC Singers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Vladimir Jurowski
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Igor Stravinsky
Sat 6 Sep 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 69
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Albert Roussel
  Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op 43
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Thea Musgrave
  Rainbow Proms premiere
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Performers
  Sir Stephen Hough
  piano
  piano
  Stéphane Denève
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Albert Roussel
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Thea Musgrave
  Claude Debussy
Sun 7 Sep 2008
- 16:00
  Prom 70
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Saint François d'AssiseProms premiere
  Performers
  Henk Neven
  Brother Leo
  Brother Leo
  Ingo Metzmacher
  conductor
  conductor
  Rod(ney) Gilfry
  St Francis
  St Francis
  Heidi Grant Murphy
  Angel
  Angel
  Charles Workman
  Brother Masseo
  Brother Masseo
  Hubert Delamboye
  Leper
  Leper
  Donald Kaasch
  Brother Elias
  Brother Elias
  Armand Arapian
  Brother Bernard
  Brother Bernard
  Jan Willem Baljet
  Brother Sylvester
  Brother Sylvester
  André Morsch
  Brother Rufus
  Brother Rufus
  Hague Philharmonic
  Netherlands Opera Chorus
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
Mon 8 Sep 2008
- 13:00
  Proms Chamber Music 08
  Cadogan Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Capriccio, Op 85Prelude
  Gabriel Fauré
  La bonne chanson (version with piano & string quintet)Proms premiere
  Huw Watkins
  Sad StepsWorld premiere
  George Gershwin
  Shall We Dance?They can't take that away from me - encore Proms premiere
  Performers
  Elizabeth Watts
  soprano
  soprano
  Dominic Seldis
  double bass
  double bass
  Aronowitz Ensemble
  New Generation Artist
  New Generation Artist
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Gabriel Fauré
  Huw Watkins
  George Gershwin
- 17:45
  Proms Composer Portrait 04
  Royal College of Music
  Programme
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
  An Invention on 'Solitude'Proms premiere
  Cortège for ChrisProms premiere
  A Fast StompProms premiere
  Performers
  Mark Simpson
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Cavaleri Quartet
  Lawrence Durkin
  cello
  cello
  Luis Parés
  piano
  piano
  Anna Harpham
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
- 19:30
  Prom 71
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
  Chicago Remains European premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 6 in A minor - Scherzo placed second
  Performers
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
  Gustav Mahler
Tue 9 Sep 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 72
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 4 in C minor
  Performers
  Murray Perahia
  piano
  piano
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Wed 10 Sep 2008
- 18:30
  Prom 73 - In memoriam Vernon Handley (11/11/1930 - 10/9/2008)
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No. 7)
  Iannis Xenakis
  PléïadesProms premiere
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Martyn Brabbins
  conductor
  conductor
  Elizabeth Watts
  soprano
  soprano
  Holst Singers
  4-MALITY
  O Duo
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Iannis Xenakis
  Gustav Holst
Thu 11 Sep 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 74
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Matthias Pintscher
  Hérodiade-FragmenteProms premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideDance of the Comedians Act 3 - encore
  Performers
  Marisol Montalvo
  soprano
  soprano
  Christoph Eschenbach
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestre de Paris
  Composers
  Matthias Pintscher
  Gustav Mahler
  Bedrich Smetana
Fri 12 Sep 2008
- 19:30
  Prom 75
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Krzysztof Penderecki
  Threnody 'For the Victims of Hiroshima'Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Elegischer Gesang 'Sanft wie du lebtest', Op 118
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  CBSO Chorus
  Emma Bell
  soprano
  soprano
  Iain Paterson
  bass
  bass
  Timothy Robinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Jane Irwin
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Gianandrea Noseda
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Krzysztof Penderecki
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 13 Sep 2008
- 20:00
  Prom 76 - Last Night of the Proms 2008
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 25a Wie Todesahnung Dämm'rung Act 3 Scene 2
  Giacomo Puccini
  ToscaTre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum laudamus Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Choral Fantasy
  Giuseppe Verdi
  FalstaffEhi! paggio!...L'onore! Ladri! Act 1
  Luigi Denza
  Funiculì, funiculà (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)Proms premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The House of LifeNo. 2 Silent Noon
  Folk-Song MedleyWorld premiere
  Anna Meredith
  froms- The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Hyde Park, Wales, Scotland and Ulster World premiere
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls - The performers in the Royal Albert Hall were joined by satellite with others in Hyde Park, Wales, Scotland and Ulster
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Sea SongsProms premiere
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  Bryn Terfel
  WolframScarpiaFalstaffbass-baritone
  WolframScarpiaFalstaffbass-baritone
  Edward Goater
  Spoletta
  Spoletta
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Hélène Grimaud
  piano
  piano
  Jonathan Lemalu
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Anna Leese
  soprano
  soprano
  Sophie Bevan
  soprano
  soprano
  Joshua Ellicott
  tenor
  tenor
  Cora Burggraaf
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Nathan Vale
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  BBC National Chorus of Wales
  BBC Concert Orchestra (percussion)
  Ulster Orchestra (brass)
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Ulster Orchestra
  Royal Marine Trumpeters
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Wagner
  Giacomo Puccini
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Luigi Denza
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Anna Meredith
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Edward Elgar
  Hubert Parry
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