Proms 1985

Proms 1985: All Events

Fri 19 Jul 1985
- 19:15
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1985
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Messiah - Performed in the arrangement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor
  tenor
  Julia Varady
  soprano
  soprano
  Marilyn Horne
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Samuel Ramey
  bass
  bass
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
Sat 20 Jul 1985
- 19:00
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Le tombeau de Couperin
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Performers
  Salvatore Accardo
  conductorviolin/director
  conductorviolin/director
  Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
- 21:45
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Domenico Scarlatti
  Stabat Mater in C minor
  Heinrich Schütz
  Musicalische Exequien, SWV 279-281, Op 7Proms premiere
  Performers
  Monteverdi Choir
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
  Composers
  Domenico Scarlatti
  Heinrich Schütz
Sun 21 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50
  Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
  Cantata No. 55, 'Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht', BWV 55
  Ascension Oratorio
  Performers
  Stephen Varcoe
  baritone
  baritone
  Michael Chance
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor
  tenor
  Patrizia Kwella
  soprano
  soprano
  Monteverdi Choir
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon 22 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Roger Sessions
  When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'dEuropean premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No 1 in D major 'Titan' (with 'Blumine' movement)
  Performers
  David Wilson‐Johnson
  baritone
  baritone
  Sarah Walker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Alison Hargan
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Roger Sessions
  Gustav Mahler
Tue 23 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in C
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Performers
  Sir Stephen Hough
  piano
  piano
  Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Franz Liszt
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Wed 24 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Masonic Funeral Music
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 8 in C minor
  Performers
  Yefim Bronfman
  piano
  piano
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Rudolf Barshai
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Thu 25 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Charles Ives
  Symphony No 4
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  Simon Joly
  associate conductor
  associate conductor
  Raymond Holden
  associate conductor
  associate conductor
  John Alley
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society) (women's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Charles Ives
  Gustav Holst
Fri 26 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  York Höller
  Resonance UK premiere
  Luciano Berio
  Corale UK premiere
  Elliott Carter
  Penthode World premiere
  Pierre Boulez
  Éclat/Multiples
  Performers
  Maryvonne le Dizès
  violin
  violin
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Ensemble Intercontemporain
  Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
  Composers
  York Höller
  Luciano Berio
  Elliott Carter
  Pierre Boulez
Sat 27 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 39 in G minor
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414
  Daniel Jones
  Dance FantasyProms premiere
  Paul Hindemith
  Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'
  Performers
  Hans Leygraf
  piano
  piano
  Erich Bergel
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Daniel Jones
  Paul Hindemith
Sun 28 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’
  Performers
  Claudio Abbado
  conductor
  conductor
  Karita Mattila
  soprano
  soprano
  Christa Ludwig
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
  London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
  Vienna Youth Choir
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
Mon 29 Jul 1985
- 19:00
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
  Iannis Xenakis
  AïsUK premiere
  Steve Reich
  The Desert MusicUK premiere
  Performers
  James Holland
  percussion
  percussion
  Spyros Sakkas
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Peter Eötvös
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Iannis Xenakis
  Steve Reich
- 22:00
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pérotin
  Viderunt omnes Proms premiere
  Anon.
  Plainsong Propers for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin MaryNo. 1 Introit 'Gaudeamus omnes in Domino'
  Guillaume de Machaut
  Messe de Nostre DameNo. 1 Kyrie
  Messe de Nostre DameNo. 2 Gloria
  Anon.
  Plainsong Propers for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin MaryNo. 2 Gradual 'Benedicta et venerabilis es, virgo Maria'
  Guillaume de Machaut
  Messe de Nostre DameNo. 3 Credo
  Anon.
  Plainsong Propers for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin MaryNo. 3 Offertory 'Felix namque es, sancta virgo Maria'
  Guillaume de Machaut
  Messe de Nostre DameNo. 4 Sanctus
  Messe de Nostre DameNo. 5 Benedictus
  Messe de Nostre DameNo. 6 Agnus Dei
  Anon.
  Plainsong Propers for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin MaryNo. 4 Communion 'Beata viscera Mariae virginis'
  Guillaume de Machaut
  Messe de Nostre DameNo. 7 Ite missa est
  Performers
  Hilliard Ensemble
  Composers
  Pérotin
  Anon.
  Guillaume de Machaut
Tue 30 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Serenade in E flat major, Op 7
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Pierrot lunaire
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361
  Performers
  Sarah Walker
  reciter
  reciter
  Lionel Friend
  conductor
  conductor
  Nash Ensemble
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 31 Jul 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Anthony Payne
  The Spirit's Harvest World premiere
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Piano Concerto No. 2
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)
  Performers
  John Ogdon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Anthony Payne
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Edward Elgar
Thu 1 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  György Pauk
  violin
  violin
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Fri 2 Aug 1985
- 19:00
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alban Berg
  Three Pieces, Op 6
  Gustav Mahler
  Rückert-LiederNo. 2 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
  Rückert-LiederNo. 1 Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
  Rückert-LiederNo. 3 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
  Rückert-LiederNo. 5 Liebst du um Schönheit
  Rückert-LiederNo. 4 Um Mitternacht
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1911 version)
  Performers
  Maria Ewing
  soprano
  soprano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Claudio Abbado
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alban Berg
  Gustav Mahler
  Igor Stravinsky
- 21:45
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jonathan Harvey
  Mortuos plango, vivos voco Proms premiere
  Milton Babbitt
  Philomel Proms premiere
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Kontakte (version with piano & percussion)
  Performers
  Dorothy Dorow
  soprano
  soprano
  Ingo Metzmacher
  piano
  piano
  Andreas Boettger
  percussion
  percussion
  John Rushby-Smith
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Composers
  Jonathan Harvey
  Milton Babbitt
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
Sat 3 Aug 1985
- 19:00
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  St Matthew Passion
  Performers
  Andrew Parrott
  conductor
  conductor
  Margaret Cable
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Benjamin Luxon
  Christus
  Christus
  Emily Van Evera
  soprano
  soprano
  David Thomas
  bass
  bass
  Rogers Covey-Crump
  tenor
  tenor
  Emma Kirkby
  soprano
  soprano
  Richard Wistreich
  bass
  bass
  Kurt Equiluz
  Evangelist
  Evangelist
  Tessa Bonner
  soprano
  soprano
  Angus Smith
  tenor
  tenor
  Stephen Charlesworth
  bass
  bass
  Taverner Players
  Taverner Choir
  London Oratory Junior Choir
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon 5 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of Faust
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Richard Allan
  bass
  bass
  Sarah Walker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Pierre Thau
  baritone
  baritone
  Kenneth Riegel
  tenor
  tenor
  Rosanne Brackenridge
  soprano
  soprano
  Finchley Childrens Music Group
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Pro Musica Chorus
  St Angela's Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
Tue 6 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Charles Tomlinson Griffes
  The White Peacock (version for orchestra) Proms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Performers
  Jean‐Philippe Collard
  piano
  piano
  Eduardo Mata
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Charles Tomlinson Griffes
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Wed 7 Aug 1985
- 19:00
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 44 in E minor, ‘Trauer’
  Elliott Carter
  Piano Concerto
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  Ursula Oppens
  piano
  piano
  Matthias Bamert
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Elliott Carter
  Johannes Brahms
- 21:45
  Prom 23
  St Luke's Church, Chelsea
  Programme
  Aaron Copland
  In the Beginning Proms premiere
  Herbert Howells
  Requiem Proms premiere
  David Bedford
  Of Stars, Dreams and Cymbals World premiere
  Performers
  Catherine Denley
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Simon Joly
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Aaron Copland
  Herbert Howells
  David Bedford
Thu 8 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss'
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Karine Georgian
  cello
  cello
  Neeme Järvi
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
Fri 9 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Symphony No 4 in A minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Performers
  Lynn Harrell
  cello
  cello
  Esa-Pekka Salonen
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Antonín Dvořák
Sat 10 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Chorales Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No 1
  Witold Lutosławski
  Symphony No. 3 Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Dance Suite
  Performers
  Péter Eötvös
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  Witold Lutosławski
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Béla Bartók
  Witold Lutosławski
Mon 12 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 46 in B major
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor
  Performers
  Nigel Kennedy
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Sergei Rachmaninov
Tue 13 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concert aria 'Ah, lo previdi', K272
  Samuel Barber
  Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 34 in C major, K 338
  Performers
  Yvonne Kenny
  soprano
  soprano
  Jane Glover
  conductor
  conductor
  London Mozart Players
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Samuel Barber
Wed 14 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Paul Hindemith
  Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op 50
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Performers
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  Moray Welsh
  cello
  cello
  Lydia Mordkovitch
  violin
  violin
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Paul Hindemith
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 15 Aug 1985
- 19:00
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Jean Rigby
  Mércedès
  Mércedès
  Federico Davià
  Lillas Pastia
  Lillas Pastia
  Maria Ewing
  Carmen
  Carmen
  Gordon Sandison
  Dancairo
  Dancairo
  Marie McLaughlin
  Micaëla
  Micaëla
  Petros Evangelides
  Remendado
  Remendado
  Malcolm Walker
  Moralès
  Moralès
  Barry McCauley
  Don Jose
  Don Jose
  Xavier Depraz
  Zuniga
  Zuniga
  Elizabeth Collier
  Frasquita
  Frasquita
  David Holloway
  Escamillo
  Escamillo
  Robert Neil Kingham
  Guide
  Guide
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Georges Bizet
Fri 16 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Nicholas Maw
  Spring Music Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Diversions, Op 21
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 4 in C minor
  Performers
  Philip Martin
  piano
  piano
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  Kees Bakels
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Nicholas Maw
  Benjamin Britten
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Sat 17 Aug 1985
- 18:00
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  La nativité du Seigneur Proms premiere
  Performers
  Francis Grier
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak) - 1890 version, edited R. Haas
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Günter Wand
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anton Bruckner
Sun 18 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  Imogen Cooper
  piano
  piano
  Bernhard Klee
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  Robert Schumann
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Mon 19 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Stille und Umkehr Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Performers
  Bruno Leonardo Gelber
  piano
  piano
  Bernhard Klee
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Richard Strauss
Tue 20 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Nielsen
  Overture 'Helios'
  Malcolm Williamson
  Next Year in Jerusalem World premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Performers
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Barry Douglas
  piano
  piano
  Bryden Thomson
  conductor
  conductor
  Ulster Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Nielsen
  Malcolm Williamson
  Franz Liszt
  Jean Sibelius
Wed 21 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Béla Bartók
  Divertimento
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 47 in G major
  Performers
  Jean Louis Steuerman
  piano
  piano
  Jerzy Maksymiuk
  conductor
  conductor
  Polish Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Béla Bartók
  Joseph Haydn
Thu 22 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Macbeth, Op 23
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 4 in C major (revised version,1947) Proms premiere
  Performers
  Sequeira Costa
  piano
  piano
  Edward Downes
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Frédéric Chopin
  Sergey Prokofiev
Fri 23 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  Lorin Maazel
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Hector Berlioz
Sat 24 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  William Schuman
  Symphony No. 7 Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  Lorin Maazel
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  William Schuman
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 26 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Gershwin
  Strike up the BandOverture Proms premiere
  Aaron Copland
  Appalachian Spring – suite Proms premiere
  Charles Ives
  Central Park in the Dark Proms premiere
  Three Places in New England
  The Unanswered Question Proms premiere
  George Gershwin
  Rhapsody in Blue (original version with jazz band, arr. Grofé) Proms premiere of this version
  Leonard Bernstein
  Prelude, Fugue and Riffs Proms premiere
  Lindsay McPhail
  San - encore
  Performers
  Sian Edwards
  assistant conductor
  assistant conductor
  Ronald Brautigam
  piano
  piano
  London Sinfonietta
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Gershwin
  Aaron Copland
  Charles Ives
  Leonard Bernstein
  Lindsay McPhail
Tue 27 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Le roi des étoiles
  Roberto Gerhard
  L'alta naixença del rei en JaumeUK premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No 2
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Stephen Roberts
  baritone
  baritone
  Patricia Rozario
  soprano
  soprano
  Peter Donohoe
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Roberto Gerhard
  Béla Bartók
Wed 28 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Konzertstück for Four Horns in F, op. 86
  Leos Janáček
  Sinfonietta
  Performers
  Michael Thompson Horn Quartet
  Marek Janowski
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Robert Schumann
  Leos Janáček
Thu 29 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  Gabriel Fauré
  Pavane
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op 19 Proms premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Gabriel Fauré
  Ernest Chausson
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 30 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in D
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
  Walter Piston
  Symphony No. 2
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  Performers
  Alicia de Larrocha
  piano
  piano
  Leonard Slatkin
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Walter Piston
Sat 31 Aug 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Symphony No. 3 London premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Performers
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  Edward Downes
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Johannes Brahms
Sun 1 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Exsultate, jubilate
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  Rachel Yakar
  soprano
  soprano
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  London Classical Players
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Mon 2 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
  Sun-treader
  Bernard Rands
  Canti lunatici (version with orchestra) Proms premiere
  Aaron Copland
  Clarinet Concerto
  George Gershwin
  An American in Paris
  Performers
  Dennis Russell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Bernard Rands
  conductor
  conductor
  Linda Hirst
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Michael Collins
  clarinet
  clarinet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
  Bernard Rands
  Aaron Copland
  George Gershwin
Tue 3 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Richard Weigall
  oboe
  oboe
  Andrew Barnell
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Paul Willey
  violin
  violin
  Ulrich Heinen
  cello
  cello
  Jon Vickers
  tenor
  tenor
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Gustav Mahler
Wed 4 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  Říkadla
  Kurt Weill
  Das Berliner Requiem Proms premiere
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Secret Theatre Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Three Village Scenes
  Kurt Weill
  Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
  Performers
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  London Sinfonietta Voices
  Michael Rippon
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Stephen Roberts
  baritone
  baritone
  Mary King
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Linda Hirst
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  London Sinfonietta
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  Kurt Weill
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Béla Bartók
Thu 5 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
  Performers
  Vladimir Ashkenazy
  conductorpiano/director
  conductorpiano/director
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Sergey Prokofiev
Fri 6 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 32 in G major, K 318
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
  Performers
  Alfred Brendel
  piano
  piano
  Pamela Priestley-Smith
  soprano
  soprano
  Tracey Chadwell
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Dennis Russell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Felix Mendelssohn
Sat 7 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Sinfonia Concertante No. 1, H 219Proms premiere
  William Walton
  SiestaProms premiere
  Robin Holloway
  Viola ConcertoWorld premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No 5 in F major
  Performers
  Rivka Golani
  viola
  viola
  Vernon Handley
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Bohuslav Martinů
  William Walton
  Robin Holloway
  Antonín Dvořák
Sun 8 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hy?j? no NetoriProms premiere
  EtenrakuProms premiere
  BairoProms premiere
  Maki Ishii
  Shi-ky?Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Ran RyōōProms premiere
  Genj?rakuProms premiere
  Trad.
  GoshōrakuProms premiere
  Hiromasa Minamoto
  ChogeishiProms premiere
  Performers
  Tōgi Masatarō
  conductor
  conductor
  Ono Gagaku Kai
  Composers
  Maki Ishii
  Trad.
  Hiromasa Minamoto
Mon 9 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 55
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
  Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
  Martin Dalby
  Nozze di primavera Proms premiere
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
  Performers
  Iona Brown
  violin
  violin
  Jerzy Maksymiuk
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Martin Dalby
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Tue 10 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 56
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
  Johann Strauss II
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Overture
  By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
  Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
  Performers
  Anne‐Sophie Mutter
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Lothar Zagrosek
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johann Strauss II
Wed 11 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 57
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ingvar Lidholm
  KontakionUK premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  5 Songs, Op 38No. 1 Höstkväll
  5 Songs, Op 37No. 4 Var det en dröm?
  6 Songs, Op 36No. 1 Svarta rosor
  6 Songs, Op 36No. 6 Demanten på marssnön
  6 Songs, Op 36No. 4 Säv, säv, susa
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Håkan Hagegård
  baritone
  baritone
  Jussi Jalas
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  Ivar Hellman
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  Lena Hoel
  soprano
  soprano
  Esa-Pekka Salonen
  conductor
  conductor
  Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ingvar Lidholm
  Jean Sibelius
  Gustav Mahler
Thu 12 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 58
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wilhelm Stenhammar
  Symphony No. 2 in G minor, Op 34UK premiere
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  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. 5 Masks
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 7 Death of Tybalt
  Performers
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  Sixten Ehrling
  conductor
  conductor
  Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wilhelm Stenhammar
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
Fri 13 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 59
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Alfreda Hodgson
  contralto
  contralto
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Gwynne Howell
  bass
  bass
  MariAnne Häggander
  soprano
  soprano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Klaus Tennstedt
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 14 Sep 1985
- 19:30
  Prom 60 - Last Night of the Proms 1985
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  A Fugal Overture, Op 40.1
  George Gershwin
  Piano Concerto in F major
  William Walton
  Gloria
  John Philip Sousa
  March 'The Stars and Stripes Forever'
  Arthur Bliss
  CheckmateNo. 3 Dance of the Four Knights
  CheckmateNo. 4 Entry of the Black Queen
  CheckmateNo. 5 The Red Knight's Mazurka
  CheckmateNo. 6 Ceremony of the Red Bishops
  CheckmateNo. 12 Finale: Checkmate
  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 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  Ameral Gunson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Adrian Martin
  tenor
  tenor
  Henry Herford
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Sarah Walker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Vernon Handley
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  George Gershwin
  William Walton
  John Philip Sousa
  Arthur Bliss
  Thomas Arne
  Edward Elgar
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown

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