Part of the First Night of the 74th Season of Proms, recorded in the Royal Albert Hall earlier this evening.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Led by Hugh Maguire
Conductor, Colin Davis
Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music
with sixteen soloists
William Walton's Viola Concerto
with Peter Schidlof as soloist
First of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leader, Hugh Bean
Conductor, Colin Davis
Peter Katin (piano)
Introduced by Richard Baker.
(Part of the concert recorded on Saturday, July 27)
The second of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Led by Hugh Maguire
Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
in a performance of Holst's Suite "The Planets"
with the BBC Women's Chorus
Introduced by Richard Baker.
(Part of the concert recorded on July 30)
The third of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Guest Leader, Jack Rothstein
Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, Frederik Prausnitz
with Michael Roll (piano)
Introduced by John Warrack.
(Part of the concert recorded on August 19)
Last of four visits to the 74th Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
State Orchestra of the U.S.S.R.
Leader, Isaac Zhuk
Conductor, Evgeny Svetlanov
in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, in B minor (Pathetique).
Introduced by Richard Baker.
(Part of the concert recorded on August 22)
Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose, Eugene Istomin perform Beethoven's Concerto in C major for piano, violin, cello and orchestra.The work is preceded by Overture: Armida by Haydn
with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
led by Hugh Maguire
Conductor, Colin Davis
Part of the Promenade Concert recorded on Thursday, September 5
Introduced by Richard Baker. (Colour)
BBC television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for a live transmission of part of the final concert in the 74th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Led by Hugh Maguire
Conductor, Colin Davis
Sybil Michelow, contralto
Introduced by Richard Baker.
This occasion is steeped in tradition, which is very jealously guarded by the enthusiastic Promenaders. But this year sees two 'firsts'. Although Colin Davis stepped in for Sir Malcolm Sargent last year, this is his first official 'Last Night.' And South African - born contralto Sybil Michelow makes her 'Last Night' debut as the soloist in 'Rule, Britannia.'