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Fri 22 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1983
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C major
Richard Wagner
Trauermusik, on motifs from Weber's Euryanthe, WWV 73
Hector Berlioz
Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op 15
- performed with ad lib choir and strings
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Ileana Cotrubaș
soprano
soprano
Gwynne Howell
baritone
baritone
Kathleen Kuhlmann
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Christopher Mowat
trombone
trombone
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Hector Berlioz
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Sat 23 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 3 in D minor
- 1878 version
Performers
Cécile Ousset
piano
piano
Lovro Matačić
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Mon 25 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture
Alexander Goehr
Babylon the Great is Fallen, Op 40
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Neill Archer
tenor
tenor
Douglas Leigh
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Alexander Goehr
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Tue 26 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Elizabeth Maconchy
Music for Strings
World premiere
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 6 in D major
Performers
Howard Shelley
piano
piano
Edward Downes
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Elizabeth Maconchy
Sergei Rachmaninov
Antonín Dvořák
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Wed 27 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 49 in F minor 'La passione'
Dominic Muldowney
Piano Concerto No. 1
World premiere
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra
Performers
Peter Donohoe
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Dominic Muldowney
Richard Strauss
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Thu 28 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Tadeusz Baird
Four Essays
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
John Lill
piano
piano
Günther Herbig
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Tadeusz Baird
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 29 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'
Performers
Elisabeth Leonskaja
piano
piano
Edward Downes
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Sat 30 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Ragtime
Bohuslav Martinů
La Revue de cuisine, H 161
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Serenade in D minor, Op 44
Leos Janáček
Mládí
Igor Stravinsky
Renard
Performers
Lionel Friend
conductor
conductor
Neil Jenkins
tenor
tenor
David Wilson‐Johnson
baritone
baritone
Paul Hudson
bass
bass
Kenneth Woollam
tenor
tenor
Nash Ensemble
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Bohuslav Martinů
Antonín Dvořák
Leos Janáček
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Sun 31 Jul 1983
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Heinrich Schütz
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren 'German Magnificat', SWV 494
Johann Sebastian Bach
Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
Proms premiere
Krzysztof Penderecki
St Luke Passion
Performers
John Poole
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Penderecki
conductor
conductor
David Wilson‐Johnson
Evangelist
Evangelist
Michael Rippon
bass
bass
Stephen Roberts
Christus
Christus
Marie Slorach
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Heinrich Schütz
Johann Sebastian Bach
Krzysztof Penderecki
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Mon 1 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Leos Janáček
From the House of the Dead
Prelude Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Cello Symphony
Proms premiere
Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Performers
Colin Carr
cello
cello
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Leos Janáček
Benjamin Britten
Sergei Rachmaninov
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Tue 2 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia in F minor, K 608 (orch. Francis Sanders and Henry Wood)
Julius Reubke
Sonata for Organ in C minor on Psalm 94
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Simon Preston
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Günther Herbig
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Julius Reubke
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 3 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
Béla Bartók
Romanian Folk Dances
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 4 in C minor, 'Tragic'
Performers
Mitsuko Uchida
piano
piano
Gustav Kuhn
conductor
conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Béla Bartók
Franz Schubert
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Thu 4 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
Arnold Bax
Violin Concerto
Aulis Sallinen
Shadows
UK premiere
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
Performers
Manoug Parikian
violin
violin
Bryden Thomson
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Edvard Grieg
Arnold Bax
Aulis Sallinen
Jean Sibelius
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Fri 5 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Hans Werner Henze
Ariosi
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
Ralph Holmes
violin
violin
Isobel Buchanan
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Hans Werner Henze
Igor Stravinsky
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Sat 6 Aug 1983
19:00
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie
Proms premiere
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Enid Hartle
Parque
Parque
Jules Bastin
Jupiter
Pluto
Jupiter
Pluto
Jennifer Smith
Phèdre
Phèdre
Rachel Yakar
Aricie
Aricie
Jean-Claude Orliac
Suivant de L'Amour
Tisiphone
Suivant de L'Amour
Tisiphone
Suzanne Flowers
Diane
Diane
Elisabeth Priday
L'Amour
L'Amour
John Aler
Hippolyte
Hippolyte
Edwige Bourdy
Prêtresse
Prêtresse
Nancy Argenta
Grande Prêtresse
Grande Prêtresse
Ulrik Cold
Thésée
Thésée
Gilles Cachemaille
Parque
Parque
Ashley Stafford
Parque
Parque
English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
Composers
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
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Sun 7 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Philip Grange
Cimmerian Nocturne
Proms premiere
Peter Maxwell Davies
Revelation and Fall
Proms premiere
Elliott Carter
Triple Duo
European premiere
Sandy Wilson
The Boy Friend (suite arr. Davies)
Proms premiere
Performers
Peter Maxwell Davies
conductor
conductor
John Carewe
conductor
conductor
Mary Thomas
soprano
soprano
The Fires of London
Composers
Philip Grange
Peter Maxwell Davies
Elliott Carter
Sandy Wilson
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Mon 8 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Le midi'
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No 5 in F major
Performers
Олег Каган
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Eliahu Inbal
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Antonín Dvořák
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Tue 9 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Béla Bartók
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
György Ligeti
Clocks and Clouds
Proms premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 14
Performers
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
Malcolm King
bass
bass
London Sinfonietta
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Composers
Béla Bartók
György Ligeti
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Wed 10 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 36 in C major 'Linz', K 425
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Johann Strauss II
Der Zigeunerbaron
Overture
Tausend und eine Nacht, Op 346
No. 6 Intermezzo
Emperor Waltz
Performers
Eugene Sarbu
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ferdinand Leitner
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
Johann Strauss II
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Thu 11 Aug 1983
19:00
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
La Cenerentola
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Donato Renzetti
conductor
conductor
Roderick Kennedy
Alidoro
Alidoro
Jean Mallandaine
harpsichord continuo
harpsichord continuo
Kathleen Kuhlmann
Cenerentola
Cenerentola
Marta Taddei
Clorinda
Clorinda
Laura Zannini
Tisbe
Tisbe
Claudio Desderi
Don Magnifico
Don Magnifico
Laurence Dale
Don Ramiro
Don Ramiro
Alberto Rinaldi
Dandini
Dandini
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
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Fri 12 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
Peter Maxwell Davies
Sinfonia Concertante
World premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Performers
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
tenor
tenor
William Bennett
flute
flute
Antony Pay
clarinet
clarinet
Celia Nicklin
oboe
oboe
Graham Sheen
bassoon
bassoon
Timothy Brown
horn
horn
Neville Marriner
conductor
conductor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Benjamin Britten
Peter Maxwell Davies
Felix Mendelssohn
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Sat 13 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
Performers
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
William Lewis
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Gustav Mahler
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Sun 14 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion
Performers
Andrew Parrott
conductor
conductor
Nigel Rogers
Evangelist
Evangelist
Margaret Cable
contralto
contralto
Neil Jenkins
tenor
tenor
David Thomas
bass
bass
Emma Kirkby
soprano
soprano
Ulrik Cold
Christus
Christus
Taverner Players
Taverner Choir
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Mon 15 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor
Anton Webern
Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Richard Strauss
Death and Transfiguration
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt - encore
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor: Vivace, WoO 1.21 (orch. Antonin Dvorak )
- encore
Performers
Natalia Gutman
cello
cello
Claudio Abbado
conductor
conductor
European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
Composers
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Anton Webern
Richard Strauss
Sergey Prokofiev
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 16 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
Where does the uttered music go?
Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’
Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. C. Palmer)
The Death of Falstaff
Violin Concerto
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Performers
John Poole
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Iona Brown
violin
violin
Composers
William Walton
Edward Elgar
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Wed 17 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Sinfonietta, Op 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Colin Matthews
Night Music (original 1977 version)
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Performers
Antony Pay
clarinet
clarinet
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Colin Matthews
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 18 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Holst
Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op 52 (military band)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
David Lumsdaine
Hagoromo
UK premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Iona Brown
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gustav Holst
Ralph Vaughan Williams
David Lumsdaine
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Fri 19 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Festival Prelude.
Karol Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Wanda Wiłkomirska
violin
violin
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Strauss
Karol Szymanowski
Edward Elgar
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Sat 20 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Leonard Bernstein
Candide – overture
Overture
Aaron Copland
Quiet City
George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F major
Aaron Copland
Billy the Kid – suite
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Performers
Steven De Groote
piano
piano
BBC Concert Orchestra
Andrew Litton
conductor
conductor
Composers
Leonard Bernstein
Aaron Copland
George Gershwin
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Mon 22 Aug 1983
19:00
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
- Scherzo movement played second
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gustav Mahler
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21:45
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giles Swayne
CRY
Proms premiere
Performers
John Poole
conductor
conductor
Peter II Sidhom
sound projection
sound projection
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Giles Swayne
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Tue 23 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in D major 'Posthorn', K 320
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Günter Wand
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 24 Aug 1983
19:00
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in E flat major, 'Dumbarton Oaks'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 19 in F major, K 459
Robert Saxton
The Ring of Eternity
World premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Iván Fischer
conductor
conductor
Imogen Cooper
piano
piano
Oliver Knussen
conductor
conductor
Northern Sinfonia
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robert Saxton
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 25 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
Violin Concerto in D major
Michael Tippett
Symphony No 2
Performers
Pinchas Zukerman
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Michael Tippett
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Fri 26 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in F major, HWV 320, Op 6.2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in A major, HWV 329, Op 6.11
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Performers
William Bennett
flute
flute
Jerzy Maksymiuk
conductor
conductor
Polish Chamber Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sat 27 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
Richard Strauss
Burleske
Carl Maria von Weber
Konzertstück for Piano in F minor, J282, Op 79
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Performers
Philip Fowke
piano
piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
Carl Maria von Weber
Paul Hindemith
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Mon 29 Aug 1983
19:00
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear'
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 4 in A minor
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jean Sibelius
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21:30
Prom 38
St Luke's Church, Chelsea
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Programme
William Byrd
The Earl of Oxford's March
Peter Philips
Pavan 'The first one Phillips made'
Richard Alison
The Bacheler's Delight
Anon.
Le rossignol
John Danyel
Almaine
- Second lute part reconstructed by Robert Spencer
Nicholas Strogers
'In Nomine' pavane (version for mixed consort)
William Byrd
Monsieur's Almaine (version for mixed consort)
Anthony Holborne
Praeludium 'As I went to Walsingham'
Anon.
Grimstock
Philip Rosseter
Galliard
Orlando Gibbons
9 Fantasies of three parts
Fantasy No. 1
Richard Alison
Go From My Window
Thomas Morley
Thyrsis and Milla
I saw my ladye weeping
It was a lover and his lass
Sacred End Pavin and Galliard
Performers
Julian Bream Consort
Julian Bream
lute
lute
Robert Spencer
music arranger
lute
music arranger
lute
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Composers
William Byrd
Peter Philips
Richard Alison
Anon.
John Danyel
Nicholas Strogers
Anthony Holborne
Philip Rosseter
Orlando Gibbons
Thomas Morley
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Tue 30 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Witold Lutosławski
Livre pour orchestre
Cello Concerto
Proms premiere
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
Performers
Witold Lutosławski
conductor
conductor
Roman Jabloński
cello
cello
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
Shura Cherkassky
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Witold Lutosławski
Frédéric Chopin
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 31 Aug 1983
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Performers
Yo‐Yo Ma
cello
cello
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonín Dvořák
Sergey Prokofiev
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Thu 1 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Emanuel Ax
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hector Berlioz
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Fri 2 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Igor Stravinsky
Perséphone
Proms premiere
Performers
György Pauk
violin
violin
Philip Langridge
Eumolpus
Eumolpus
Claude Mathieu
Persephone
Persephone
BBC Singers
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
Composers
Modest Mussorgsky
Sergey Prokofiev
Igor Stravinsky
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Sat 3 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Performers
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
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23:00
Prom 44 - All-night concert of music from India
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Trad.
North Indian Dhrupad Music
North Indian Classical Music
North Indian Classical Music
North Indian Dhrupad Music
North Indian Classical Music
North Indian Classical Music
Performers
Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar
dhrupad singer
dhrupad singer
Ritwik Sanyal
dhrupad singer
dhrupad singer
Shrikant Mishra
pakħavaj
pakħavaj
Ram Narayan
sarangi
sarangi
Kashinath Mishra
tabla
tabla
Hariprasad Chaurasia
bamboo flute
bamboo flute
Composers
Trad.
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Mon 5 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 8 in C minor
Performers
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Richard Wagner
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Tue 6 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Agon
Kurt Weill
Violin Concerto
Proms premiere
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Mavra
Performers
Nona Liddell
violin
violin
Felicity Palmer
Neighbour
Neighbour
Elizabeth Gale
Parasha
Parasha
Ian Caley
Vasily, a hussar
Vasily, a hussar
Szirmay Márta
Mother
Mother
London Sinfonietta
Lothar Zagrosek
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Kurt Weill
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Wed 7 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
Alban Berg
Der Wein
Béla Bartók
Viola Concerto
Maurice Ravel
La valse
Performers
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Nobuko Imai
viola
viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Alban Berg
Béla Bartók
Maurice Ravel
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Thu 8 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Béla Bartók
Divertimento
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414
Serenade in D major 'Serenata notturna', K 239
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
Performers
Zoltán Kocsis
piano
piano
János Rolla
violin/director
violin/director
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Béla Bartók
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Fri 9 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Gustav Holst
Egdon Heath
Edward Cowie
Concerto for Orchestra
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
Performers
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
Howard Williams
conductor
conductor
György Pauk
violin
violin
Ralph Kirshbaum
cello
cello
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Edward Elgar
Gustav Holst
Edward Cowie
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 10 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gabriel Fauré
Pelleas and Melisande – suite
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Performers
Peter Donohoe
piano
piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gabriel Fauré
Sergei Rachmaninov
Igor Stravinsky
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Sun 11 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alban Berg
Three Pieces, Op 6
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C major
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
piano
piano
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
conductor
conductor
Composers
Alban Berg
Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
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Mon 12 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Performers
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
conductor
conductor
Florence Quivar
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Tiffin School Boys' Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Gustav Mahler
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Tue 13 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Paul Hindemith
Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
John Ogdon
piano
piano
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Paul Hindemith
Franz Liszt
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 14 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
Andrzej Panufnik
Sinfonia votiva
First UK concert performance
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Alexander Scriabin
The Poem of Ecstasy
Performers
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Andrzej Panufnik
conductor
conductor
Philip Fowke
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Andrzej Panufnik
Frédéric Chopin
Alexander Scriabin
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Thu 15 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 55
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Enescu
Suite No. 1 in C major, Op 9
No. 1 Prélude à l'unisson
Suite No. 1 in C major, Op 9
No. 2 Menuet lent
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Performers
Janis Vakarelis
piano
piano
Erich Bergel
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
George Enescu
Franz Liszt
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Fri 16 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 56
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 98 in B flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Gwynne Howell
bass
bass
Linda Esther Gray
soprano
soprano
Cynthia Buchan
contralto
contralto
Graham Clark
tenor
tenor
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Ferdinand Leitner
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 17 Sep 1983
19:30
Prom 57 - Last Night of the Proms 1983
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Edward Elgar
Falstaff
Karol Szymanowski
Symphony No 3, 'The Song of the Night'
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 1 Fanfare
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 2 Scotch Rhapsody
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 2 Valse
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 3 Country Dance
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Polka
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 4 Noche Espagnole
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 5 Popular Song
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Unknown
National Anthem (arr. Edward Elgar)
Performers
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Deborah Miles-Johnson
contralto
contralto
Roger Heath
bass
bass
Neil MacKenzie
tenor
tenor
Elisabeth Crocker
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arnold Bax
Edward Elgar
Karol Szymanowski
William Walton
Henry Wood
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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