Proms 1983

Proms 1983 Calendar

By Year

Fri 22 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1983
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sat 23 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Mon 25 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Tue 26 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 27 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 49 in F minor 'La passione'
  Dominic Muldowney
  Piano Concerto No. 1World 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
Thu 28 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Fri 29 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sat 30 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sun 31 Jul 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Heinrich Schütz
  Meine Seele erhebt den Herren 'German Magnificat', SWV 494
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225Proms 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
Mon 1 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  From the House of the DeadPrelude Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op 68 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
Tue 2 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 3 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Thu 4 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Fri 5 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Hans Werner Henze
  AriosiProms 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
Sat 6 Aug 1983
- 19:00
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  Hippolyte et AricieProms premiere
  Performers
  Monteverdi Choir
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Enid Hartle
  Parque
  Parque
  Jules Bastin
  JupiterPluto
  JupiterPluto
  Jennifer Smith
  Phèdre
  Phèdre
  Rachel Yakar
  Aricie
  Aricie
  Jean-Claude Orliac
  Suivant de L'AmourTisiphone
  Suivant de L'AmourTisiphone
  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
Sun 7 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Mon 8 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Tue 9 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 10 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  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 ZigeunerbaronOverture
  Tausend und eine Nacht, Op 346No. 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
Thu 11 Aug 1983
- 19:00
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  La CenerentolaProms 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
Fri 12 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sat 13 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sun 14 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Mon 15 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  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. 1No. 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
Tue 16 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 17 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Thu 18 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Fri 19 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Festival Prelude.
  Karol Szymanowski
  Violin Concerto No. 2 in D majorProms 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
Sat 20 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leonard Bernstein
  Candide – overtureOverture
  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
Mon 22 Aug 1983
- 19:00
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 6 in A minor - Scherzo movement played second
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Klaus Tennstedt
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
- 21:45
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Tue 23 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 24 Aug 1983
- 19:00
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Thu 25 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Fri 26 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sat 27 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Mon 29 Aug 1983
- 19:00
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
- 21:30
  Prom 38
  St Luke's Church, Chelsea
  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 partsFantasy 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 arrangerlute
  music arrangerlute
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  William Byrd
  Peter Philips
  Richard Alison
  Anon.
  John Danyel
  Nicholas Strogers
  Anthony Holborne
  Philip Rosseter
  Orlando Gibbons
  Thomas Morley
Tue 30 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 31 Aug 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Thu 1 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Fri 2 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  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
Sat 3 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
- 23:00
  Prom 44 - All-night concert of music from India
  Royal Albert Hall
  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.
Mon 5 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Tue 6 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 7 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Thu 8 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Fri 9 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sat 10 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sun 11 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Mon 12 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Tue 13 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Wed 14 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Thu 15 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 55
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Enescu
  Suite No. 1 in C major, Op 9No. 1 Prélude à l'unisson
  Suite No. 1 in C major, Op 9No. 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
Fri 16 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 56
  Royal Albert Hall
  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
Sat 17 Sep 1983
- 19:30
  Prom 57 - Last Night of the Proms 1983
  Royal Albert Hall
  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. 2No. 1 Fanfare
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 2 Scotch Rhapsody
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 2 Valse
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 3 Country Dance
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 1 Polka
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 4 Noche Espagnole
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 5 Popular Song
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 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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