Proms 1978

Proms 1978: All Events

Fri 21 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1978
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Requiem
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfreda Hodgson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Stuart Burrows
  tenor
  tenor
  Gwynne Howell
  bass
  bass
  Sylvia Sass
  soprano
  soprano
  London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
Sat 22 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gordon Crosse
  Some Marches on a Ground, Op 28 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Performers
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Gordon Crosse
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Edward Elgar
Mon 24 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alban Berg
  Three Fragments from 'Wozzeck'
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alban Berg
  Gustav Mahler
Tue 25 Jul 1978
- 19:00
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Macbeth (original version)Proms premiere of this version
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  John Matheson
  conductor
  conductor
  Sir John Tomlinson
  Banquo
  Banquo
  Peter Glossop
  Macbeth
  Macbeth
  Rita Hunter
  Lady Macbeth
  Lady Macbeth
  Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew
  Lady-in-Waiting
  Lady-in-Waiting
  Richard Greager
  Malcolm
  Malcolm
  Kenneth Collins
  Macduff
  Macduff
  Christian Plessis
  Doctor
  Doctor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
Wed 26 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Symphony No. 1 Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  Performers
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Jean Sibelius
Thu 27 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Oiseaux exotiques
  Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
  Igor Stravinsky
  Oedipus rex
  Performers
  Serge Baudo
  conductor
  conductor
  Jean-Rodolphe Kars
  piano
  piano
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Janet Baker
  Jocasta
  Jocasta
  John Mitchinson
  Oedipus
  Oedipus
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  Shepherd
  Shepherd
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  MessengerCreon
  MessengerCreon
  John Westbrook
  narrator
  narrator
  Richard van Allan
  Tirésias
  Tirésias
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 28 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 1 in D majorProms premiere
  Leos Janáček
  MládíProms premiere
  Paul Hindemith
  Viola Concerto 'Der Schwanendreher'Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Performers
  Royal Northern Sinfonia
  David Haslam
  flute
  flute
  Gareth Hulse
  oboe
  oboe
  George MacDonald
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Graham Evans
  bass clarinet
  bass clarinet
  Michael Chapman
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Hugh Potts
  horn
  horn
  Csaba Erdélyi
  viola
  viola
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Leos Janáček
  Paul Hindemith
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 29 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 08 - In the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. William Walton)
  Benjamin Britten
  Prelude and Fugue
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  Lawrence Foster
  conductor
  conductor
  Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra
  Composers
  Unknown
  Benjamin Britten
  Johannes Brahms
  Béla Bartók
Sun 30 Jul 1978
- 19:00
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Liszt
  Christus, S 3Proms premiere
  Performers
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Brian Wright
  conductor
  conductor
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Michael Rippon
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Teresa Cahill
  soprano
  soprano
  Sarah Walker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
  organ
  organ
  Liszt Festival Chorus
  Orpheus Girls' Choir
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Franz Liszt
Mon 31 Jul 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Witold Lutosławski
  Mi-parti Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Garrick Ohlsson
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Witold Lutosławski
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 1 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Gloria in D major, RV 589 Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major
  Water Music – Suite No. 3 in G major
  Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
  Performers
  Christopher Hogwood
  organ continuoconductor
  organ continuoconductor
  Simon Preston
  conductorharpsichord
  conductorharpsichord
  Emma Kirkby
  soprano
  soprano
  Judith Nelson
  soprano
  soprano
  Carolyn Watkinson
  contralto
  contralto
  Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
  Nigel North
  theorbo
  theorbo
  Jakob Lindberg
  theorbo
  theorbo
  Academy of Ancient Music
  Composers
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
Wed 2 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Le tombeau de Couperin
  Grace Williams
  Ballads Proms premiere
  Francis Poulenc
  Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Performers
  Bracha Eden
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Tamir
  piano
  piano
  Boris Brott
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Grace Williams
  Francis Poulenc
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Thu 3 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Orfeo ed Euridice Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Christopher Seaman
  conductor
  conductor
  Janet Baker
  Orfeo
  Orfeo
  Elizabeth Gale
  Amor
  Amor
  Jill Gomez
  Euridice
  Euridice
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
Fri 4 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Serenade in D minor, Op 44
  Igor Stravinsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Mass
  Claude Debussy
  Danse sacrée et danse profane
  Igor Stravinsky
  Agon
  Performers
  Miriam Fried
  violin
  violin
  BBC Singers
  David Watkins
  harp
  harp
  London Sinfonietta
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Igor Stravinsky
  Claude Debussy
Sat 5 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Manfred, Op 115Overture
  Iain Hamilton
  Cleopatra Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  Lois McDonall
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Iain Hamilton
  Hector Berlioz
Sun 6 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Riverside Studios
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Quartet for the End of Time - Antony Pay, Marcia Crayford, Christopher van Kampen & Clifford Benson were members of the Nash Ensemble at the date of this concert. Proms premiere
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Kontakte (version with piano & percussion)
  Performers
  Antony Pay
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Marcia Crayford
  violin
  violin
  Clifford Benson
  piano
  piano
  Christopher van Kampen
  cello
  cello
  Jan Latham-Koenig
  piano
  piano
  James Holland
  percussion
  percussion
  Christopher Sayers
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
Mon 7 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 4 in C minor, 'Tragic'
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No 1
  Richard Strauss
  Symphonia domestica, Op 53
  Performers
  Zoltán Kocsis
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Béla Bartók
  Richard Strauss
Tue 8 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503
  Robin Holloway
  Romanza, Op 31 World premiere
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 60 in C major 'Il distratto'
  Performers
  Imogen Cooper
  piano
  piano
  Erich Gruenberg
  violin
  violin
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Robin Holloway
  Joseph Haydn
Wed 9 Aug 1978
- 19:00
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Stafford Dean
  Don Alfonso
  Don Alfonso
  Max-René Cosotti
  Ferrando
  Ferrando
  Håkan Hagegård
  Guglielmo
  Guglielmo
  Nan Christie
  Despina
  Despina
  Bozena Betley
  Fiordiligi
  Fiordiligi
  Patricia Parker
  Dorabella
  Dorabella
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thu 10 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto No 1 in C major- cadenza by Benjamin Britten Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 6 in D major
  Performers
  Heinrich Schiff
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Joseph Haydn
  Antonín Dvořák
Fri 11 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Fireworks
  Andrzej Panufnik
  Sinfonia di sfere Proms premiere
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Andrzej Panufnik
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Andrzej Panufnik
  Gustav Holst
Sat 12 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 22 - Fiftieth Anniversary of Janáček's Death
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  Taras Bulba
  Antonín Dvořák
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Leos Janáček
  Glagolitic Mass
  Performers
  Salvatore Accardo
  violin
  violin
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Don Garrard
  bass
  bass
  Ameral Gunson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Lorna Haywood
  soprano
  soprano
  Roy Massey
  organ
  organ
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 14 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Choir
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Margaret Marshall
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
Tue 15 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Robert Schumann
  Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major, Op 92
  Anton Webern
  Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Performers
  Hamish Milne
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Hans Zender
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Robert Schumann
  Anton Webern
Wed 16 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Oboe Concerto in C major, K314 - cadenzas by Heinz Holliger
  Benjamin Britten
  Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op 49
  Edward Elgar
  Falstaff
  William Walton
  Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’
  Performers
  Raymond Leppard
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  Heinz Holliger
  oboe
  oboe
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Benjamin Britten
  Edward Elgar
  William Walton
Thu 17 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Frank Martin
  Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann (version with orchestra)Proms premiere
  Modest Mussorgsky
  A Night on the Bare Mountain (original version, 1867)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 1 in F minor
  Performers
  Thomas Hemsley
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Walter Susskind
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Frank Martin
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Fri 18 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes
  Lennox Berkeley
  Symphony No. 4, Op 94 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Performers
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  Edith Vogel
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Lennox Berkeley
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 19 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453
  Franz von Suppé
  Die schöne GalatheeOverture
  Franz Lehár
  Gold and Silver Waltz
  Johann Strauss II
  Der ZigeunerbaronOverture
  Thunder and Lightning Polka
  Emperor Waltz
  Performers
  Walter Klien
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Walter Susskind
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz von Suppé
  Franz Lehár
  Johann Strauss II
Mon 21 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Psalm 92, D 953 Proms premiere
  Psalm 23, D 706 Proms premiere
  Nachthelle, D 892
  Carlo Gesualdo
  Dolcissima mia vita Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Tres Sacrae CantionesNo. 2 Assumpta est Maria Proms premiere
  Brian Ferneyhough
  Missa Brevis Proms premiere
  Anton Bruckner
  Ave Maria (1861 setting)
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Friede auf Erden
  Performers
  Stephen Varcoe
  baritone
  baritone
  The John Alldis Choir
  Antony Saunders
  piano
  piano
  John Alldis Choir (women's voices)
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  John Alldis Choir (men's voices)
  John Alldis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Carlo Gesualdo
  Igor Stravinsky
  Brian Ferneyhough
  Anton Bruckner
  Arnold Schoenberg
- 21:30
  Prom 30
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Roberto Gerhard
  Libra
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  RefrainProms premiere
  Anton Webern
  Concerto, Op 24Proms premiere
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  ZyklusProms premiere
  Hugh Wood
  Chamber Concerto
  Performers
  London Sinfonietta
  Hans Zender
  conductor
  conductor
  James Holland
  percussion
  percussion
  Composers
  Roberto Gerhard
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Anton Webern
  Hugh Wood
Tue 22 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Sonata No 4 in E flat majorProms premiere
  Choral Fantasy
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Davidde penitente, K 469Proms premiere
  Performers
  Alfred Brendel
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Ann Murray
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Brian Burrows
  tenor
  tenor
  Jennifer Smith
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 23 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 33 in B flat major, K 319
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
  Luigi Dallapiccola
  Tre poemi Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op 60 (suite)
  Performers
  Manoug Parikian
  violin
  violin
  Dorothy Dorow
  soprano
  soprano
  Jan Latham-Koenig
  piano
  piano
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Luigi Dallapiccola
  Richard Strauss
Thu 24 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 3 Entr'acte No. 2 in D major: Andante
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 4 Romance 'Der Vollmond strahlt'
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 5 Spirits' Chorus 'In der Tiefe wohnt das Licht'
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 9 Hunters' Chorus 'Wie lebt sich's fröhlich'
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 1 Entr'acte No. 1 in B minor: Allegro molto moderato
  Joseph Haydn
  Mass in D minor 'Nelsonmesse', Hob. XXII:11
  Performers
  The Richard Hickox Singers
  Felicity Palmer
  soprano
  soprano
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Graham Titus
  baritone
  baritone
  Richard Hickox
  conductor
  conductor
  City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Joseph Haydn
Fri 25 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Die glückliche Hand, Op 18 Proms premiere
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak) - 1890 version, edited L. Nowak
  Performers
  Günter Reich
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Anton Bruckner
Sat 26 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Thea Musgrave
  Horn Concerto
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Golden Cockerel Suite (arr. Maximilian Steinberg )
  Performers
  Barry Tuckwell
  horn
  horn
  Karl Anton Rickenbacher
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Thea Musgrave
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mon 28 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Flute Concerto in G major, K313
  Claude Debussy
  Syrinx Proms premiere
  Edward Harper
  Seven Poems Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Macbeth, Op 23 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Karl Anton Rickenbacher
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  James Galway
  flute
  flute
  Jane Manning
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Claude Debussy
  Edward Harper
  Richard Strauss
Tue 29 Aug 1978
- 19:00
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  Les Boréades
  Performers
  Monteverdi Choir
  John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Trevor Pinnock
  harpsichord continuo
  harpsichord continuo
  Jennifer Smith
  Alphise
  Alphise
  Anne-Marie Rodde
  SémireNymph
  SémireNymph
  Christopher Booth-Jones
  Borilée
  Borilée
  Marilyn Sansom
  cello continuo
  cello continuo
  Jonathan Hinden
  harpsichord continuo
  harpsichord continuo
  Emma Kirkby
  CupidPolimnie
  CupidPolimnie
  Paul Elliott
  Abaris
  Abaris
  Jean-Claude Orliac
  Calisis
  Calisis
  Pierre-Yves Maigat
  AdamasApollo
  AdamasApollo
  Alain Fondary
  Borée
  Borée
  English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
  Composers
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Wed 30 Aug 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
  Igor Stravinsky
  Apollon musagète
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Performers
  Yo‐Yo Ma
  cello
  cello
  Yefim Bronfman
  piano
  piano
  Shlomo Mintz
  violin
  violin
  John Lubbock
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of St John's (sometime OSJ)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thu 31 Aug 1978
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Westminster Cathedral
  Programme
  Samuel Barber
  Mutations from Bach Proms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 1 O come, let us worship Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 3 Blessed is the man Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 4 Hail, gladdening light Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 5 Lord, now lettest thy servant depart in peace Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 6 Hail, Mary Proms premiere
  Charles Ives
  From the Steeples and the Mountains Proms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 7 Glory to God on high Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 8 Praise the Lord Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 9 Blessed art thou, O Lord Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 10 We have seen the Resurrection Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 11 My soul doth magnify the Lord Proms premiere
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
  Angels (revised version) Proms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 12 Glory to God in the highest - No. 13 not performed Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 14 Rising from the tomb - No. 13 not performed Proms premiere
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)No. 15 To thee, O Virgin - No. 13 not performed Proms premiere
  Performers
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Samuel Barber
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Charles Ives
  Carl Sprague Ruggles
Fri 1 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Serenata notturna', K 239
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Hector Berlioz
  Roméo et Juliette (La Reine Mab)
  Roméo et Juliette (Roméo seul - Grande fête chez Capulet)
  Roméo et Juliette (Introduction)Combats - Tumulte - Intervention du prince
  Roméo et Juliette (Roméo au tombeau des Capulets)
  Roméo et Juliette (Scène d'amour)
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Riccardo Muti
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Hector Berlioz
Sat 2 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Performers
  Andrei Gavrilov
  piano
  piano
  Riccardo Muti
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Maurice Ravel
  Modest Mussorgsky
Mon 4 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  Symphony No. 4 First UK concert performance
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  Georg Solti
  conductor
  conductor
  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 5 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major
  Performers
  Georg Solti
  conductor
  conductor
  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Anton Bruckner
Wed 6 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Pierre Amoyal
  violin
  violin
  Yvonne Minton
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Hermann Winkler
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alban Berg
  Gustav Mahler
Thu 7 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
  Edward Cowie
  Piano Concerto Proms premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  Howard Shelley
  piano
  piano
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Cowie
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 8 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Frederick Delius
  Paris (The Song of a Great City)
  Justin Connolly
  Diaphony, Op 31 London premiere
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  Performers
  Gillian Weir
  organ
  organ
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Frederick Delius
  Justin Connolly
  William Walton
Sat 9 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 32 in G major, K 318
  Benjamin Britten
  Diversions, Op 21
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 4 in C minor
  Performers
  Viktoria Postnikova
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Benjamin Britten
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Sun 10 Sep 1978
- 18:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Stimmung Proms premiere
  György Ligeti
  Volumina Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Raga Jogkauns Proms premiere
  Raga Khambhoji Proms premiere
  Performers
  Gregory Rose
  conductor
  conductor
  Simon Emmerson
  sound projection
  sound projection
  Singcircle
  Karl-Erik Welin
  organ
  organ
  Imrat Khan
  surbaharsitar
  surbaharsitar
  Kumar Bose
  tabla
  tabla
  Composers
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  György Ligeti
  Trad.
Mon 11 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 49
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Henry Purcell
  Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Z 46 Proms premiere
  Funeral SentencesNo. 1 Man that is born of a woman, Z 27
  Funeral SentencesNo. 2 In the midst of life, Z 17a
  Funeral SentencesNo. 3 Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, Z 58b
  Johann Pachelbel
  Cantata 'Christ lag in Todesbanden' Proms premiere
  Dieterich Buxtehude
  Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfahrt, BuxWV 76 Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Prudence Lloyd
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Slade
  soprano
  soprano
  Christopher Royall
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Andrew King
  tenor
  tenor
  Jonathan Robarts
  baritone
  baritone
  Ars Nova
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Henry Purcell
  Johann Pachelbel
  Dieterich Buxtehude
  Johann Sebastian Bach
- 21:30
  Prom 50
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Ragtime Proms premiere
  Octet
  Maurice Ravel
  Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
  Introduction and Allegro
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Pierrot lunaire
  Performers
  Phyllis Bryn‐Julson
  sopranoreciter
  sopranoreciter
  Lionel Friend
  conductor
  conductor
  Nash Ensemble
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Maurice Ravel
  Arnold Schoenberg
Tue 12 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Frank Bridge
  Enter Spring
  Priaulx Rainier
  Due canti e finale Proms premiere
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Performers
  Yehudi Menuhin
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Frank Bridge
  Priaulx Rainier
  Ernest Chausson
  Claude Debussy
Wed 13 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Walter Susskind
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thu 14 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Fri 15 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Francis Poulenc
  Figure humaine
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Alberto Remedios
  tenor
  tenor
  Marius Rintzler
  bass
  bass
  Sandra Browne
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Phyllis Bryn‐Julson
  soprano
  soprano
  London Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Francis Poulenc
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 16 Sep 1978
- 19:30
  Prom 55 - Last Night of the Proms 1978
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Edward Elgar
  Sea Pictures
  William Walton
  In Honour of the City of London
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Michael Tippett
  Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles Proms premiere
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 7 Home, Sweet Home
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Anon.
  National Anthem (arr. Gordon Jacob)
  Performers
  Gillian Knight
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Edward Elgar
  William Walton
  Michael Tippett
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
  Anon.

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