BBC Proms

BBC Proms Calendar

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1990
1991
1992

Fri 19 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1991 - In the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Bliss
  Three Jubilant Fanfaresexcerpt
  Edward Elgar
  The Dream of Gerontius
  Performers
  Robert Owen
  conductor
  conductor
  Kneller Hall Royal Military School of Music Fanfare Trumpeters
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Sir Willard White
  Angel of the Agony
  Angel of the Agony
  Keith Lewis
  Gerontius
  Gerontius
  Florence Quivar
  Angel
  Angel
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Arthur Bliss
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 20 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’
  Arthur Bliss
  Piano Concerto
  Malcolm Arnold
  Guitar ConcertoProms premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 8 in D minor
  Performers
  Piers Lane
  piano
  piano
  Julian Bream
  guitar
  guitar
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Barry Wordsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  William Walton
  Arthur Bliss
  Malcolm Arnold
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 21 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
  Some Days World premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Performers
  Cynthia Clarey
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Mark‐Anthony Turnage
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 22 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Vespers of 1610
  Performers
  Andrew Parrott
  conductor
  conductor
  Nigel Rogers
  tenor
  tenor
  Andrew King
  tenor
  tenor
  Emily Van Evera
  soprano
  soprano
  Joseph Cornwell
  tenor
  tenor
  Simon Grant
  bass
  bass
  Richard Wistreich
  bass
  bass
  Evelyn Tubb
  soprano
  soprano
  Simon Berridge
  tenor
  tenor
  David Cordier
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Timothy Wilson
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Robert Horn
  tenor
  tenor
  Angus Smith
  tenor
  tenor
  Taverner Players
  New London Chamber Choir
  Taverner Choir
  Composers
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 23 Jul 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Luciano Berio
  Coro
  Concerto II 'Echoing Curves' Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Andrea Lucchesini
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Luciano Berio
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Luciano Berio
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 22:00
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  David Bedford
  Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves Proms premiere
  Gustav Holst
  Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op 52 (military band)
  Nicholas Maw
  American Games World premiere
  Nikos Skalkottas
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Epirotikos
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Peloponnesiakos
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Kalamatianos
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Mariori mou
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Paidia, kai pios to petaxe?
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Kritikos
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Sifneikos
  Greek Dances (version for wind ensemble)Enas Aitos
  Performers
  Timothy Reynish
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra
  Composers
  David Bedford
  Gustav Holst
  Nicholas Maw
  Nikos Skalkottas
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 24 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Gershwin
  Cuban Overture
  Leonard Bernstein
  Symphony No 2 'The Age of Anxiety' Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Jeffrey Kahane
  piano
  piano
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Andrew Litton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Gershwin
  Leonard Bernstein
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 25 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Clarinet Concerto in A major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor
  Performers
  Sabine Meyer
  basset clarinet
  basset clarinet
  Bernhard Klee
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 26 Jul 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)
  Robin Holloway
  Horn ConcertoProms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Barry Tuckwell
  horn
  horn
  Edward Downes
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Robin Holloway
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 22:00
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  Arcangelo Corelli
  12 Concerto grossiNo. 4 in D major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
  Performers
  Roy Goodman
  director
  director
  Brandenburg Consort
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Arcangelo Corelli
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 27 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812' - Performed with cannon and mortar effects
  Performers
  Michael Davis
  violin
  violin
  Dmitri Alexeev
  piano
  piano
  The Band of the Grenadier Guards
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Alexander Lazarev
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 28 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Malcolm Williamson
  Overture 'Santiago de Espada'Proms premiere
  Aram Khachaturian
  Violin Concerto in D minorProms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping BeautyAct 3
  Performers
  James Galway
  flute
  flute
  Jean‐Pierre Rampal
  music arranger
  music arranger
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Barry Wordsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Malcolm Williamson
  Aram Khachaturian
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 29 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Webern
  Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10
  Gustav Mahler
  Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Arnold Schoenberg)Proms premiere of this version
  HK Gruber
  Cello ConcertoProms premiere
  York Höller
  Improvisation sur le nom de Pierre BoulezLondon premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  KindertotenliederProms premiere of this version
  Alfred Schnittke
  Concerto for Piano and StringsProms premiere
  Performers
  Jadwiga Rappé
  contralto
  contralto
  Christopher van Kampen
  cello
  cello
  Reinbert de Leeuw
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Paul Crossley
  piano
  piano
  London Sinfonietta
  Lothar Zagrosek
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anton Webern
  Gustav Mahler
  HK Gruber
  York Höller
  Alfred Schnittke
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 30 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
  Richard Strauss
  Metamorphosen
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Haffner', K 250
  Performers
  Iona Brown
  violin/director
  violin/director
  Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Richard Strauss
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 31 Jul 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Sir Stephen Hough
  piano
  piano
  Linda Finnie
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Gary Lakes
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 1 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Grace Williams
  Sea Sketches Proms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 1 Montagues and Capulets
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 2 The Young Juliet
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 4 Dance
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 6 Dance of the Antilles Girls
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 2 Scene (Tableau)
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 6 Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene)
  Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64bNo. 7 Romeo at Juliet's Tomb
  Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1No. 7 Death of Tybalt
  Performers
  Dong-Suk Kang
  violin
  violin
  Tadaaki Otaka
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Grace Williams
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 2 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 32 in G major, K 318
  Michael Tippett
  Piano Concerto
  Richard Strauss
  Ein Heldenleben
  Performers
  Peter Donohoe
  piano
  piano
  Tadaaki Otaka
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Michael Tippett
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 3 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'
  Performers
  Yuri Abramovich Bashmet
  viola
  viola
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  William Walton
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 4 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Elijah Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfreda Hodgson
  contralto
  contralto
  Håkan Hagegård
  baritone
  baritone
  Laurence Dale
  tenor
  tenor
  Joan Rodgers
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 5 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
  Requiem in D minor, K 626 (completed Duncan Druce)
  Performers
  Alastair Miles
  bass
  bass
  John Mark Ainsley
  tenor
  tenor
  Nancy Argenta
  soprano
  soprano
  Catherine Robbin
  contralto
  contralto
  The Schütz Choir of London
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  London Classical Players
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 6 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Benjamin Britten
  Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op 68
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  Robert Cohen
  cello
  cello
  Jerzy Maksymiuk
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Benjamin Britten
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 7 Aug 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Iannis Xenakis
  Shaar Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)
  Performers
  Tasmin Little
  violin
  violin
  Jerzy Maksymiuk
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Iannis Xenakis
  Antonín Dvořák
  Igor Stravinsky
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 22:00
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  David Sawer
  Songs of Love and WarUK premiere
  Steve Reich
  The Desert Music
  Performers
  Simon Joly
  conductor
  conductor
  Capricorn Ensemble
  ensemble
  ensemble
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  David Sawer
  Steve Reich
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 8 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Sinfonia da Requiem
  Witold Lutosławski
  Chantefleurs et Chantefables World premiere
  Cello Concerto
  Béla Bartók
  Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
  Performers
  Mark Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Witold Lutosławski
  conductor
  conductor
  Solveig Kringelborn
  soprano
  soprano
  Natalia Gutman
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Witold Lutosławski
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 9 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op 52
  Magnus Lindberg
  KineticsUK premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Pohjola's Daughter
  Luonnotar
  5 Songs, Op 38No. 1 Höstkväll
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No 10 – Adagio
  Performers
  Karita Mattila
  soprano
  soprano
  Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  conductor
  conductor
  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Magnus Lindberg
  Jean Sibelius
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 10 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Printemps (orch. Henri Büsser)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Jean Sibelius
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 1 Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island - Played in the order of the first performance in 1896 Proms premiere of complete work
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 2 The Swan of Tuonela - Played in the order of the first performance in 1896 Proms premiere of complete work
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 3 Lemminkäinen in Tuonela - Played in the order of the first performance in 1896 Proms premiere of complete work
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return - Played in the order of the first performance in 1896 Proms premiere of complete work
  Performers
  Olli Mustonen
  piano
  piano
  Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  conductor
  conductor
  Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Jean Sibelius
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 11 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Cantata misericordium
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060 (arr. Max Schneider in D minor for oboe & violin)
  Lennox Berkeley
  Divertimento in B flat major, Op 18
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Mass in C major 'Credo Mass', K 257 Proms premiere
  Performers
  David Wilson‐Johnson
  baritone
  baritone
  Maldwyn Davies
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Singers
  Celia Nicklin
  oboe
  oboe
  Thomas Bowes
  violin
  violin
  Michael Chance
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Joan Rodgers
  soprano
  soprano
  Jane Glover
  conductor
  conductor
  London Mozart Players
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Lennox Berkeley
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 12 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Martin Butler
  O Rio World premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 11 'Hunnenschlacht', S 105
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Cantata 'Alexander Nevsky'
  Performers
  Jean Rigby
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Philharmonia Chorus
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Matthias Bamert
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Martin Butler
  Franz Liszt
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 13 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Josef Suk
  Symphony No. 2, ‘Asrael’ Proms premiere
  Performers
  Ralph Kirshbaum
  cello
  cello
  Libor Pešek
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Josef Suk
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 14 Aug 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Henri Dutilleux
  Mystère de l'Instant Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  Libor Pešek
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Henri Dutilleux
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 22:00
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
  Performers
  Valery Polyansky
  conductor
  conductor
  Tatiana Zheranzhe
  contralto
  contralto
  Viktor Radkevich
  tenor
  tenor
  USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 15 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict – overture
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1)
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  David Owen Norris
  piano
  piano
  Nigel Boddice
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Takuo Yuasa
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Franz Schubert
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 16 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  The Spectre's Bride, Op 69 Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Judith Howarth
  soprano
  soprano
  David Kuebler
  tenor
  tenor
  Peter Mikuláš
  bass
  bass
  USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 17 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Martin Dalby
  The Mary Bean World premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Martin Dalby
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 18 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Henry Purcell
  Hail, bright Cecilia, Z 328
  Georg Philipp Telemann
  Water Music – suite Proms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Music for the Royal Fireworks
  Performers
  Stephen Varcoe
  baritone
  baritone
  James Bowman
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Michael George
  baritone
  baritone
  Gillian Fisher
  soprano
  soprano
  Rogers Covey‐Crump
  tenor
  tenor
  Charles Daniels
  tenor
  tenor
  Choir of the King’s Consort
  Robert King
  conductor
  conductor
  The King's Consort
  Composers
  Henry Purcell
  Georg Philipp Telemann
  George Frideric Handel
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 19 Aug 1991
- 18:00
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Janet Owen Thomas
  Rosaces UK premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor 'Dorian', BWV 538 Proms premiere
  Brian Ferneyhough
  Sieben Sterne Proms premiere
  Julius Reubke
  Sonata for Organ in C minor on Psalm 94
  Performers
  Kevin Bowyer
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Janet Owen Thomas
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brian Ferneyhough
  Julius Reubke
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Lawrence Leonard)No. 1 Promenade I
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Vladimir Ashkenazy)No. 2 Gnomus
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Lucien Cailliet)No. 3 Promenade II
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Sergey Gorchakov)No. 4 Il vecchio castello
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Leon Leonardi)No. 5 Promenade III
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Leon Leonardi)No. 6 Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux)
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 7 Bydlo
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Lucien Cailliet)No. 9 Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Lucien Cailliet)No. 8 Promenade IV
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Sergey Gorchakov)No. 10 Two Polish Jews - One Rich, One Poor
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Lucien Cailliet)No. 11 Promenade V
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Mikhail Tushmalov)No. 12 Limoges: Le marché
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Leopold Stokowski)No. 13 Catacombae: Sepulcrum romanum
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 14 Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)No. 15 The Hut on Fowl's Legs
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)No. 16 The Great Gate at Kiev
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 16 The Great Gate at Kiev - encore
  Performers
  Emanuel Ax
  piano
  piano
  Leonard Slatkin
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 20 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Cello Concerto in A minor
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  Miklós Perényi
  cello
  cello
  Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
  Claudio Abbado
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 21 Aug 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 47 in G major
  Brian Elias
  Five Songs to Poems by Irina Ratushinskaya Proms premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  Mary King
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Lothar Zagrosek
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Brian Elias
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 22:00
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 29 in A major, K 201
  Anton Webern
  Five Pieces, Op 5 (string orchestra version) Proms premiere
  Josef Suk
  Serenade in E flat major, Op 6 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Webern
  Josef Suk
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 22 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergey Prokofiev
  The Fiery Angel, Op 37Proms premiere
  Performers
  Edward Downes
  conductor
  conductor
  Robert Tear
  Méphistophélès
  Méphistophélès
  Dame Felicity Palmer
  Hostess
  Hostess
  Anne Howard
  Fortune Teller
  Fortune Teller
  Francis Egerton
  Jakob Glock
  Jakob Glock
  Nicholas Folwell
  Porter
  Porter
  Ian Caley
  Agrippa von Nettesheim
  Agrippa von Nettesheim
  Donald Maxwell
  Faust
  Faust
  Galina Gorchakova
  Renata
  Renata
  Sergei Leiferkus
  Ruprecht
  Ruprecht
  Mikhail Krutikov
  Inquisitor
  Inquisitor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 23 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  Dmitry Sitkovetsky
  violin
  violin
  Yan Pascal Tortelier
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Johannes Brahms
  Béla Bartók
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 24 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 8 in C minor
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Alexander Scriabin
  The Poem of Ecstasy
  Performers
  Vladimir Ashkenazy
  conductor
  conductor
  European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
  Composers
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Claude Debussy
  Alexander Scriabin
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 25 Aug 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  La clemenza di Tito, K 621- Performed with newly-composed secco recitatives by Stephen Oliver, commissioned by Glyndebourne.
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Philip Langridge
  Tito
  Tito
  Peter Rose
  Publio
  Publio
  Diana Montague
  Sesto
  Sesto
  Ashley Putnam
  Vitellia
  Vitellia
  Elzbieta Szmytka
  Servilia
  Servilia
  Martine Mahé
  Annio
  Annio
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 26 Aug 1991
- 15:00
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46
  Performers
  Joshua Bell
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Lothar Zagrosek
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 4 in G major
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Performers
  Alfred Brendel
  piano
  piano
  Cheryl Studer
  soprano
  soprano
  Claudio Abbado
  conductor
  conductor
  Berliner Philharmoniker
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Gustav Mahler
  Gioachino Rossini
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 27 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Alban Berg
  Seven Early Songs
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major
  Performers
  Felicity Lott
  soprano
  soprano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Franz Welser-Möst
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Alban Berg
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 28 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Francis Poulenc
  Gloria
  Frank Bridge
  PhantasmProms premiere
  William Walton
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Performers
  Lillian Watson
  soprano
  soprano
  London Symphony Chorus
  Kathryn Stott
  piano
  piano
  John Tomlinson
  bass
  bass
  Richard Hickox
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  Composers
  Francis Poulenc
  Frank Bridge
  William Walton
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 29 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  Concerto for Double String Orchestra
  Alexander Glazunov
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  Performers
  Kurt Nikkanen
  violin
  violin
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Vladimir Ashkenazy
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  Alexander Glazunov
  William Walton
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 30 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Peter Paul Nash
  Symphony World premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Earth Dances
  Performers
  Ian Caley
  tenor
  tenor
  Michael Thompson
  horn
  horn
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Peter Eötvös
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Peter Paul Nash
  Benjamin Britten
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 31 Aug 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Luigi Cherubini
  Six pas redoublés et deux marchesselection Proms premiere
  Félicien-César David
  Nonet No. 2 in C minor Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Christopher Larkin
  conductor
  conductor
  London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
  Brighton Festival Chorus
  London Philharmonic Choir
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Klaus Tennstedt
  conductor
  conductor
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor
  tenor
  John Tomlinson
  bass
  bass
  Jane Eaglen
  soprano
  soprano
  Kathleen Kuhlmann
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Composers
  Luigi Cherubini
  Félicien-César David
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 1 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  Philippe Bianconi
  piano
  piano
  Semyon Bychkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestre de Paris
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 2 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Kodály Zoltán
  Dances of Galánta
  Henri Dutilleux
  Symphony No. 2 'Le double'Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Also sprach Zarathustra
  Performers
  Semyon Bychkov
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestre de Paris
  Composers
  Kodály Zoltán
  Henri Dutilleux
  Richard Strauss
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 3 Sep 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Frank Bridge
  Enter Spring
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  Performers
  Artur Pizarro
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Frank Bridge
  Maurice Ravel
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 22:00
  Prom 55 - Spanish Music of the Golden Age
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Tomás Luis de Victoria
  Motet 'O quam gloriosum est regnum' Proms premiere
  Missa 'O quam gloriosum' Proms premiere
  Alonso Lobo
  Ave Maria Proms premiere
  Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
  Salve Regina Proms premiere
  Francisco Guerrero
  Ave Virgo Sanctissima Proms premiere
  Regina caeli (a 8) Proms premiere
  Tomás Luis de Victoria
  Motet 'Vidi speciosam'
  Performers
  James O'Donnell
  conductor
  conductor
  Westminster Cathedral Choir
  Composers
  Tomás Luis de Victoria
  Alonso Lobo
  Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
  Francisco Guerrero
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 4 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 56
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sofia Gubaidulina
  Offertorium Proms premiere
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
  Performers
  Gidon Kremer
  violin
  violin
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sofia Gubaidulina
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 5 Sep 1991
- 20:00
  Prom 57
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 9
  Performers
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 6 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 58
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Frank Bridge
  Overture 'Rebus'
  Michael Tippett
  ByzantiumEuropean premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe
  Performers
  Faye Robinson
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Frank Bridge
  Michael Tippett
  Maurice Ravel
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 7 Sep 1991
- 20:00
  Prom 59
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  Seiji Ozawa
  conductor
  conductor
  Boston Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hector Berlioz
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sun 8 Sep 1991
- 15:00
  Prom 60 - Children's Prom
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Winter Bonfire, Op 122Proms premiere
  Witold Lutosławski
  Three Children's Songs (transcribed Pooler)No. 1 A Night in May Proms premiere
  Three Children's Songs (transcribed Pooler)No. 2 Windowpanes of Ice Proms premiere
  Three Children's Songs (transcribed Pooler)No. 3 In Every Seashell Proms premiere
  Sergey Prokofiev
  The Ugly Duckling, Op 18
  Benjamin Britten
  Three Two-part SongsProms premiere
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
  Performers
  Finchley Childrens Music Group
  The New London Orchestra
  Anon.
  piano
  piano
  Finchley Children's Music Group
  Penelope Walmsley-Clark
  soprano
  soprano
  Judi Dench
  narrator
  narrator
  Ronald Corp
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Witold Lutosławski
  Benjamin Britten
  Part of
  Proms 1991
- 20:00
  Prom 61
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 6 in C major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Performers
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Dresden Staatskapelle
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Antonín Dvořák
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Mon 9 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 62
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Max Reger
  Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J. A. Hiller, Op 100
  Performers
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Dresden Staatskapelle
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Max Reger
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Tue 10 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 63
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 3 in D major
  Hugh Wood
  Piano ConcertoWorld premiere
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No 5
  Performers
  Joanna MacGregor
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Hugh Wood
  Carl Nielsen
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Wed 11 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 64
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K 297b (version for oboe, flute, bassoon and horn)Proms premiere of this version
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
  Aria 'Kommet her, ihr frechen Sünder', K 146Proms premiere
  Aria 'Vado, ma dove?', K 583Proms premiere
  Aria 'Voi avete un cor fedele', K 217
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Performers
  Neil Black
  oboe
  oboe
  William Bennett
  flute
  flute
  Frank Lloyd
  horn
  horn
  Robin O'Neill
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Robert Levin
  reconstructor
  reconstructor
  Mitsuko Uchida
  piano
  piano
  Ann Murray
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  George Cleve
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Thu 12 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 65
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in C
  Symphony of Psalms
  Leonard Bernstein
  Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’
  Chichester Psalms Proms premiere
  Performers
  London Symphony Chorus
  Daniel Ison
  treble
  treble
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Tilson Thomas
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Leonard Bernstein
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Fri 13 Sep 1991
- 19:00
  Prom 66
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo
  Performers
  John Mark Ainsley
  Idamante
  Idamante
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Paul Charles Clarke
  High Priest of Neptune
  High Priest of Neptune
  Suzanne Murphy
  Elektra
  Elektra
  Dennis O'Neill
  Idomeneo
  Idomeneo
  Anthony Roden
  Arbace
  Arbace
  Rebecca Evans
  Ilia
  Ilia
  Ashley Thorburn
  Voice of Neptune
  Voice of Neptune
  Welsh National Opera Orchestra
  Welsh National Opera Chorus
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Part of
  Proms 1991
Sat 14 Sep 1991
- 19:30
  Prom 67 - Last Night of the Proms 1991
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Toward the Unknown Region
  Frederick Delius
  A Village Romeo and JulietThe Walk to the Paradise Garden
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Arthur Bliss
  Things to ComeNo. 3 March
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Trad.
  The Last Rose of Summer (arr. Sidonie Goossens)Proms premiere of this version
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  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
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Gwyneth Jones
  soprano
  soprano
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Frederick Delius
  Richard Wagner
  Arthur Bliss
  Alexander Borodin
  Trad.
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
  Part of
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