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5 Aug 1949, Royal Albert Hall
Previous Event
19:30
Fri 5 Aug 1949
Next Event
Proms 1949 Prom 12
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19:30 Fri 5 Aug 1949 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Fidelio – ‘Abscheulicher! … Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern’
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
interval
Humphrey Searle
Overture to a Drama, Op 17
World premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (1945 version)
Proms premiere of this version
Performers
Emelie Hooke
soprano
soprano
Solomon
piano
piano
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Humphrey Searle
Igor Stravinsky
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Proms 1949
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