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25 Jul 1953, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Sat 25 Jul 1953
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Proms 1953 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1953
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1953
19:30 Sat 25 Jul 1953 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
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National Anthem
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
interval
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Ottorino Respighi
La boutique fantasque (suite)
William Walton
Coronation March ‘Orb and Sceptre’
Proms premiere
Performers
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
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Edward Elgar
Sergey Rachmaninov
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ottorino Respighi
William Walton
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