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26 Aug 1953, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Wed 26 Aug 1953
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Proms 1953 Prom 28
Prom 28
19:30 Wed 26 Aug 1953 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Colas Breugnon, Op 24
Overture
Frederick Delius
Fennimore and Gerda
Prelude Proms premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
interval
Arnold Bax
Symphony No. 6
Proms premiere
Maurice Johnstone
The Oak and the Ash
London premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
No. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
Swan Lake
No. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
Swan Lake
No. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
Swan Lake
No. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
Performers
John Barbirolli
conductor
conductor
Beryl Kimber
violin
violin
Maurice Johnstone
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Frederick Delius
Felix Mendelssohn
Arnold Bax
Maurice Johnstone
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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