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18 Jul 2003, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Fri 18 Jul 2003
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Proms 2003 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2003
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2003
19:30 Fri 18 Jul 2003 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
Festive Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Ivan the Terrible, Op 116 (oratorio version)
- English narration adapted by Edward Kemp Proms premiere
Performers
Lang Lang
piano
piano
James Rutherford
baritone
baritone
Simon Russell Beale
narrator
narrator
Irina Chistjakova
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergey Prokofiev
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