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Sat 10 Sep 2011
- 19:30
  Prom 74: Last Night of the Proms
  Royal Albert Hall
  Be part of the biggest musical party of the year!
  Be part of the biggest musical party of the year!
  Programme
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Musica benevolens(4 mins)Musicians Benevolent Fund commission: world premiere
  Béla Bartók
  The Miraculous Mandarin – suite(20 mins)
  Richard Wagner
  Götterdämmerung - 'Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!'(18 mins)
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major(19 mins)
  interval
  Frédéric Chopin
  Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22(9 mins)
  Percy Grainger
  Mo nighean dubh (My Dark-Haired Maiden)(4 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(20 mins)
  Richard Rodgers
  Climb Ev'ry Mountain(4 mins)
  Carousel – 'You'll never walk alone'(3 mins)(arranged by Stephen Jackson)
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’(8 mins)
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!(8 mins)(arranged by Malcolm Sargent)
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem(4 mins)(orchestrated by Edward Elgar)
  Unknown
  National Anthem(2 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Susan Bullock
  soprano
  soprano
  Lang Lang
  piano
  piano
  Edward Gardner
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Béla Bartók
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Frédéric Chopin
  Percy Grainger
  Benjamin Britten
  Richard Rodgers
  Edward Elgar
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown
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Thu 8 Sep 2011
- 19:30
  Prom 72: Philadelphia Orchestra & Janine Jansen
  Royal Albert Hall
  The Proms welcome back the fabulous Philadelphia Orchestra after a five-year gap. This event has no seats remaining - check for returns closer to the date or Prom on the day for £5.
  The Proms welcome back the fabulous Philadelphia Orchestra after a five-year gap. This event has no seats remaining - check for returns closer to the date or Prom on the day for £5.
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia(8 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major(35 mins)
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances(36 mins)
  Maurice Ravel
  La valse(12 mins)
  Performers
  Janine Jansen
  violin
  violin
  Philadelphia Orchestra
  Charles Dutoit
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Maurice Ravel
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Wed 7 Sep 2011
- 19:00
  Prom 70: Bridge, Sir Harrison Birtwistle & Holst
  Royal Albert Hall
  David Robertson’s second programme revels in the diversity of British music.
  David Robertson’s second programme revels in the diversity of British music.
  Programme
  Frank Bridge
  Isabella(13 mins)
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Concerto for Violin and Orchestra(31 mins)UK premiere
  interval
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets(50 mins)
  Performers
  Christian Tetzlaff
  violin
  violin
  Holst Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Robertson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Frank Bridge
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Gustav Holst
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Tue 6 Sep 2011
- 19:30
  Prom 69: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Anne-Sophie Mutter
  Royal Albert Hall
  For the second of its two concerts, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra preface Mahler’s turbulent and heart-wrenching Fifth Symphony with lyrical music by one of the most distinguished and prolific of contemporary German composers.
  For the second of its two concerts, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra preface Mahler’s turbulent and heart-wrenching Fifth Symphony with lyrical music by one of the most distinguished and prolific of contemporary German composers.
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Lohengrin - Prelude to Act 1(9 mins)
  Wolfgang Rihm
  Gesungene Zeit(24 mins)
  interval
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor(73 mins)
  Performers
  Anne‐Sophie Mutter
  violin
  violin
  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  Manfred Honeck
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Wolfgang Rihm
  Gustav Mahler
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  Proms 2011 Orchestral music Living Composers Evening concerts and events
Mon 5 Sep 2011
- 19:30
  Prom 68: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Hélène Grimaud
  Royal Albert Hall
  The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms in the first of two concerts with its current Music Director.
  The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms in the first of two concerts with its current Music Director.
  Programme
  Walter Braunfels
  Fantastic Appearances of a Theme of Hector Berlioz - excerpts(14 mins)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major(35 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(45 mins)
  Performers
  Hélène Grimaud
  piano
  piano
  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  Manfred Honeck
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Walter Braunfels
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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