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29 Jul 1954, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Thu 29 Jul 1954
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Arthur Bliss
A Song of Welcome
First concert performance
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
interval
Benjamin Britten
Spring Symphony
Performers
Richard Farrell
piano
piano
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Ian Wallace
bass
bass
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
Peter Pears
tenor
tenor
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
Watford Grammar School Boys' Choir
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Franz Liszt
Arthur Bliss
Jean Sibelius
Benjamin Britten
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