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18 Jul 2008, Royal Albert Hall
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Fri 18 Jul 2008
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Proms 2008 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2008
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 2008
20:00 Fri 18 Jul 2008 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Richard Strauss
Festival Prelude.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe Concerto in C major, K314
Richard Strauss
Four Last Songs
Olivier Messiaen
La nativité du Seigneur
No. 9 Dieu parmi nous Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Rondo in B flat major, WoO 6
Proms premiere
Elliott Carter
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UK premiere
Alexander Scriabin
The Poem of Ecstasy
Performers
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Wayne Marshall
organ
organ
Royal College of Music Brass
Nicholas Daniel
oboe
oboe
Christine Brewer
soprano
soprano
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard
piano
piano
Composers
Richard Strauss
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Olivier Messiaen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Elliott Carter
Alexander Scriabin
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