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22 Aug 1959, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Sat 22 Aug 1959
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19:30 Sat 22 Aug 1959 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
George Frideric Handel
Theodora, HWV 68 (arr. Gordon Jacob)
Overture Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Soirées musicales
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
interval
Performers
Kathleen Jones
piano
piano
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Walter Susskind
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Benjamin Britten
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
AntonÃn Dvořák
About this event
Order of concert changed from that advertised in 1959 Guide.
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Proms 1959
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