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Proms 2025
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On TV
24 Jul 1961, Royal Albert Hall
Previous Event
19:30
Mon 24 Jul 1961
Next Event
Proms 1961 Prom 02
Prom 02
19:30 Mon 24 Jul 1961 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 6 in B minor
Proms premiere
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Thomas Hemsley
baritone
baritone
Alexandra Choir
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers
Royal Choral Society
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Chorus
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Benjamin Britten
Dmitry Shostakovich
William Walton
About this event
Part of
Proms 1961
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