BBC Proms · SEASON 49

BBC Proms 1995: the 100th Anniversary of the First Promenade Concert

Episode 3 · 1995-08-10

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Episode overview

Tonight's concert, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Prom, begins with Wagner's Overture Rienzi. Leoncavallo's Prologue to Pagliacci and Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1 follow. Thomas's Overture Mignon continues after the interval, followed by Schubert's Symphony No 8 in B minor Unfinished, Rossini's Largo al factotum and Bizet's Carmen Suite No 1. Barry Wordsworth conducts the New Queen's Hall Orchestra and the soloists are Donald Maxwell (baritone) and Howard Shelley (piano). Presented by Richard Baker.

Season 49 episodes

1. BBC Proms 95: the First Night1995-07-21 2. BBC Proms 95: the Centenary Season1995-07-24 3. BBC Proms 1995: the 100th Anniversary of the First Promenade Concert1995-08-10 4. BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season1995-08-10 5. BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season1995-08-17 6. BBC Proms 19951995-08-19 7. BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season1995-08-24 8. BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season1995-08-29 9. BBC Proms 1995: the Centenary Season1995-08-31 10. The Last Night of the Proms1995-09-16 11. The Last Night of the Proms1995-09-16 12. African Summer: The African Prom1995-09-18