Main Performers | Donald Maxwell - vocal, Howard Shelley - piano |
Secondary Performers | John Cleland (President, Royal Albert Hall), Marmaduke Hussey (Chairman, BBC) |
Orchestra or Band | New Queen's Hall Orchestra |
Set List | Presentation of a painting by Tom Phillips, RA, commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the Proms - presented in the Royal Box from the RAH to the BBC (John Cleland, Marmaduke Hussey), 'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), arr. H Wood (New Queen's Hall Orchestra), Overture - 'Rienzi', Wagner (New Queen's Hall Orchestra), 'Prologue to 'Pagliacci'', Leoncavallo (Donald Maxwell, New Queen's Hall Orchestra), 'Piano Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op.25', Mendelssohn (Howard Shelley, New Queen's Hall Orchestra) INTERVAL Overture - 'Mignon', Thomas (New Queen's Hall Orchestra), 'Symphony No.8 in B Minor, D759' (Unfinished), Schubert (New Queen's Hall Orchestra), 'Largo al Factotum', from The Barber of Seville, Rossini (Donald Maxwell, New Queen's Hall Orchestra), 'Carmen - Suite No.1', Bizet (New Queen's Hall Orchestra) |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/1995/57), Programme (RAHE/1/1995/83), Poster (RAHE/2/1995/9), Invitation, Painting, Video (RAHE/5/1995/7) |