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8 Oct 1918, Queen's Hall
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19:30
Tue 8 Oct 1918
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Proms 1918 Prom 51
Prom 51
19:30 Tue 8 Oct 1918 Queen's Hall
Programme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Maid of Pskov
Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Queen of Spades, Op 68 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Hear me, friends' Act 1 Scene 2
Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Alexander Glazunov
Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Henry Wood)
interval
Eric Coates
The fairy tales of Ireland
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche slave, Op 31
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
Margaret Balfour
contralto
contralto
Daniel Melsa
violin
violin
Frederick Kiddle
piano
piano
Composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Alexander Glazunov
Eric Coates
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Proms 1918
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