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23 Sep 1936, Queen's Hall
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20:00
Wed 23 Sep 1936
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Joachim
Symphony No 1 in C minor
interval
Nicolò Paganini
24 Caprices, Op 1
No. 24 in A minor (theme & variations)
Herbert Howells
Procession, Op 36
John Ireland
A London Overture
World premiere of this orchestration
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Joseph Szigeti
violin
violin
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Nicolò Paganini
Herbert Howells
John Ireland
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Proms 1936
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Brahms: Violin Concerto
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