Plot: First Night of the Proms
Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, for the first part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts
BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader, Paul Beard
Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
Introduced by Alvar Lidell
Rossini Overture: The Journey to Rheims
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, Op

BBC Proms - Season 15 - First Night of the Proms (Episode 1)
Episode Aired On:
Saturday, July 22 1961
64 years ago
Saturday, July 22 1961
64 years ago
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