The Sunday Prom

10th September 1978 Season 32 Episode 10

In the last of six programmes recorded at the 1978 Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, RICHARD BAKER introduces one of the worm's great orchestras, under their chief conductor, playing at the Proms for the first time. Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tonight, in their first concert appearance on British television, they perform the majestic Symphony No 7 in E major by Bruckner. Before the performance, SIR GEORG talks to Humphrey Burton about his work in Chicago and explains how he approaches the challenge of Bruckner's Seventh. Lighting TOMMY THOMAS Sound GRAHAM HAINES Executive producer HUMPHREY BURTON Directed by RODNEY GREENBERG

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Season 32 · Episode 11

Last Night of the Proms

Introduced by Richard Baker BBC1 joins Radio 3 in stereo for the second half of tonight's closing concert of the 84th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts live from the Royal Albert Hall. Sir Charles Groves conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader BELA DEKANY Elgar March: Pomp and Circumstance No 1, in D major Tippett Suite in D major (A Birthday Suite for Prince Charles) Henry Wood , arr Sargent Sea Songs Arne, arr Sargent Rule, Britannia Gillian Knight (mezzo-soprano) Parry, orch Elgar Jerusalem arr Gordon Jacob National Anthem with the BBC Singers director JOHN POOLE BBC Symphony Chorus conductor BRIAN WRIGHT Lighting TOMMY THOMAS Sound GRAHAM HAINES Director IAN ENGELMANN

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