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(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON for part of the opening concert

BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

(Leader, Paul Beard)

Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Denis Matthews (piano)

Overture: Cockaigne by Elgar

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A (K.488) by Mozart

Introduced by Alvar Lidell Television presentation at 7.30 by Antony Craxton

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Season
10
Episode
1
Air Date
21/Jul/1956
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(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON for part of the opening concert

BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

(Leader, Paul Beard)

Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Denis Matthews (piano)

Overture: Cockaigne by Elgar

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A (K.488) by Mozart

Introduced by Alvar Lidell Television presentation at 7.30 by Antony Craxton

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