BBC Proms - 1961
1 - First Night of the Proms
Air Date: July 22, 1961
(Prom 1) 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. 102 - John Ogdon, Piano
2 - Gilbert and Sullivan
Air Date: August 12, 1961
(Prom 19) From the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, excerpts from 'The Gondoliers'.
3 - The Last Night of the Proms
Air Date: September 16, 1961
(Prom 49)