Season 25

The first in a series of six programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. Radu Lupu, the Romanian pianist who won the 1969 Leeds Piano Competition, is the soloist in Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor. The programme ends with the Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) by Elgar. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra leader Clifford Knowles conductor Charles Groves Introduced by Richard Baker

Ida Haendel is the soloist in Brahms Violin Concerto with the New Philharmonia Orchestra leader Emanuel Hurwitz conducted by Erich Leinsdorf The second in a series of six programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by Richard Baker

Pierre Boulez conducts Debussy and Stravinsky with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany Debussy: Iberia (Images for Orchestra No 2) Stravinsky: Suite: Petrushka The third in a series of six programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by Richard Baker

The fourth in a series from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall. Charles Mackerras conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven Overture: Fidelio Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) Introduced by Richard Baker

The fifth in a series of six programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Alfred Brendel plays Mozart Piano Concerto No 17 in G major (K 453) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conductor Colin Davis The concert begins with Brahms Tragic Overture Introduced by Richard Baker

Haydn and Stravinsky

This is the sixth in a series of programmes from the 1971 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Pierre Boulez conducts the National Youth Orchestra in: Berg: Seven Early Songs - Heather Harper (soprano) Webern: Six Pieces Op 6 Debussy: La Mer Introduced by Richard Baker

One of the great orchestras of the world made its first appearance at a Prom last week. BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall to record Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4, in F minor conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. Introduced by Antony Hopkins

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the second half of the closing concert of the 77th season. Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Eli Goren Elgar March: Pomp and Circumstance No 1, in D major Walton Suite: Facade Williamson The Stone Wall: opera for audience and orchestra (commissioned by the BBC) first performance Arne Rule, Britannia Parry, orch Elgar Jerusalem with Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano) Introduced by Richard Baker (Elizabeth Bainbridge appears by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden) (Colour)