Sat 31 Aug 2002

• 19:30

  Prom 55

  Royal Albert Hall

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  Programme

  • • • Dmitry Shostakovich
      • Symphony No 2 in B major 'To October'Proms premiere
    • • Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’

  Performers

  • Melanie Diener

    soprano
    soprano
  • Paula Rasmussen

    mezzo-soprano
    mezzo-soprano
  • Robert Gambill

    tenor
    tenor
  • Eike Wilm Schulte

    baritone
    baritone
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen

    conductor
    conductor
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
  • BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)

  Composers

  • Dmitry Shostakovich
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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