ĢƵ
ĢƵpage
Accessibility links
Skip to content
Accessibility Help
Notifications
ĢƵ
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBeebies
CĢƵ
Food
More menu
ĢƵ
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBeebies
CĢƵ
Food
Close menu
Proms 2026
ĢƵ
What's On
Tickets
Buy your Guide
About
Events by category
Features
3 Oct 1918, Queen's Hall
Previous Event
19:30
Thu 3 Oct 1918
Next Event
Proms 1918 Prom 47
Prom 47
19:30 Thu 3 Oct 1918 Queen's Hall
Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Overture
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – 'Largo al factotum'
Henry F. Gilbert
Comedy Overture on Negro Themes
First performance in England
César Franck
Le chasseur maudit
Proms premiere
interval
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, ‘Egyptian’
Léo Delibes
Sylvia
No. 20 Variation dansée Act 3
Sergey Rachmaninov
Morceaux de fantasie, Op 3 (orch. Henry Wood)
No. 2 Prelude in C sharp minor
Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor
4 Characteristic Valses, Op 22
F. S. Breville-Smith
The gay cavalier
Modest Mussorgsky
Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)
Gopak Act 2
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
Mair Miller
baritone
baritone
Arthur De Greef
piano
piano
Frederick Kiddle
piano
piano
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Gioachino Rossini
Henry F. Gilbert
César Franck
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Léo Delibes
Sergey Rachmaninov
Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor
F. S. Breville-Smith
Modest Mussorgsky
About this event
Part of
Proms 1918
Discover the Music
Watch the Proms on iPlayer
Watch a selection of Proms from this season on ĢƵ iPlayer now - stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of music bringing people together.
Get every Prom on ĢƵ Sounds
Listen to Proms concerts and mixes on ĢƵ Sounds.
Concerts across the UK all year round
Find out what's on, with the ĢƵ Orchestras and Choirs. Many concerts are broadcast live on ĢƵ Radio 3.