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The First Night of the Proms is one of the most anticipated dates of the classical music season. This year, 76 concerts are taking place at the Royal Albert Hall, in addition to a series of Chamber Proms and matinee concerts at Cadogan Hall and a selection of special events before the season culminates in the famous Last Night and the Proms in the Park, in Hyde Park on September 11.
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July 7 2010 marks 150 years since the birth of Gustav Mahler, one of the most performed and recorded classical composers of all time.
10 May 1894 – premiere of Guntram, an opera by Richard Strauss. Guntram was Strauss’ first opera and it premiered at the Grossherzogliches Hoftheater in Weimar. It was not particularly successful. However, it received a new lease of life at the hands of Gustav Mahler who used the Prelude to Act 1 during a concert the following year, and subsequently premiered other Preludes from the opera in both Vienna and New York.
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