Homepage
Accessibility links
Skip to content
Accessibility Help
BBC Account
Notifications
Home
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBeebies
CBBC
Food
Home
News
Sport
Business
Technology
Health
Culture
Arts
Travel
Earth
Audio
Video
Live
More menu
Search BBC
Home
News
Sport
Weather
iPlayer
Sounds
Bitesize
CBeebies
CBBC
Food
Home
News
Sport
Business
Technology
Health
Culture
Arts
Travel
Earth
Audio
Video
Live
Close menu
Proms 2026
Home
What's On
Tickets
Buy your Guide
About
Events by category
Features
Proms 1939
Calendar
A-Z Artists
Proms 1939 Calendar
By Date
View full events list
29 Sept 1939
30 Sept 1939
2 Oct 1939
12 Aug 1939
13 Aug 1939
14 Aug 1939
15 Aug 1939
16 Aug 1939
17 Aug 1939
18 Aug 1939
19 Aug 1939
20 Aug 1939
21 Aug 1939
22 Aug 1939
23 Aug 1939
24 Aug 1939
25 Aug 1939
26 Aug 1939
27 Aug 1939
28 Aug 1939
29 Aug 1939
30 Aug 1939
31 Aug 1939
1 Sept 1939
2 Sept 1939
3 Sept 1939
4 Sept 1939
5 Sept 1939
6 Sept 1939
7 Sept 1939
8 Sept 1939
9 Sept 1939
10 Sept 1939
11 Sept 1939
12 Sept 1939
13 Sept 1939
14 Sept 1939
15 Sept 1939
16 Sept 1939
17 Sept 1939
18 Sept 1939
19 Sept 1939
20 Sept 1939
21 Sept 1939
22 Sept 1939
23 Sept 1939
24 Sept 1939
25 Sept 1939
26 Sept 1939
27 Sept 1939
28 Sept 1939
29 Sept 1939
30 Sept 1939
1 Oct 1939
2 Oct 1939
3 Oct 1939
4 Oct 1939
5 Oct 1939
6 Oct 1939
7 Oct 1939
August 1939
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
September 1939
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
October 1939
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Sat 30 Sept 1939
20:00
Prom 43
Queen's Hall
Show More Information
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, ‘Lobgesang’
Sinfonia: Maestoso-Allegretto-Adagio
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, ‘Lobgesang’
Chorus 'Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn'
Violin Concerto in E minor
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
Elijah
No. 2 Chorus 'Help, Lord!'
Elijah
No. 12 Chorus 'Baal, we cry to thee; hear and answer us!'
Elijah
No. 30 Chorus 'He, watching over Israel, slumbers not'
Elijah
No. 33 Chorus 'He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved'
Elijah
No. 21 Chorus 'Thanks be to God'
Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor
St Paul, Op 36
No. 22 Chorus 'O welch eine Tiefe des Reichtums der Weisheit'
St Paul, Op 36
No. 15 Chorus 'Mache dich auf! Werde Licht!'
Performers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Show Less Information