Gregor Piatigorsky - the 1900's

from Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky, page 5:

That evening he [Piatigorsky’s father] took me to the symphony concert, where I saw and heard the cello for the first time. I had never heard or seen anything nearly so beautiful before. / From that night on, armed with two sticks, a long one for the cello and a short one for the bow, I pretended to play the cello. Even the birth of my new brother, Alexander, did not interrupt my make-believe. Those magic sticks lifted me into a world of sound where I could call every mood at will.
cite as

Gregor Piatigorsky, Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky (New York, 1976), p. 5. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425336614805 accessed: 29 March, 2024

Listeners

Gregor Piatigorsky
Cellist
1903-1976

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1900's
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public

Originally submitted by tlisboa on Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:50:15 +0000
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:24:06 +0000