Dmitri Shostakovich in Warsaw

from Dmitry Shostakovich-About Himself and His Times, pages 204-205:

I was pleased by the performance of my First Piano Concerto. The orchestra, conductor, and solo trumpeter showed much skill and talent, and I am sincerely grateful to them. But perhaps I would have preferred to hear one of my other compositions at such an important and interesting festival, rather than my First Piano Concerto, which I do not count as one of my best works. I would not say that I am completely dissatisfied with the work, but still it might have been pleasanter to have heard something else on the opening day of the festival.

cite as

Dmitri Shostakovich, and L. Grigoryev and Ya. Platek (ed.), Dmitry Shostakovich-About Himself and His Times (Moscow, 1981), p. 204. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1454972616773 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Warsaw

Listeners

Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer, Pianist
1906-1975

Listening to

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Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1
written by Dmitri Shostakovich

Experience Information

Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Excerpt from a radio interview.


Originally submitted by verafonte on Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:03:36 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 22:19:46 +0100