Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 4 January, 1908
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 4 January 1908, page 34:
Shvarts was ill, and after the interval we played our Mendelssohn trio. We played well and were highly praised; people who had heard our final rehearsal were amazed because then we had been appallingly incoherent having had only three rehearsals; but now we were really concentrating, were not nervous at all, in full possession of our faculties so had no memory lapses, and in consequence gave a splendid performance. Straight away after the Mendelssohn we did Glinka's 'Doubt', also impeccably, but it is of course complete rubbish as music. This ended the programme, but suddenly up popped … more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 4 January 1908. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 34. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1422445763384 accessed: 21 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
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'Solemniye'
written by Mikail Ivanovich Glinka |
performed by Gvirtsman, Solomon Zimbalist, Sergei Prokofiev |
Piano pieces
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Leonida Glagoleva |
Piano trio op. 49
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Gvirtsman, Solomon Zimbalist, Sergei Prokofiev |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 4 January, 1908 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Prokofiev's class-concert at the Imperial Conservatoire in St. Petersburg.