Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 20 December, 1909
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 20 December 1909, page 134:
During the interval I was very busy and preoccupied dealing with the flowers. Yesipova was due to play next, and we had to be in position to shower her with flowers from the balcony. This time I could not pay as much attention to Yesipova's playing as my mind was on other things. The moment she finished, the flowers rained down on her from above. They lay around her on all sides, and one of them even landed on the train of her concert dress, so that she swept out with it to the artists' room. Yesipova had a huge success, and played two encores. Needless to say, we yelled and screamed like … more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 20 December 1909. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 134. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1426363014586 accessed: 6 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersPiano concerto | performed by Anna Yesipova |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 20 December, 1909 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Jubilee concert of the Russian Musical Society