Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - early May, 1910
from Sergei Prokofiev diaries: 6 May 1910, page 161:
As for the second day, which was truly the triumph of the Yesipova class, Borovsky* and Hofmann** were both awarded 5 with two stars (!), Berlin 5+, and most of the remainder 5. Borovsky's account of the Brahms Paganini Variations was that of a truly consummate, finished pianist.
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Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Prokofiev diaries: 6 May 1910. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 161. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1426372634877 accessed: 21 November, 2024
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Paganini Variations
written by Johannes Brahms |
performed by Alexander Borovsky, Borovsky |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | early May, 1910 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Examination performances of Yesipova's class. * Alexander Borovsky (1889 - 1968), Russian pianist, later a US citizen ** Prokofiev's classmate Yelena Hofmann, not the pianist Josef Hoffman
Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Sat, 14 Mar 2015 22:37:15 +0000
Approved on Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:57:12 +0100