Wilhelm Ganz in St James's Hall - 20 May, 1882
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 150-1:
On May 20th I repeated Liszt's Dante Symphony, when I think it was better understood by the public. Previous to this concert I had seen in the Times that a new Russian pianist, M. Vladimir de Pachmann, had made a great sensation at a concert in Paris at the Salle Erard. I wrote at once to Messrs. Erard to offer him an engagement at this concert, which he accepted, and made his first English appearance under my direction, He played Chopin's Concerto in F minor splendidly, and some solos, and at once established his reputation as a Chopin player par excellence.
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 150-1. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436264049561 accessed: 6 October, 2024
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Dante Symphony
written by Franz Liszt |
performed by New Philharmonic Orchestra London |
Piano Concerto in F minor
written by Chopin |
performed by Vladimir de Pachmann, New Philharmonic Orchestra London |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 20 May, 1882 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |