Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 19 February, 20th Century, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 19 February 1913, page 320:
The symphony was only moderately well received, probably because people were bored. It was followed by Weber's Konzertstück, which Gauk played well in places, but with an awful lot of mistakes. I accompanied carefully and accurately. The orchestra got lost sometimes in the innumerable pauses, but got through to the end successfully. Gauk had a huge success, clearly not on account of his playing but of his pretty face. Dranishnikov then conducted the Wedding March to the accompaniment of trumpets and drums and calls for the Director to take a bow.
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 19 February 1913. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 320. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438427507610 accessed: 14 December, 2024
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Symphony no. 4
written by Ludwig van Beethoven |
performed by Imperial Conservatoire small orchestra |
Wedding March
written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
performed by Imperial Conservatoire small orchestra |
Konzertstück
written by Carl Maria von Weber, Carl Maria von Weber |
performed by Imperial Conservatoire small orchestra, Aleksandr Gauk |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 19 February, 20th Century, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Romanov tercentenary celebration concert, given by the small orchestra at the Imperial Conservatoire.