in Royal Festival Hall - the 1960's
from Southbank Centre Archive:
At a very low point in my life I happened to see that Alfred Brendel was going to be playing Schubert at the Festival Hall. (He is my favourite pianist and was playing my favourite pieces). I bought a ticket only the day before the concert and assumed I would be up in the Gods. I was truly stunned to find that I was only six rows back and had a perfect view of the great man's hands. I was mesmorised from the moment he started playing. When you are very low you assume everything is going to be a disappointment. This was such a wonderful moment for me it … more >>
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1445870131296 accessed: 3 November, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
Listening to
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Schubert Piano Pieces
written by Franz Schubert |
performed by Alfred Brendel |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1960's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |