Sergei Prokofiev in London - 9 June, 1921, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 - 30 June 1921:
The actual first night was on the 9th. As I came out to conduct I was greeted by a great ovation and bowed twice. Why was this? Was I already that well known in London? Surely Diaghilev could not have organised it? To do so would have meant handing out free tickets to a claque, and all the tickets had long ago been sold. More likely it was the Russians applauding, as there were a lot of them in the audience. The show went well, and I was only nervous when we got to the cut we had instituted. The orchestra played far better than the one in Paris. At the conclusion there was a tremendous … more >>
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 - 30 June 1921. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1458778188998 accessed: 11 October, 2024
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Chout
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Orchestra of the Ballets Russes |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 9 June, 1921, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |