Peter Hawker in London, England - 11 May, 1840

from Journal entry, 11 May 1840, page 180:

One of the finest Philharmonics on record, at which we had the literally magic performance of the wonder of the world, Liszt, the Paganini of the pianoforte, whom I had previously heard on the 8th, when he made his…   more >>

cite as

Peter Hawker, Journal entry, 11 May 1840. In The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802–1853, volume 2 (London, 1893), p. 180. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1534330797460 accessed: 8 October, 2024

location of experience: London, England

Listeners

Peter Hawker
Amateur Musician, Army officer, Sportsman, Writer
1786-1853

Listening to

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Piano music performed by Franz Liszt

Experience Information

Date/Time 11 May, 1840
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:59:58 +0100
Approved on Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:15:08 +0100