Colin and partner in Royal Festival Hall - 22 May, 1982
from Southbank Centre Archive:
I attended my very first concert at RFH for Vladimir Horowitz's amazing recital. There were no seats except for one in a box on the left of the stage. It was an electric occasion. I can still hear the way Horowitz started with the beautifully but incredibly simply played Mozart Sonata. I don't recall the number but it was breathtakingly stunning. He also played Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat Major and to this day I am convinced he found himself having to repeat the LH octave section because of a memory lapse but it was brilliantly played.
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1411893688337 accessed: 14 October, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
Listeners
Listening to
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Mozart Sonata
written by Mozart |
performed by Vladimir Horowitz |
Polonaise-Fantaisie
written by Chopin |
performed by Vladimir Horowitz |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 22 May, 1982 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
The listener mentions Mozart, but according to the records no Mozart was played at this concert, his penultimate appearance at the Festival Hall.