Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 21 February, 20th Century, in the afternoon
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 21 February 1913, pages 321-322:
I arrived at the Conservatoire in time for the public service of prayer*. Umnenkaya** was standing there taking part in the service. We shook hands and I left.
After the service we all went into the Small Hall, the chorus arranged itself on the stage, and I conducted the National Anthem twice through to the accompaniment of the imposing organ and the two pianos. After that someone read something very long and boring, then Frantsis recited, not very inspiringly, some passages from Ivan Susanin, and then the chorus sang numbers from A Life for the Tsar. The… more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 21 February 1913. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 321-322. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438428313096 accessed: 23 April, 2024
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God Save the Tsar
written by Alexey Lvov |
performed by Students of the Imperial Conservatoire |
A Life for the Tsar
written by Mikail Ivanovich Glinka |
performed by Students of the Imperial Conservatoire |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 21 February, 20th Century, in the afternoon |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
* For the Romanov Tercentenary celebrations. ** Lidia Umnova