Thomas Ryan in Boston - 1853
from Recollections of an old musician, page 145:
In 1853, Madame Sontag came to Boston with a brilliant company, Carl Eckert being the conductor. When the Sontag party first arrived in America they had with them the fine boy violinist, Paul Jullien. I think he was about fifteen years of age at that time. He played mainly Alard and Leonard pieces, and played them very brilliantly. When the company had made a limited concert tour, attended with indifferent success, it was reorganized into an operatic enterprise and the boy violinist returned to Europe. I think his career was closed by … more >>
cite as
Thomas Ryan, Recollections of an old musician (New York City, 1899), p. 145. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450273729052 accessed: 11 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersLa Fille du Regiment | performed by Madame Sontag |
Unknown music
written by Alard, Leonard |
performed by Paul Jullien |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1853 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Jo Reardon on Wed, 16 Dec 2015 13:48:50 +0000
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:38:29 +0000