Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Event title:

Annual music examinations for pupils of the Music Institute of J. Proksch

Venue: Music Institute of Josef Proksch

Event type: Examinations and didactic events

Date: 01/08/1850 10am-1pm; 4pm-7pm

Season: Summer

Programme unspecified:

General participants:
  • Music Institute of Josef Proksch: pupil(s) of institute

Commentary:

Advance information of the annual musical examinations, open to the public, of pupils of the Music Institute of Proksch was published by Bohemia 28/7/1850. The examinations were to take place over two days, on 31st July and 1st August at Proksch’s Institute, followed by a ‘Prüfungs-Produktion’ - in effect a concert of pupils  - to be given in the Žofín Hall on 3rd August at 10am for gentlemen pupils and at 5pm for ladies. Admission tickets and programmes were noted to be freely available from the Institute. No further details of the programme were noted by this source text.

The Tagesanzeiger text of Bohemia 30/7/1850 noted the date, time and venue of the public examination-productions of Proksch’s Institute on 31st July and 1st August. The Tagesanzeiger of Bohemia 1/8/1850 noted the time and venue of the 1st August event.


Summary of sources:

Bohemia (28/07/1850)
Bohemia (30/07/1850)
Bohemia (01/08/1850)