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Event title:

Annual practical examinations for pupils of the Piano Institute of Friedrich [Bedřich] Šimák [second day]

Venue: Piano Institute of Bedřich Šimák

Event type: Examinations and didactic events

Date: 19/07/1863 3pm

Season: Summer

Keywords: Amateur music making, Education - private music institutes, Annual events and regular series, Genres - Solo and concertante instrumental music, Public performance events

Benefactor: Piano Institute of Bedřich Šimák

Programme including:

General participants:

Piano Institute of Bedřich Šimák: participating institution

SCHULHOFF, Julius : unspecified piano pieces, pf

SCHUMANN, Robert Alexander : unspecified piano pieces, pf

MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, Felix : unspecified piano pieces, pf

CHOPIN, Fryderyck Franciszek : unspecified piano pieces, pf

LISZT, Franz : unspecified piano pieces, pf

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus : unspecified piano pieces, pf

HAYDN, Franz Joseph : unspecified piano pieces, pf

Commentary:

News of these examinations given by Šimák’s was published by Prager Morgenpost 18/7/1863. The source related: ‘Examination production [Prüfungsproduction]. In the Music Teaching Institutr of Mr Friedrich Šimak [Šimák] in the Little Quarter nr.272-3 will take place the annual examination on Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th July, soecifically on the Saturday at 4.30pm, Sunday at 3pm. The programme is very interesting, and contains works by Schulhoff, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Heyden [Haydn].’ No further details were given by this source.

The Tagesanzeiger almanac of daily Prague social events published by Prager Morgenpost 19/7/1863 noted: ‘Afternoon: Music production of the Music Institute of Mr Schimak.’

Summary of sources:

Prager Morgenpost (16/07/1863)
Prager Morgenpost (19/07/1863)