Vladimir Spivakov, Violin This recital was interrupted by two incidents involving members of the audience. According to the New York Times ("Paint Bomb Is Hurled at Spivakov, But Violinist Never Drops a Beat," by Peter G. Davis, Nov. 9, 1976, pg. 32), the first incident occurred during Schubert's Sonata in A Minor, when a man "stormed down the aisle shouting in Russian, "remember the Soviet Jews," and threw a crumpled object toward the back of the stage, past Mr. Spivakov and his accompanist, Boris Bechterev." The second incident occurred during the next piece, Bach's Chaconne in D Minor, "when another man hurled a paint bomb at Mr. Spivakov, whose white dress shirt was suddenly spattered with blood-red paint. Both men were quickly removed, and the concert proceeded without further incident." The article goes on to state that "Mr. Spivakov never dropped a beat all through the uproar, and ended on such a note of passionate intensity that the audience rose and cheered him to the skies." solo recital 1976-11-07T20:00:00