Peter Harzem commented: >Applause in those intervals [i.e. between movements] would be an >intrusion, an unwelcome disruption of all that. I agree. And once as a teenager I went to the Philadelphia Orchestra in which there was a celebrated soloist. Some poor member of the audience had the temerity to applaud after the first movement of a violin concerto. There was a searing chorus from a few people, with one particularly resonating, scornful "No" as soon as the applause began. The applause quickly evaporated. I sometimes think of implementing that technique myself on occasion. On the other hand, I also heard Ravi Shankar perform as part of a trio (I think it was a trio). He mentioned that the performers would give each other audible feedback during a performance because they did not get that (except after a work was completed) from American audiences. He contrasted this with the tradition in his native India. I'm not even certain at this point whether the response he received from Indian audiences was limited to the interval between movements. Larry