ARTS The Michigan Daily Monday, September 21, 1987 Page 9 Bernstein conducts Vienna By Ari Schneider As if the University was not for- tunate enough to get Leonard Bernstein to conduct an orchestra for one night, Ann Arbor will be able to hear him conducting the virtuosic Vienna Philharmonic for two nights, tonight and tomorrow. Although both concerts will start at the same time and place, they will be very different. Monday night's concert will kick off the Musical Society's 109th Annual Choral Union Series with r the performance of two pieces: Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, k.622 and Mahler's Symphony No. S in C- Sharp Minor. The clarinet solo will be played by Peter Schmidl, the first solo clarinetist of the V i e n n a Philharmonic. He epitomizes the orchestra's renowned musical " tradition by following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both first clarinetists of ;the Philharmonic. Schmidl's ,grandfather, Alois Schmidl, was invited to join the orchestra b y Gustav Mahler. Peter Schmidl trained at the the Academy of Music 'in Vienna and is now a tenured professor at the prestigious institution. Tomorrow night, the Vienna Philharmonic's program will include Mozart's Symphony Number 291 in A major, K. 209, L e o n a r d Bernstein's Symphony Number 1 (Jeremiah), and Sebelious' Symphony No. S in E-Flat Major, Op.82. In the Bernstein Symphony, mezzo-soprano Christina Ludwig will be the soloist. She appears regularly with the Vienna, Berlin, and Los Angeles Philharmonics and the orchestras of Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. Before coming to the United States with the V i e n n a Philharmonic, Bernstein led the WEEKEND MAGAZINE p Fridays in The Daily 763-0379 orchestra in the European cities of Salzburg, Vienna, Frankfurt, and Luerne. He started his association with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1968 and is now the only living conductor to be an Honorary member of this world-famous orchestra. Bernstein also led the Philharmonic on a U.S. tour during the 1983-1984 season. Bernstein is the only American musician ever to achieve world-wide recognition as conductor, composer, pianist, author, and teacher. As composer, he has created works over a wide range of forms and styles: three symphonies (Jeremiah, Age of Anxiety, and Kaddish ), the serenade (after Plato's Symposium ) for Violin Solo, Strings and Percusio, the score for the film On the Waterfront, and the operas Trouble in Tahiti and A Quiet Place. For the Broadway theatre he has written On the Town, Wonder Town, Candide, and the famousWest Side Story. His Mass, a theatre for singers, players, and dancers opened the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in 1971, and in 1981 became the first work by an American-born composer to be produced at the Vienna State Opera. He has also written several books and has taught at Harvard University. While Leonard Bernstein has been a dominant force in American Music for almost 45 years, the Vienna Philharmonic has been at the forefront of the music world for 145 years. It was founded on March 28, 1842 under the direction of Otto Nicolai. Previously, the orchestras of Vienna had either been amateur groups or private orchestras to the aristocracy. Although concerts of the new groups were intermittent at first, a regular season of concerts was launched in 1860, and in 1877 the Vienna Philharmonic's first tour took place - to neighboring Salsburg, the city which has since become the orchestra's second home. Along with playing in Salsburg, the orchestra performs with the Vienna State Opera in addition to extensive concert engagement in Vienna and around the world. It has been conducted by many distinguished conductors including: Richard Wagner, Aton Bruckner, Arturo Toscanini, Richard Strauss, and Paul Hindemith. However, the orchestra has had only three permanent conductors: Otto Dessoff (1860- 1875), Hans Richter (1875-1898), and Gustav Mahler (1898-1901). The orchestra, which has grown from its original group of 64 to its present membership of 140 has always been known as one of the world's few orchestral collectives. All the administrative tasks of the group are preformed by the orchestral musician elected to their posts by their colleagues. All decisions concerning repertoire and conductors (the Vienna Philharmonic currently has no resident conductor) are made by plebiscite, and all performance fees are divided evenly among the musicians (the last chair in the violin section earns a salary equal to that of the concert master). Over the years, the high standard of music-making and the special glow of the Vienna Philharmonic sound have inspired lavish praise from some of the world's greatest artists. In the words of distinguished counductor Karl Boehm, "Other excellent orchestras in the world succeed in playing what is in the score; the Vienna Philharmonic goes beyond that and plays what is behind the score." Maestro Bruno Walter Phil. claimed, "Austria has nothing of more value to export than its renowned Vienna Philharmonic." So, if you want to see and hear Viennese and Americanhmusical culture at its best, you should get your tickets at the Hill Auditorium box office today for Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic. Both performances will begin at 8 p.m., and tickets range from $12-$34. Call the University Musical Society at 764- 2538 for further details. JOSTENS GOLD RING SALE IS COMING! COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY COMPANY Mass Meeting MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, ANGELL HALL ROOM 2231 8:00 P.M. 60.OFF. 0FF20 OFF 18K 14K ( P. 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