THE MICHIGAN DAILY Gina Cigna Talented In Oil Painting Also Madame Gina Cigna's artistic tal- ents first revealed themselves in painting. At twelve she was sent' to the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris to develop this gift. During the six years that she was there she was honored by having the Academy ex- hibit a number of her water colors and oils. "I preferred working in oils-espe- cially I liked doing portraits," she says. One of the best she did was of General Joffre, just at the close of the World War. It was formally pre- sented to him six months later. Her favorite portrait, however, is one she did of her father, who also was a World War general. "He commanded the Twenty-Sec- ond Brigade of the French Army "i Madame Cigna explained, "and he survived 125 wounds." EARLY SUCCESS IS DETRIMENT Early success is a detriment rather than an asset, in the opinion of Fritz Kreisler. His own early success was dearly bought, the great violinist says, and he rates his success in later life alone as meriting the name. 'Leads Boston Symphony' SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY--" . twelve years conductor of Boston Symphony ... an insatiable artist ... wide range of interest in music. brings out emotional depth and splendor . . . fresh and vital treat- ment . . . artistic personality has brought organization to unsurpassed heights ... " WINS SOLO CHANCE No plans had been made for public appearance when Eugene List, 18- year-old pianist, acting on his own iniative. Liehtenwanger' s- Facts And Fiction (Continued from Page l) iu.s. But if anyone asks me which I' love better of the two-just as its hard for a man to tell whether he prefers a blonde or a brunette, even so I cannot choose between my Guarnerius and my Stradivarius. In the matter of violins I am and always will be polygamous!" One of the second fiddles in the Cleveland Symphony has not al- ways been a second fiddle. There was a time, before the War, when this man was concertmaster(prin- ciple ciolinist) of a private orchestra owned and operated by a certain German nobleman in one of the lesser kingdoms of the Empire. Now the nobleman, it seems, was an amateur musician with aspira- tions towards fame as a composer. But though his rank was disting- Oboe Player Must, Excel With Reeds An oboe player, distinguished artist though he may be, is only as good as the reeds he can make, it is said by musicians. There comes a time in the life of every player when he curses the day he was marked for the oboe, for the discovery has to be digested that his musicianship and technique are com- pletely at the mercy of his skill as a reed maker. After the exhilaration of glorious performance must come long hours of reed making for no professional oboe- ist trust any hand but his own at this delicate task. I BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-Appears in Ann Arbor for its seventh consecutive visit. The organiza- tion, now more than half a century old, has been presided over by many outstanding conductors of the music world. Dr. Koussevitzky's leadership for more than a dozen years has not only maintained but has augmented the splendid record made by the orchestra, it is said by critics. uished, his music was not; and the orchestra, forced to play the stuff, often had a hard time concealing their lack of respect for the noble-i man's creative genius. One day while rehearsing a certain home- the part. made product, the orchestra was "But, Your Expelle stopped and our concertmaster sever- the exasperated violin ly reprimanded for bowing a certain the way I always bow phrase contrary to the markings in in Lohengrin." ncy, ist, that ITURBI TURNS CONDUCTOR Jose Iturbi first attracted world replied attention as an orchestra leader "that is when he played 25 recitals in six passage weeks in Mexico City. He appeared in Ann Arbor last May .. I- ___ _ NOTICES The 1937 Fifty-Ninth Annual CHORAL UNION CO:NCERTS The right is reserved to make such changes in the programs or in the personnel of partici- pants as necessity may require. Tickets are sold at purchaser's risks, and if lost, mislaid, or detroyed in any manner, the University Musical Society will not assume responsibility, nor will duplicates be issued. Concerts will begin on Eastern Standard time. Evening concerts at 8:30. Holders of season tickets are requested to detach the proper coupon for each concert and present for admission (instead of the whole ticket) . Concerts will begin on time, and doors will be closed during numbers. Late comers will be required to wait until admitted. Lost and found articles should be inquired for at the office of Shirley W. Smith, Vice, President and Secretary of the University, University Hall. Those who leave the auditorium during inter- mission will be required to present their ticket stubs .in ord to re-enter. Traffic regulations will be enforced by the Ann Arbor Police Department and the Building and, Grounds Department of the University. * Rachmaninoff, Pianist The Cleveland Orchestra WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 ARTUR RODZINSKI, Conductor TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 For obvious reasons, notices will announced from the stage. not be The Steinway is the official piano of the University Musical Society. * * * * * * Richard Crooks, Fritz Kreisler, V iolinist MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Boston Symphony Orchestra SCHEDULE OF PRICES SEASON TICKETS The prices of season tickets are $12.00, $10.00, $8.00 and $6.00. Each season ticket contains a coupon good for $3.00 in exchange for a season May Festival ticket, in accordance with a schedule to be announced. Three center sections, both on the main floor and in the first balcony, $12.00 each. (These $12.00 tickets are designated "Patrons' Tickets," and entitle the holder to the same location for the next May Festival when exchanged in accordance with a May Festival schedule to be announced.) Two side sections both on the main floor and in the first balcony, $10.00 each. First sixteen rows in the second balcony, $8.00. Back of the first sixteen rows in the second balcony, $6.00. ORDER BLANK CHARLES A. SINK, President Ann Arbor, Michigan. Enclosed please find remittance of $.......... in payment for ........ Choral Ur.ion tickets as follows: SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor WEDNESI Ruth Slenczynski, Pianist MON Helsinki University Chorus MARTTI TURUNEN, Conductor TUES Gina Cigna, Soprano FRI] T[he Roth Quartet THURSI . Tenor FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 QAY, DECEMBER 8 DAY, JANUARY 10 DAY, JANUARY 18 DAY, JANUARY 28 DAY, FEBRUARY 17 ;' Gyeorges Enesco, Violinist TUESDAY, MARCH I Season Tickets - 10 Concerts tickets at $12.00 each $....... tickets at $10.00 each $....... tickets at $8.00 each ....... .tickets at $6.00 each ....... Total ....$........ Individual Concerts Tickets: $2.50-$2.04--$1.50-$1.00 .....Sergei Rachmaninoff at $. ... .Cleveland Orchestra at $. .....Richard Crooks at ..... Fritz Kreisler at $. $. ....Boston Orchestra at $. Ru.ith S1pnezvnski a~t.........