THTE MICHIGAN DAILY Sjoer11ng ' Barlbilli Will11Condwct-New York Ofst Major Philharmonic G routp Here Nov'. 27 Qf~ n~ Rahanoff To Op eni - Series Here Oni Ott. 24 %-.F r % L " I 41 nor Noted For ' )f Range And A] Fo Play)_Many I (Continued from Page 1) vidtli Lbility Roles esalthough it is seldom. heard in erica. joerling, who first came to< this ntry when he was eight years of ~waborn~ at~ Stora Tuna in~ the 7ine f DaaraSweden, on Feb. .91'. Heis the eldest of thr~ee ,hers. After the death of his mo- his father, himself a well-known respected tenor In Eurtope, d&_ d to bring his thr'ee sons to the ed~ States anid tour with them as Returned To Sweden fter the death of the father in country the three brothers re- ie to Sweden~ to ~continute thieir, iii a Inivduas:As he went )ugh his adolescent years, Jussi's e developed with such rapidity power that it aroused the interest ula Sedeius, the cultivated and ,icd-oving wife~ of a well-known 01l rector. With her help, he made first gramnaphonre recording at aeof 17, singing "The Sunshine YorSnile" in Swedish. This r'd proved the first o~f a long ser- ,J best sellers. t1929, he was sent to the Royal ra in Stockholm, where he came er the expert tutelage of Joh~n ,elle, general director of the igshofnt Opera.- After a, year of- ;elle's strenuous routine he made sensationally~ successful debut. ni that time to the present he has ed unbroken success in every ra House in Europe and many in !rica.. Made fDebut Mere ioerling's first return to the ,ed States since the dea~th of his er came in the fall of 193'7, when lade his debut on. a coast-to-coast' dcast; His first appearance on American concert stagec, at n~gfield, Mass., met with such :ess- that reviews of his recital ap- 'ed on the front pages of both of local newspapers. Imhmediately swing' this he made a number of D -broadcasts and in addition ap- "e withy the Chicago Opera Coin- 'hen fljoerling miade his first ap- 'ante~ in New York, at Town lHll, as so well known that every seat sold out far in advane. This ,ert, which. was in 1938, had prob- the most distinguished 'audience 'h had crowded the' huge hall ng~ that season. Ethe same time as his concert ,nounced his engagement to the ropolitan. Hie is the youngest on the roster of that company. wv Electric Muff Warms .ftehmaniof s Finger specially made electric muff s Rachmaninoff's- hands warm ehe is waiting to go on the stage. made of wool with inner wiring produc~es warmth when the cord tacked 'to 'a bas'eplug'. Thus 'the toso's long slender hands are warm no matter~ what the tem,- ure in his dressing room. Nation's Oldest Orchestral Founded] In 1842, Boasts Long Aiid RProud History (Continued from Page "1) first 'New York °concert. In 1897, Symphony concerts fo~r Young People" were inaugurated, to be followed by a second series, Symphony concerts for children. This was the begin- ning of the movemnent now wide- spread of providing for young listen- ers music of a high order with ap-' propriate comment. In 1920, the orchestra went abroad, the first American orchestra to make a foreign tour, by invitations of the countries visited. The Orchestra under Dam- rosch gave 28 concerts in France,- Monaco, Italy, Belgium, Holland and England. There were two American soloists, Albert' Spalding and John Powell. Fifty years of "memorable music- making were behind the New York Symphony when the merger with the Philharmonic took place.' The- close of the sixth season saw the list of Associate members grow to one hundred and thirty-two, and in it for the first time appeared the names of 'women. Considering 'the enormous part women were to play in the future history of the Philhar- monic, it is interesting to note how this innovation came about.. It is recorded in a leter sent to the New York Evening Post: "When I came to New York in 1847, It went to the last Philharmonic con- cert of the season and saw on the programme a notice to the effect that 'Person's wanting to become Associ- ate Members of the. Philharmonic Society, with the privilege of attend- ing rehearsals, should call on Scharf- enberg and Luis in October and leave their' namies.' In October I called, saw Mr. Scharfenberg, and told him that' I wished to become° an Associate member of the Philharmonic Society in order to attend the rehearsals. Hie looked' at me with surprise and said, Ladies do not go to the rehearsals.' I said, 'Why not?' I do not know,' was his only reply. 'Its there any reason why they should not go?' I see nonie,' he said. 'Then can I not go?' Are you willing to have your nam~e' proposed at the' next meeting of the Society?' I said, 'Yes, unless you know of some reason 'why I shiould not.' And so 'it was settled anld in a few days I received a printed form, stating that I had been admit- ted as an Associate Member of the Philharmonic Society, with the °privi- TnSconces' Listed ISymphony Budget I. lege of attending. the. twelve re- hearsals and four concerts, and for the modest s :n- of .five dollars. On, the afternoon of the first rehearsal I went with some trepidation, to Appolo Hall; the only persons pres- ent besides~ myself were 'a 'man- and one small boy.- I soon smelled cigar- smoke, and the conductor arose and :aid:. 'Gentlemen, I presume, now that we have agreed to admit ladies as Associate Members, you will agree with me that we should throw away our cigars.' I wanted very much to' call out and tell them not to, but I kept still and there was no more cigar smnoke. At the next week's rehearsal there were twenty or thirty ladies, and at the third at least one or two hun dred .' (Continued from Page 1) miscellaneous piano pieces and songs.' An 'invitation from the. London" Philharmonic Society to appear in the threefold ,capacity of composer, conductor' and pian2ist" afforded' Rachmaninoff his -first greats'uccess outside of Russia, and his perfor- mance immediately established him as no longer a Russian but an inter- national artist. Rachmaninoff's sonter. personal-< ity has caused,,mruch 'speculation. -As" one critic put it: "He is austere, soli- tary, aristocratic,. morosely sensitive and simple. . . He hides away iin daily life;. and, you can hear in his playing emotions that are, elemental, simple, lyric and plaintive .as only uncrorrupted vision can be." When the. question recently was put to the pianist directly as to why he has the reputation of being so sombre, he said frankly: "For many years I have- been aa Kfrom my native land-my Russia. I' am, a :man without a country. I' have no real home anywhere in the world. Perhaps no others can un- derstai~d- the hopeless homesickness of us~ older.Russians." Rubinstein's Journeys Cover One Million MilesI It has been estinated~ by an admnr- er of Artur Rubinstein that the Polish pianist has covered more than one! millIon' miles in fulfilling his con- cert engagements. This globe-trot- ting record is a by-product of Rubin- stein's career of more than a. quarter of a century which began during his childhood when he was a protege of the musician Joachim. Artur Rubinstein has not appeared in Germany since the World War. A witness of the havoc caused by Ger- many among non-combatants in Par- No Cancelld Cocerts Is PhilharmonjiRecord The Philharmonic Symphony, the- oldest symphony in this country, enjoys the great distinction of never having- cancel]-ed a concert 'and of' postpon~ing only one. This a caused by the assassination of Pres- ident Lincoln. During its first season, the Phil-, hiarmonicgave onlythre .concerts. but the number rose- steaily and during its ninety-seventh season (1938-1939), the symphony gave 113 concerts, culminating with the In- atugural Concert at the New York .. u f, ONCE KEAR KIR1DSTEN- FLAG1STAD'-.4 a truly immortal voice" The, name Kirsten= Flagstad carries with it in- numerable. memories of stellar performan~ces and packed houses., Each of her previous appearanves in Ann Arbor has brought, her nearer the hearts' r of music lovers, here, and she, is :genuinely ad-.. mied by all.. Her's. is -a truly immortal voice." CHORAL UNIN CONCERTS MONDAY, * JANUARY 15, ;:> r _. > Mu~sic- lovers are familiar in gen- eral with the great yearly cost of the Philharmonic-Symphony and- of the large items which make up to- dlay's budget. However, the book- keeping department of the 1939 Philharmonic knows no such ex- penses as dotted the account books- of the past.. Ne'atly listed in the ledger of 1852 :ire these items: $1.00 for "tin sconces", $2.00 for the coach and. $ .13 for the wine-provided by con- tract for the soloists} the Misses Tourny. k y AQ SYMP~PHO NIC TREAT AWAITS You Incomparabl e Music Played by. Two Superb. Symphonies. * * TKE'NE- YORK PHILHARMONIC Symphonly Oce r~cvoivcd 'f 1oll)die twov ycc rs, the -11)'.philhamoic anmd thc Ne w )York * THE BOSTON SYMPHOMY THE RBoo- ON SYMPH ONY was founded more, thian. fifty years ago. For many years it was su{pported largely by Coloniel Henry, AX Hgginson, a wealthy Boston music lover, who is said to have made his, fortune largely from Michigan copper. The many appear- anes in, Ann Arbor in a sense is a compen- sation for its support- during its early days. 6 Syrnphioly. Both of these o'rganizations appeared in Ann Arbor. But this year's concerts will be the first time that' a New York orchestra has played in the Choral Union Series sin ce themegr JOHN BA RBIROLLI succeeded' Ar- tulrn o )'Caninli as conductor of the New vYork' Phlilharmonic Symiphony f ?1Ch?1""a. Under Toscanini this O- ' a niz t i _ ' ta i - 11 a 1f o :e fr o I tI p _- SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY has direct- ced i he destinie's of the Boston Syrn- hoyOrchestra for the past dozen yea rs. The orcestra is now in its fifty- t i ea2soni and its record is phenorn- lfyn Ihi hafbrh ltn ias nt onlv-' * I.