PAGE TWO T HE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1951 JOHNSON TO CONDUCT : Cincinnati Symphony To Play Here Jan. 14 I .+ Leading one of the country's foremost symphonies, Thor John- son, former Michigan alumnus and, faculty member, will return with the Cincinnati Symphony Orches- tra Jan. 14 to Hill Auditorium in the Choral Union Series concerts., Johnson has had a long success- ful career culminating with his duties as permanent conductor of, the Cincinnati Orchestra. Inter-. rupted by the war from his service, at the University, where he was conductor of the University Musi-. Szigeti Will Gi ve Series C oncert Here Josef Szigeti, world famous violinist, will appear here October 15 as a part of the Choral Union Series at Hill Auditorium. With this season the interna- tionally celebrated musician cele- brates the 26th anniversary of his American debut with the Phila- delphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. Perhaps the most traveled of virtuosi, Szigeti returned to this country after a series of perform- ances at the Prades Festival and a concert tour throughout France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Great Britain. S* * SZIGETI WAS born in Hungary and was taught violin first by his father and then under Jeno Hu- bay. When he yas 12, he played for Joachim, the greatest violinist of the 19th century. His first start, however, was unusual for a concert violinist. One of his early performances was on a variety stage where he shared the bill with a lion- tamer, a trained dog act and a jazz group. Now rated as one of the top three or four violinists in the world, Szigeti has received many honors. He holds awards from Belgium and France, and can also claim a "first," as he was the first world-famous musician to play a complete violin concerto on television. cal Society, Johnson entered the army where he organized the Army Orchestra. At the end of the war he was sent by the government to the Army Training School at Shriven- ham, Englarpd, and Biarritz, France as conductor. On returning to America he served as conductor of the Juilliard Symphony Orches- tra in New York, after which he succeeded Eugene Goossens as conductor of the Cincinnati Sym- phony Orchestra. * * * JOHNSON maintains a critical ability in selecting the best of all times and eras for his concerts, and extracting from them a co- ordinated and practical program. His native critical ability has been supplemented by an academic background in the philosophy of art. He believes not only in keep- ing his right arm in shape for conducting, but his whole body as well. Whenever he can find time he goes to the YMCA gym- nasium and also takes advant- age of the summer months to play tennis. Johnson is enthus- iastic about football as well, and can be spotted at many games. Under Johnson's direction the Cincinnati Orchestra is reaching even greater pre-eminence today. He won the post on the sheer basis of his accomplishments which in- clude guest-conductorship appear- ances with such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonic Orchestra. AS A MUSICIAN, Johnson has won the admiration of the sever- est critics, of the populace and the men in the orchestra. During one season he conducted 95 full length concerts. For his distinguished service he has received many honors, among them two doctorate de- grees and a trusteeship to the Brevard Music Foundation Board Since it began in 1895 the Cin- cinnati Symphony Orchestra has earned an enviable record of achievement, and today the 85 member organization of virtuoso players gives approximately one hundred concerts each season. Shaw Group To Appear NextMarh Robert Shaw, who will be here March 18 at Hill Auditorium in the Choral Union Series has had a lively career conducting the now famous Robert Shaw Chorale and Concert Orchestra. Shaw got his start in choral conducting at college where he led the glee club, and later worked under Fred Waring leading a radio glee club. In 1945, however, his career was interrupted by service in the Navy. HIS FIRST GROUP, the Chapel Choir, was formed in the summer of 1941, and sang in radio broad- casts and public performances in New ' ork. The group got bigger and bigger, culminating in the 185 voice Shaw Collegiate Chorale. The Chorale has sung its own concerts at Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, and the New York City Center. It has also appeared in choral works conducted by Tos- cannini, Stokowski and Kousse- vitsky. In the summer of 1948 the Shaw Chorale was chosen by NBC as a summer replacement for a feature show, the first time a choral group had been picked for such a spot. * * * BESIDES HIS radio work and the Collegiate Chorale, Shaw has also trained choruses for Billy Rose's Aquacades in New York and San Francisco, and for many broadway shows, including "Car- men Jones." Soon after the formation of the .Collegiate Chorale, Shaw branched out as an orchestral conductor. In 1943 he was named the outstanding American-born conductor of the year by the Na- tional Association of American Composers and Conductors. In addition to all these activities, Shaw also manages to serve as head of the choral department of the Juilliard School of Music. A specialty of the Shaw system is diction. When choruses trained under Shaw perform, one can un- derstand the words they are sing- ing. "Music is an art," Shaw declares. "The chorus, the symphony or- chestra, the virtuoso recitalist and the string quartet are not competi- tive attractions but are instru- ments of a single craft." 'MAST E BRAILOWSKY': Chopin Artist Will Perform Here a "The Master Pianist," Alexan- der Brailowsky, famous for his playing of Chopin, will appear here Nov. 16 in the Choral Union Series. Although his specialty is pre- senting the life work of Chopin, Brailowsky has been widely ac- claimed for his interpretations of all the great masters of the piano. Brailowsky, Russian by birth, has toured Europe, South Ameri- ca, and the United States. In 1920, when 20 years old, he made his debut in Paris, and later went on to perform in larger halls be- fore increasing audiences. Four years later he made his first ap- pearance in this country, where he again met with instantaneous success. Since then he has returned regularly, and boasts the record of six sold out Carnegie Hall re- citals in one season. There is hardly a symphony orchestra which Brailowsky has not per- formed with or a city in the Uni- ted States in which he has not appeared. One of the highest prized musi- cal honors, the King Christian X medal was presented to the pian- ist in 1946 by the King of Den- mark. He has been heralded "the born Schumann player," "the ideal Beethoven player," and "one of the greatest Chopin players." His vast repertoire includes the clas- sics, the romantics, and the mod- erns, all of which he plays with the same pianistic perfection. :9 t Fr 'Ii CHAMBER MUSIC--Appearing in the Chamber Music Festival will be the Budapest String Quartet with Joseph Roisman, first violin; Jac Gorodetzky, second violin; Mischa Schneider, violin- cello; and Boris Kroyt, viola. The quartet has been hailed as the superlative interpretater of chamber music. Buda pest Quartet T o Be Here For Chamber Music Festival UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY I CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CONCERTS FOR 1951-1952 When the Budapest String Quar- tet arrives here for the twelfth an- nual Chamber Music Festival the city Will have the opportunity to hear an ensemble generally regard- ed as the finest in the world. The Budapest Quartet has been in existence since the early de- cades of this century, and since its debut in this country in 1930 has gained continually in popularity. Although none of the original per- formers remains in the group, it has managed to maintain the matchless perfection which has distinguished it throughout the years. DESPITE its name, the Buda- pest String Quartet no longer is made up of Hungarians. The mem- bers are all Russians. Joseph Rois- man, first violinist, Jac Gorodetz- ky, second violinist, and Boris Kroyt, violist, were all born in the Russian city of Odessa, and Mischa Schneider, cellist, hails from Vilna. Before joining the Quartet, each was an accomplished solo perform- er in his own right.y As members of the Budapest Quartet, these four men have travelled to almost every corner of the earth, bringing their music to practically every conti- nent. They have performed in Europe a great number of times, and are known as far afield as the East Indies, North Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The quartet has consistently sold about 300,000 records per year. Al- though chamber music as such has never been too popular with the general listening public. * * * T HE REPERTOIRE of the en- ensemble is extensive and univer- sally appealing, embracing all types and schools. In addition to the classics, contemporary Ameri- can chamber music is often includ- ed in their offerings. They make it a policy to include at least one modern work in each program, for the group unanimously believes that the newer music must be played, not once but often. But the classics are always most in demand. Their most pop- ular concerts are those which consist of the quartets of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schu- bert. The high point in any string quartet's accomplishment is the playing of the Beethoven cycle. The Budapest artists have presented the complete quartets of the German master many times, often repeatedly in the world's great music centers. The Budapest String Quartet will perform at all three of the Chamber Music Festival concerts at the Rackham Auditorium. The first concert, on Friday, February 15, will include quartets by Haydn and the contemporary Lucas Foss, and will feature Beethoven's Quar- tet in C, Op. 59, No. 3. At the concert of February 16 the ensemble will play quartets by Mozart, Brahms, and Darius Mil- haud. The work by Milhaud was composed in 1950. The final concert on Sunday, February 17, will be a matinee performance, and will include works of Beethoven, Samuel Bar- ber, and Mendelssohn. New Orchestra A new Concert Orchestra has been organized here for those in- terested in performing symphonic music and unable to play in the University Symphonic Orchestra. Emil Raab will conduct the or- chestra. { VICTORIA dE LOS ANGELES, Soprano ....... . ...... . . Thurs., Oct. 4 GLADYS SWARTHOUT, Mezzo-Soprano ... . ...... ...... .Tues., Oct. 9 JOSEF SZIGETI, Violinist ................. .. ............Mon., Oct. 15 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Charles Munch, Conductor .......... . ...... ........... Sun., Oct. 21 Mon., Oct. 22 CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA George Szell, Conductor............ . ... . ..... . . . . . ..Sun., Nov. 4 ALEXANDER BRAILOWSKY, Pianist ....... ..........Fri., Nov.16 de PAUR'S INFANTRY CHORUS. .. .. ... . .... . . .Tues., Nov. 20 SALVATORE BACCALONI, Bass ... . ..... . .... . .... ..Thurs., Nov. 29 MESSIAH .....................,. * . * .............................Sat., Dec. 8 Sun., Dec. 9 CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Thor Johnson, Conductor . . ..... . . . ..................Mon., Jan. 14 OSCAR LEVANT, Pianist . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .... .Fri., Jan. 18 BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET .......... .Fri., Sat., Sun., Feb. 15, 16, 17 SINGING BOYS OF NORWAY . .................. . ..J. ..,Wed., Feb. 20 CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Rafael Kubelik, Conductor ......,....:...... . . . ..... . ..Sun., Mar. 9 SHAW CHORALE AND ORCHESTRA..................Tues., Mar.18 4 I Adolf Busch, Violinist and Rudolf Serkin, Pianist ................. s ....+..., . . Mon., Mar. 31 MESSIAH CONCERTS MAY FESTIVAL . . ...May 1, 2, 3,4 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8... .8:30 P.M. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9...... .2:30 P.M. SOLOISTS PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA (6 Concerts) Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Alexander Hilsberg, Associate Conductor UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION (2 Concerts) Thor Johnson, Guest Conductor Lester McCoy, Associate Conductor FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUS (1 Concert) Marguerite Hood Soloists (to be announced later)'. NANCY CARR, Soprano EUNICE ALBERTS, Contralto DAVI D LLOYD, Tenor OSCAR NATZKA, Bass UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION SPECI AL ORCIHESTIRA MARY McCALL STUBB INS Organist LESTER McCOY, Conductor TICKETS (Tax Included) EITHER CONCERT I. I 1 EUNICE ALBERTS LESTER McCOY 70c or 50c On Sale October 15 udapest string quartet in the twelfth annual chamber music festival e The Budapest String Quartet will give three concerts for the Twelfth Annual Chamber Music Festival - Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon, Feb. 15, 16, and 17. The three programs will include major quartets and other ensemble numbers. JOSEF ROISMAN, Violin JAC GORODETSKY, Violin BORIS KROYT, Viola MISCHA SCHNEIDER, Violoncello 0 0 0 'r t t N t 'r S OSCAR NATZKA DAVID LLOYD ALL THREE CONCERTS in RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FRIDAY, 8:30 P.M. - SATURDAY, 8:30 P.M. - SUNDAY, 2:30 P.M. TICKETS: THREE CONCERTS $3.90 and $2.70 0 0 I 1 ! i