Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
THE MUSIC WORLD.
Programmes for the Mozarts and Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra
THE LATTER'S SEASON AT THE HUB.
Progress in Musical Culture as Indicated
by Recent Events.
NEWS FROM POPULAR PITTSBURGERS

The most important among the many
events that throng in toward the close OF oul
musical season are the two concerts OF the
Mozart Club (twelfth season; fifth and sixth
coucerts) to be given with the Boston sym
phony Orchestra, on Monday and tuesday
of next week, at Old City Hall. The full
programmes, now first published, are as fol,
lows:
Monday Evening May 10.
PART !.
fisxt Svnphonic Poem, s'Les Preludes.' IS
Boston symphony orchestra; nSIca3r MI Arthur
Weber DAria' from .tDer Freischuetz >,
Mime. Magdaiena stelnback-Jahns:
eriss al Davbresk: B. "1Tf .TSe Death of Iase: ''
C. ''Anitra's Dance:'' a. ''In the Halls Of
the King of the Dovre MountaIns.n (The
imps are chasing Peer GynL)
Boston symphony Orchestra.
PARTu.
EIepdelssohn ..... s'Hymn OF Praise,
The Mozart Club Mr. James z. McCollum, con-
ductor, assisted by the Boston symphony Orches-
ira Soloists: Mr.. Harry b. Brockett tenor;
Mrs Mathilde henkler and Miss Ada scandrett,
sopranos.
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20.
Goldmark. .........:.... Overture, ''sskuntala"
Boston symphony orchestra;
Rossini-''Cuiqs Anmam, = from ''stabat Mater
servais-"Fantasie Characteristique,, for
Mr.. Anton HekIing. '-O''INe''O
schuman-symphony No. in minor, op. 10
Introduction (Adagio non troppo).
Komsnce CAdagio non troppol.
ScherZo.
Finale (Allegro).
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Songs with Piano.
t6} RHbinstefn i.Es biinkt der Thar
(c) Schumann-...---.- min Auftraege',
NN' Nine. Steinbach-Jahns.
MMagner. overture. 'Iannhaeuser
The Mozart Club, accompanied by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra. SOloists: Mrs. W. b.
Mir. Paul Zimmerman, tenor: Mr. Jno. A Strouss
tenor. MIR. James z. McCollum, conductor.
.Es
OF Nine. Steinbach-Jahns we are told that
she began her professional career singing SOU
brette parts in the Opera at Frankfort-on-the-
Main. She next appeared in DaDzig, where
her remarkable gifts attracted attention, and
brought her an engagement at the Leipzig
Stadt Theater. Here she soon became the
leading dramatic soprano and her career was
one OF extraordinary success. Among her
more notable triumphs were the roles of Elsa
in ''Lohengrin," SentG in Flying Dutchman,"
GenOueUd, EUG in die Meistersinger," and
-AgneS in "Freischuetz," Since Mr.. Nikisch
brought her to this country to participate in
the orchestra's present extended tour. the
voice OF our best critics has amply indorsed
her growing European reputation.
The ninth season of the Boston Symphony
OICQeSLGas regular concerts at MUSIC Hall.
which closed fortnight ago. has been the
most successful in its history. The new con-
ductor, Mr.. Arthur Nikisch, from Leipzig has
more than warranted his selection for this i'm
portant post He has wholly captivated the
critics Of the Hub. in spite of prejudices at the
commencement of his WORK. The practical re-
suits of the seasons efforts may readily be
gathered from the following table from official
sources:
The number who have attended the re-
hearsals on admission tickets at an
expense of 25 cents is is................... 90 9S5
Five hundred and eight season tickets
for rehearsals were sold at 81 so, max
ing the number who attended at an
expense of SlJl cent. .................... 21s2
Nine hundred and seventy-four season
tickets for the evening concerts were
cents. ...:.....................2 1886
The number who have attended the
evening concerts on admission tickets
al " 0eH '''''''''.-..''--....-...'. ooS'
Total. number who have heard the or
chestra at an expense of so cents or less 60 $50
Add 20 this the number who bought the
higher priced tickets at auction-l,423
season tickets for each series-l. 423x4S 6S 304
Admission and cheap season.............. 6O.25O
Total attendance regular perform
Add again the number who attended the
three young peoples matinees (69OO)
and the total number who have heard
the orchestra is, by close estimate. .135 454
Think of it: Sixty thousand persons hearing
the very best music performed in a manner no.
where excelled at an expense of 50 cents or
less.
Those who have sneered at Mr.. Higginson's
wonderfully liberal patronage of the orchestra
as fad, lndulged in for the delectation of an
aristocratic clique, will have hard work to find
such another instance of musical evangelism
for the masses.
De Pachman's success in his Chopin recital
on Friday evening was, indeed, phenomenal.
The clearest manifestations of interest and de-
light were made throughout the audience from
hrst to last and the sober, second thought of
the cOnuOisseurs, as evidenced in many CONVEX
satlons yesterday Is marvellously free from the
usual tendency to reverse the popular verdict.
There is some chance of his returning here
after the three more concerts that complete
his present tour. II SO, there should be small
doubt of a crowded heuse. Let us hope it will
be so, IL only to remunerate Mr.. Cuttings for
his large-hearted labOrs and frequent pecuniary
lossesin bringing to city the greatest pianists
that come into America Mr. Cuttings has AT