The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-28
Boston symphony Orch stra.

The seventh concert I'm the series by the
20 o-ton Sympbony Orchestra at Infantry Hall
Ii announced for next Wednesday evening.
March 30. The program, although containing
only three numbers, IL a u ost attractive one,
containing one most welcome novelty by n
composer whose works have taken most
iroininent part IN concert pro7rams through
out the world. II is both because OF the greet
,,nerit In his eo%posifions. ana ON . sysouns OF
that the name or Tschaikowsky - today one
TO conjure with, wherever the lovers OF the
best in mus are assembled.
The program next "Wednesday evening opens
with Weber's well Known overture 10 Der
Frcischutz." The continued popularity OF
this overture is evidenced BY its having peen
played in the concerts of this orchestra in Eos
ton ~ times. The opera of ''Der Ereischutz"
was first produced Mt the ourt Opera in ter-
lin on June ls, 1877 The German word
or in other words, a n,arksman who uses
charmed bullets which ly TO the mark of
themselves without depending upon The Gin
and are therefore aptly termed Free" When
Weber first COMPLETED the score of the opera
the title was "The Huntsnan's fetrothed,"
hut 1t WAS first given under its present title;
The second number on the program ~ the
Concerto for Pianoforte No by Tschai-
kowsky. This concerto was publicly played
for the first time on any stage in The boston
1875, wren the orchestra was conducted by
Mr.. b. 7. Lang. The writer OF the following
interesting. account was present st the per-
forms which be Describes; This was
probs bly, the only time in the history Of our
city thas an H1p0riant WORK by n great,
world famous composer had scluslly been
brought out here. There WIS another first
conne' ted with the history Of this concerto;
the first cablegram ever sent from Boston to
Moi cow WIS from Won Bulow TO Tschai-
koN sky, announcing tie s,ccess o. the work,
Tne present writer YVES one of the small Knot
of mu ic ems and musi, lovers present at II .
first rehearsal. None Il us will ever foi g.t
the pui SAINT impr, ssion made by the hrst few
measures, the opening hoin phrase, the crash
ing chords or the Ofcht stra, sDd then that
u and melody Of the violins ana cello one
had no idea or what Won Bulow W s.payinR,
hut soon came to the co.cl lslon tnAt here Wa
s,methinR by new man; questions weie
bulow's brsines, agent. as he passed tbrough
the hall. 'Tschaikowsky, Tscbaikowsky,'
was the hurredly Whispered rel ly, acco.n-
panied by ioeks hll of important angury.
knew this ouilandish name, whjch most Of
Us even failed 10 catch, told us noti ing. But
b fore the theas sal was over, IL had become
evident enough that this new Tschsikowsky
This first performance was followed by.
others. Mr. Lang played It a year or two
later at one OF the old symphony concerts OF
the Harvard Musical Association, and again
chestra, given ON Feb. u, 1855 Tie concerto
will be played by Mr.. George W. Proctor, who
has recently r,turued from an extended so-
journ ~ and hrs appeared with marked
success ut both the Boston and Cambridge
concerts of the orchestra. b.Nt tt
The closing number on tie program Is the
symphony No. by schumann, which was
written In 1871 and first performei at n con
cert gwen by Clara Schumann, his wife, at tho
Lsirzg Gewandhaus. by strange .coinci'
uen, G, exactly b7 years ago. The work bears
n d' scriptive title. although Schumanp once
SAID tnst while writing It he had spr,na IN bis
"spring symphony" The score is dedicated
to Friedrich August, King OF snxony.