The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
THE EYTRI SYMPHONY co NCERT. A Very Cine Affair But Not Very Well
 Attended.

The extra concert by the New Haven Symphony orchestra was given al the Hyperion theater last evening. The audience was by no means commensur- the event. The presence of two interest ing soloists and the first performance of two interesting orchestral works ought to have attracted large audi ence even if the fact that the concert was given for the benefit of the mem bers of the orchestra failed to do so. One is forced to the conclusion that New Haven is apathetic where musical prog .ress is concerned. However, the concert was wholly delightful and great artis- tic success.
 The programme began with the new ballade for orchestra which Professor Parker calls "A Northern Idyll" It is very beautiful work, beautiful in melody and wonderfully written for the orchestra The composition Is one of considerable difficulty and it was a trfle severe on the local organization. The oboe part, which is one of especial diff ficulty, was played by q man from New York who was imported for the occa- sion. Professor Parker was enthusiastic
 cally recalled. The ballade has been se- lected for performance at the Spring field festival under the direction of G. w. Chadwick.
 The second number was a group of solos for cello played by Joseph Adam
 owski. The first, an adagio by Tartini, served to show to best advantage the players large and sympathetic tone. The second, the Fountain of Davidoff, was a bravura piece and was played brilliantly and at a tremendous tempo.
 Next came the Schumann concerto, which was played by Mme. Szumowska. She was warmly applauded on her ap- pearance, for she is well remembered here for her playing in a concert few years ago with Emil Sauret and Plum kett Greene. The Schumann concerto is one of the most lovely concertos in the panist's repertory. It is free from fire works and written throughout in the most musicianly manner and yet effect ively and Automatically for the solo in- strument Mime. Szumowska is an ad- mirable artist She has virtuosity of q high order, but she forces the technical element into the background and subor- dnates everything to the exposition of the musical contents of the work. She has been called very justly "a minia- ture Paderewski" and one is constantly reminded of his playing when hearing |>her. The same musical instinct guides her and she has caught some of her teachers devices for making the piano sing" She worked up a splendid cli- max In the finale and the audience was very enthusiastic in its applause. She was recalled several times. Professor Parker provided svn5pat athetic accom- paniment and the orchestra did excel lent work. Following this came the new Variations Symphonques" by Boell- mann for cello and orchestra. It was their first hearing in this country and they proved a valuable addition to the somewhat limited cello repertory. They are ultra modern in spirit and very in- teresting. Mr. Adamowski gave them an admirable rendition. rc
 After this came group of piano solos by Mime. Szumowska Two were Chopin numbers and it is we'll known that Mime. Szumowska interprets Chopin delight fully. The third was the well known "Valse Caprice" of Rubenstein, which was brilliantly played. Mime. Szumow- ska was recalled several times and she finally played a Chopin Etude as an en- core The public will have the pleasure of hearing this artist in a recital in May.
 The programme closed with Massen- cts Overture to Phedre, which was played at one of the concerts of the regular series It is a marvellous piece of orchestra writing and it is undoubt- edly the best thing the orchestra has done so far. The concert was very en- joyable and it is to be hoped that the profits will contribute something to the annual dividend