New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
MUSICAL MATTERS.
CONCERT DATES-A PRECOCIOUs vIO
LINIsT-NOTEs AND COMMENTS.

Here the dates Of the most important local con-
certs in the coming season: Philharmonic Society.
afternoons Of November Is. December and 90
January 10 and 81 February A. March IA and April
4; evenings OF November Is. December and q,
January II. February and 10. March Is and April
5. Oratorto Society, evenings Of November To-
December IS and March IS; afternoon of December
27. Musical Art Society, evenings OF December -
and March 13. American Orchestra, Sam Franko,
conductor, afternoons of November B January Z
and February 4. Boston symphony orchestra at
Carnegie Hall, evenings of November L December
r. January 1s. February 20 and March 20: after
moons of November g. December IA. January n
February q and March %; at the Academy or
Music, Brooklyn, November s. December H. Janu-
ary II, February II and March p, evenings. Knei-
sci Quartet, Mendessohn Hail. evenings OF NoVem-
her IL January I February H. February 25 March
% and April s; afternoons of December IL ana jan
uary q; Association Hall. Brooklyn OCTOBER 80
November 20 and December 4. Young Peoples sym
phony concerts, New-York November 30 December
81 January 4. February l, March ana TO- hrooh-
lyn January H. February 10. March and April o.
A new, onera bv Ponchieli is soon to be pupilshed
and performed in Italy The work whioh Is en'i''su
.'I Mori di valenza," left unfinished when the
composer died. and has been completed by his son.
the Maestro Annibale Ponchelh
Major Pond will bring forward a musical prodigy
on February concerning whom he has great eX-
nectations He is a lad OF nine years named
FlorlzeI Reuter-. a native of Davenport Iowa, and
protege of Secretary of the Treasury Gage. Young
Reuter- studied for a year more with Sauret IN
London and is now with Henri Marteau IN GENEVA
A year and a half ago The Tribune printed letter
from him TO Mr. Gage in which he pleaded Tor
permission to play in public. Last spring he played
in Geneva, and the newspapers commented on
him In the following enthusiastic manner:
La National:
The staccato is of unimpeachable lightness pre-
cison and neatness. One cannot sufficiently ad-
rnire the execution, broad and legato In the sing
passages As to the sautille, we deIy lne
most celebrated violinists do 1t better than the
Young Won Reuter-. The music Of Paganini, bristlng
with difficulties we'll nigh insurmountaole, seems
mere sport for this young Irodlsy, d CON
Cheered by the unanimous applause ana coli-
tinued stamping of the feet, the prodigy gave us
an excellent Interpretation Of g fragment OF d
sonata by J. S. Bach, for violin solo. The famous
tense expression, and the muted passages at the
close of this beautiful page went out like the ast
means of one dying But 1t was IN the o~cneIzo- ~
Tarantelle' of the composer tnat the strange
phenomenal artist delivered himSef with ali
his vivacity, producing in extra rapid movement
this bewitChing and vertiginous music. . ,
Cheered with Irresistible outburst OF braVos
bordering Oh delirium. the courageous child, con
quering his fatigue gave US an adeu, shedding real
pearls In Paganinis study in thirds; where the
chromatic scales in double sound Ike silvery
outbursts of laughter In this page. as wen as in
the preceding pieces. representing all styles, the
Young Won Reuter- did honor his instructor, Mr..
II Marteau, and the latter may be proud Of direct
ing the taste studies Of such pupil
This child Of nine years plays Paganini as others
recite the y y c; PaEanTi, who is hardly ever put
concert programmes any longer, because he Is
too difficult whose tradition Will soon be lost;
Paganini whom Svori ever touched with
out waverng, and VINO has utterly disheartened
many virtuosos! This child of nine years with his