New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20
PHILHARM0NICS DATES.
Different Conductor to Lead Each
Concert.

The plans made by the Philharmonic Society for
its sixty-second in this city promise several
Innovations. As usual eght public rehearsals will
be given Friday afternoons and eight concerts on
Saturday evenings. The dates Of the public
! hearsals November l2, December 4 and Decem-
Der IS. 1903; January and January o. February
y, March 4 and March %. 1904. The concerts will
he given on November a. December and Decem-
Ter 10, 1903: January and January So February
Is. March and March &C. 1894.
1t is customary for the Philharmonic Society to
elect a conductor at its annual meeting, but this
year the members of the society left the choice in
the hands OF a committee consisting Of z. Francis
Hyde. ex-presidcnt Of the society. and Richard
Arnold, Gustav Dannreuther, Felix F Leifels and
August Roebbelen Finding it impossible to obtain
for the entire. season the services OF conductor
who could meet all the requirements, the committee
decided to invite the aid Of a different conductor
for each concert. This could only be done. how
ever, at heavy expense. 80 several generous pa
irons OF che society subscribed to a special fund
for the purpose. The conductors who were finally
engaged are Edouard ColOnne. of Paris; Gustav F.
Kogel. Of Frankfort-on- the Main. Henry J. Wood,
OF London Victor Herbert. OF Pittsburg; Felix
Weingartner. Of Munich; W Won Safonon, of Mos
COW. and Richard Strauss Of Berlin.
EdOusrd Colonne will be the conductor OF the
first public rehearsal and concert November IL
and Il For thirty years he has been the conductor
OF the Of the Association Artistique. Born
Bordeaux in 1898. Colonne entered the Paris
Conservatory in 1855. He studied the violin with
Girard and Sauzay and harmony with Elwart and
Ambrose Thomas Three years later he took the
first prize in harmony and the following year car
ried of the first honors in the violin class. COonne
then Joined the orchestra of the Grand opera
House in Paris. where he remained for ten years.
His opportunity came when Les Erinnyes' was
produced at the Odeon in 1872, and the following
year he organized the concerts that bear his name
and which given every Sunday afternoon
In the season at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris
Gustav r. Kogel has been the conductor OF the
Museum Concerts at FrankfOrt-on the Main since
1891 and was associated with Harris Won Bulow In
directing the Berlin Philharmonic Henry J. Wood
is one of the best known figures in English musical
circles. He is the conductor Of the queen nan
OF the London season. OF Victor Herbert II Is not
necessary to speak. his work in connection with
the Pitts5ure Orchestra is known locally Felix
Weingartner has made the Kahn Orchestra OF
Munich known through Germany. He also conducts
the symphony concerts given by the orchestra or
the Berlin Opera House. " Won SafOnon II the
director Of the Imperial Musical society OF MoSco"
and is also at the head OF the Imperial ConserVa-
tory. Richard Strauss is already famous here as
composer but he is equally celebrated as a con
ductor in Germany where he directs the orchestra
the Berlin Opera House
\ series Of attractive programmes has been ar
ranged for the season ard il will be the aim or the
Philharmonic Society To- present at each concert
some number with which ile reputation OF the con-
ductor is Identified num0er of important changes
have been made in the orchestra The SUBSCRIPTION
department will open at Carnegie Han on Monday
October T.