New-York tribune., 1905-12-31

The Marum Quartet which is to give five
concerts of chamber music in the auditorium
OF the Cooper Union, will be heard for the first
time on next Thursday evening. Ludwig Marum
first violin; Michael Bernstein. second violin;
Jacob Altschuler. viola, and Modest Altschuler
viooncello. compose the organization The pro-
gramne follows:
Quartet op g. No. g. Major............. Haydn
Quartet op Major Gnrst in America Giisrs
August Fraemcke will be at the panoforte
An interesting number is the quartet by Rhein-
hold Morrisovitch Gliere. which has not yet been
heard publicly in this country. Its composer is
of the youngest of the contemporary Rus
sian composers to win renown. He was born
in Kieff in 1874 and began his musical educa-
ton in the conservatory of his native town.
where he studied composition under Rieb and
violin with Sevck He entered the Moscow
Conservatory in 1894 and studied composition
there with IppoIitof- -Nanoff for six years. His
first published work was seXtet for strings,
performed in ST Petersburg in 1900. Among his
other compositions a symphony in Z fat
major dedicated to Wasili Safonoff, which will
this year be played by the Russian symphony
Society. The quartet composition which the
Marum Quartet will introduce here IS the COM
posers second work. 1t is said to be typically
Russian in its moods. The sonatina by Dvorak
composed in New-York to celebrate the
birthday Of two Of the composers children and
is dedicated to them. It had its first perform
ance at the composers home
On Monday evening, January S, at Carnegie
Hall the young Polish pianist. Arthur Rubin
STEM is to be heard. He Will have the aid OF
the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. under the
leadership Of Fritz Scheel. This orchestra was
heard IN New-York recently. Mr.. Rnbinstein
will probably select the saint-Saens minor
concerto for his debut.
A Watch Night concert is 10 be given by
Victor Herbert and his augmented orchestra of
100 pieces tonight at Carnegie Hall This will
be the only appearance of Mr.. Herbert and his
own band in New-York this season, engage
ments in the larger cities OF the country occu-
pying all their time until late in the spring
Miss Maud Powell violinist, has been engaged
as soloist Her selections will be appropriate
to the occasion Beginning at $3.50 o'clock, Mr.
Herberts unusual programme will conclude on
the stroke of IL with the ever popular "Aneri-
can Fantasie." a large selection OF the audi
toriunl of Carnegie Hall has been set aside for
members of the Mystic Shrine, who will thus
welcome the new year.
Sir ] F. Bridges Christmas cantata, Tho
Cradle of Christ" Will be sung here next Sun
day at p. m. at the Church OF the Incarnation.
S5th-st. and Madison-ave.
Elsa Ruegger, the Belgian 'cellist. who is to
make her third American tour. has arrived on
the iceland Mile. Ruegger, though scarcely out
of her teens, is well known as G. cellist; indeed,
she is one Of the few women who have won dis
tinction as performers that instrument Her
tour Will take her to the Pacific Coast.
The Tonkinstler Society will give a concert
on Tuesday evening at the Imperial. in Brooklyn.
The volpe Symphony Society will give its first
concert at Carnegie Hall Thursday night,
with Harry weisbaok. violinist, the solo
player. It is his first appearance. The pro-
gramme:
symphony Jupiter .hozart
Msnuetto and Allegro Motto String Quartet
Fantase francesca da Rimnl .Tschaikowsky