The sun., 1905-10-01
PHfLHARMONIC CONCERTS.
pisns sf the Orchestrs fes ito sixty.fsurth

Season.
The success OF the concerts given by the
Philharmonic Society during the last tw o
years made them interesting incidents
In the musical activities Of New York and
has led that organization to follow for
another season the plan Of entrusting its
conoerts to famous European conductors
who are strangers to this country, as well
as those who have already established their
popularity with the audiences at the Phil
harmonic concerts. Four OF the conduct ors
to appear this year have never been in this
country before. while the two Others have
established their popularity with New York
music lovers.
The concerts Of the sixty-fourth season
Of the Philharmonic Society will, as usual,
be given In Carnegie Hall. There will be
eight public rehearsals, at 2:so on Fri
day afternoons November 10, December
! and Is, January s and 10. February 0
and March 2 and 2S. The oight concerts will
be given at s15 on Saturday evenings
November II, December and 10, January
and 20, February 10 and March and a.
The renewal OF former subscriptions will
continue from October 10 to 2l, and on Mon
day. October 2S the general sale OF SUBJ
scriptions will begin at Carnegie Hall.
The last two seasons Of the Philharmonic
Society have been the most successful in
its long history, and the concerts during the
coming year will be kept up to the high
standard Of the orchestra. The most dis
engaged and some Of them will appear for
the first time in this country with the Phil
harmonic Society.
The newcomers for the season are William
Mengelberg of Amsterdam, Max Fielder OF
Hamburg. DR.. Ernst Kunwald Of Fran kfor::
Cologne, who comprise the most noted
European conductors still unknown in this
country. Wasili Won Safonoff the most pop
ular conductor that New York has heard for
the last two seasons, will return to conduct
concert. He has been welcomed by larger
audiences than any other foreign oon-
ductor who has appeared with the Phil
harmonic Orchestra, and the society is
delighted to announce his participation in
the the present resent, season: Victor Her. .srt' the tho
been selected as the American conductor
in the list and needs no introduction 10
New York audiences.
William Mengelberg. Who ia to conduct
the first public rehearsal and concert, has
symphonic poem, Elm Heldenleben,' which
the composer dedicated to the conductor
after the work had been played under his
direction at the Strauss festival in London.
Mr.. Mongelberg is the conductor Of the
famous Concert -Gebouw Symphony Or
chestra Of Amsterdam, which is one of the
noted organizations Of Europe and he has
won special renown as an interpreter OF
Richard Strauss's music,
Max Fielder, who is q graduate OF the
Conservato ory Of Music at Leipzig, acquired
his first fame as pianist but soon de-
veloped talent as q conductor. He
one OF the stars Of the baton who has re-
peated in Paris, Madrid and st. Petersburg
where he has for five seasons had the direc-
ton Of q series Of symphony concertsnthe
harmonic Orchestra.
DR.. Ernst Kunwald Of Frankfort was 81
first an operatio conduct or and was selected
10 produce the Wagner music dramas in
Spain. He was later conduct or Of the opera
At Frankfort and Berlin, but, following the
example Of Weingar; ner, Richard Strauss
and Nikisch, was able in 1908 to devote him
self exclusively to concert conducting
Fritz 81 einbach Of Cologne succeeded Han
Won Buelow as conductor Of the Meininger
Orchestra in 1888 and remained in that i'm
port ant post until 1902. For the past three
years he has been conductor Of the Guer-
senich Symphony Concerts Of Cologne. He
Is noted as an interpreter Of Brahmss
music,