New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29

TO be given at Carnegie Hall, with Nine. Olga
Samaroff, the pianist, as soloist has been
changed from November 6 to December IL.
This change in the date is made necessary by
certain unexpected demands on Conductor
Scheel's time in connection with his work in
Philadelphia Mr.. ScheeI is preparing a special
programme for his metropolitan concert The
orchestra opened its Philadelphia season in the
Academy of Music Friday afternoon and
Saturday evening of last week. The sale of
season tickets for the thirty-sx concerts is
without precedent in the history of the Phila-
delphia Orchestra Practically the entire house
has been subscribed for by the patrons of for
mer seasons and new champions for the Phila-
delphia Orchestra cause.
Owing to substantial backing lately received
the Russian Symphony Orchestra, at It's six Sat
urday evening and three Sunday afternoon con-
certs at Carnegie Hall this season. will be in .,
creased to ninety players enabling proper bal
ance of parts in the complex scores of recent
Russian composers Soloists of the first rank
already announced, have been engaged When
the orchestra organized two years ago with
Mr.. Modest Altschuer conductor its mem
bers were all volunteers. Many OF them had
been playing only in theatres. and they We're So
enthusiastic at the chance to study symphonic
music that they willingly attended from nine to
twelve rehearsals for every concert. The same
spirit shown last season, when the orchestra
moved from Cooper Union to Carnegie Hail.
This year the orchestra has already begun thor
ough rehearsals. and a still higher standard is
hoped for. The following guarantors have now
come to the support Of this movement of resi-
dent Russians to open to American audiences
field of music: Mr. and Mrs Charles R.
Flint. Charles R. Crane, of Chicago; Colonel
George B. NJ. Harvey, Charles NJ. Schwab and
Frank Seymour Hastings. Mr. Hastings has
been elected president of the Russian Symphony
Society. with Jacob Altschuler and Mrs Flint
as Tice-presidents, Miss Isabel Hapgood as sec
rotary and Max Nickel treasurer Baron
Rosen, the Russian Ambassador, is honorary
president The honorary ice-presidents are
Consul General n. de Lodygensky and these i'm
portant Russian musicians: A. S. Arenski. A.
K. Glazounoff. n. r. Rimsky- Korsakofr v I
Safonon, S. /. Taneyeff and s. V. Rachmaninof
A large increase of public interest In Russian
music and in this organization has already been
made evident I'm the subscription books at Car
negie Hall and at Luckhardt e. Belder's music
shop No. 10 East 17th-st. For the first concert
on Saturday evening. November 1S, Conductor
Altschuler announces this programme with
Raoui Prgno. the French pianist. making his
first New-York appearance for this season:
s mpho9 The N Snow Maae1 mrs, ei
Concerto piano minor thrst time5
Rachmaninon
Overture. 'isi1 Tschaikowssy
The 1872" overture. with its fragments of the
Russian national hymn, is intended to mark an
probation Of the Peace of Portsmouth.
Nine. Olga Sarnarofr Ghe name was aaontaa
for, the concert platform), American niaptst
already known to the readers of The Tribrna
will give her first panoforte recital in America
at Mendelssohn Hall the afternoon NJ NJ
venlber D. She win play this season at three