New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-05

recital in Mendelssohn Hall on Tuesday after
noon March 81 at 3 O'Clock He will be
sisted by Victor Harris, pianist.
George Becker. the popular concert ticket
sgent is TO have a testimonial concert in Men,
delssohn Hall Wednesday evening, March 20.
Mr. Becker has been connected with music In
many ways fer nearly forty years. He was at
one time librarian for the late Theodore Thomas.
after which he opened the first branch concert
ticket office established in this city. This was
in connection with the music store Of EDWARD
Schuberth & Co, at No % Union Square, and
for nearly twenty years he managed IL in the in
terests of that concern. faithfully serving the
musical public, artists and managers. and giving
advice to those in need. which his long expert
ence had taught him. Many well known in the
musical world to-day their first start in
life to his advice. His connection with the box
offices of the old Steinway and Chickering halls.
and of late years at Mendelssohn Hail. makes
him well known TO all concert goers Mr..
Becker is now in charge of the branch ticket
office in Charles II. Dtson's music store, at No.
S6I Broadway, which business he opened three
years ago, and which he has brought to its pres
ent prominence through his courteous attention
to the musical public and his untiring efforts in
ooIlsihs MS patrons. IN appreciation or tnese
many courtesies this testimonial is being given
TO him, managers. artists and concert goers well
known to musical public all combining,
10 insure its success Several well known
artists have consented to appear, and a pro-
gramme of unusual merit is being arranged by
them, in keeping with the dignity Of their own
concerts.
Programme Of a recital of pianoforte music
and songs by Miss Edith Thompson and Ferdi-
nand Jaeger at Mendelssohn Hall next Tuesday
afternoon:
Wanderers Nachtiied " ''iuO0''
" 1ONE4'N-s--se'' r-o,a,r.., ,aouo.
Rhapsody, 6 minor Brahms
Faith Thompson : 0'N'1s D@OD'''
yeFschwiegene Liebe Hugo Wolf
Firlhiins dbers Jahr
Ferdinand Jaeger.
Waldesrauschen -. 'S
80 80 Edith Thompson.
Ferdinand Jaeger o'''i'1
Programme of a pianoforte recital by Albert
Won Doenhoff at Mendelssohn Hall next
Wednesday evening:
IIIm .l F sharp major op; SO
P Preqe ~ minor op Be- 70 No II ,o.,
Noeturne 6 major. op. n No. ? = oH'''"
GnonenTeisen doease Of the Gnomes, " S''O'''i"
RakOczy Marohe d5 rhapsody. .....j
Miss Olive Mead is TO play the Beethoven
Peoples Symphony concerts which is to occur
at Carnegie Hall on Friday evening, March II.
Besides there will be the overture to 1.-THE
Flying Dutchman" by Wagner; Mendelssohn's
music TO "A Midsummer Nights Dream" and
Llszts symphonic poem, Les Preludes."
Bruno Huhns concert, which was TO have
taken place last Thursday at the National Arts
Club. was postponed to next Friday, and the
place changed to Sherry's
The third concert of chamber music by the
Adele Margulies Trio will take place in 4Eolian
Hall next Tuesday evening. A new trio by
Muller, Beethoven's sonata in F. for
pianoforte and VIOLIN and Tschaikowsky's Trio
in minor. Op. 90 Gin Memory of a Great
Artist'), will be the music.
The concert Of chamber music by Geraldine
Morgan violin, and Laura Danziger, p!anoforte
will take place In Aolian Hall tomorrow even
ing. Paul Morgan. violincelio. and Joseph Ko-
varik, viola, viii take part. and the muaic played
sonata No. 8, IN D Goth for violin and piano.
forte). and Brahms quartet in G minor.
For the purpose Of raising funds necessary to
the continuation OF the studies OF Macmillan
Pilzer under Joachim, a concert will be given
next Thursday evening in Mendelssohn Hall.
Pilzer is young yiolinist Of more than ordinary
gifts and promise. It ts said.
Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth MoKellar, who is a
Fellow Of the American Guild OF Organists. will
give free organ recital IN the Old Thirteenth
Street Presbyterian Church next Tuesday
ing. For the sake of variety there will be vocal
music by Mrs. Lutte Fechheimer, soprano, and
Edwin Wilson, barytone. members of the choir
Of the church.
Mascagni and Leoncavallo have been quar-
relling in the newspapers about Roland of
Berlin" Mascagni made the statement that
the German Emperor had asked him to COM
pose the opera first and only after his refusal
had given the commission to LeoncavalIo. In
denying the story. Leoncavallo accused his coll
league of prevarication: whereupon Mascagni
retorted: LAS far as the remark that had placed
myself in opposition to the truth is concerned |
might retort that Mr.. Leoncavallo has been
guilty OF invention. The former would be new
thing in my conduct; the latter new thing In
his art"
This afternoon at Carnegie Hall will be
Ysaye's last recital in this city. On this occa-
sion he will be assisted by Vernon d'Arnelle.
barytone. and Jules De Befve. pianist This
Will be Ysayes eleventh public appearance in
this city. He will play HandeIs Sonata In G.
minor, Bruch's first concerto. Bach's Chaconne
Wilhelmj's paraphrase from "Parsifal." Tschai-
kowskys "Serenade Melancolique," a tran
scripton of Schumann's "Abendlied" and his
own arrangement of a Valse Caprice by Saint
Saens
At a concert OF the Volpe Orchestra in Men
delssohn Hall next Tuesday evening the pro-
sramme will comprise Beethovens overture to
Egmont," Brahms's second symphony the
plahotorte concerto in E fiat Jose Wanna da
Motta1 and Liszts symphonic poem, Les Pre-