New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21


The Russian Symphony Orchestra will have
the aid OF VASTLY Safonoff in its concert on
Saturday evening January q, at Carnegie Hall
Mr.. Safonoff will conduct Rubinsteins fifth
piano concerto, in which his former pupil JOSEF
Lhevinne will make his American DEBUT
Modest Altschuler will conduct the other pro-
gramme numbers-Mozart's bright and sunny
a major symphony. given in honor OF the 19Otn
anniversary OF the composers birth (Which
took Mace January o. 1850, and TschaikOwslly 8
first symphony in minor, Winter Revere
The Rubinstein piano concerto in Z nat major
bears the Opus Nc "a. Immediately preced-
ing RubinsteIn's Dramatic symphony IN -
minor. The extreme difficulty of this work mas
helped TO keep it out Of the repertory OF 1nosI
pianists, but Mr.. Lh6vtnne has played II many
times having won with it in 1895 at Berlin the
Rubinstein prize. open TO competition every I'VE
years Its three movements give scope Tor
great brilliancy and also for serious musical
expression.
Josef Lhevinne, who arrived here last Sunday
after an exciting journey through Russia was
horn in Moscow on December II. 1874 his
father. who had been first cornetist in the I'm
r,eriaI Theatre. began teaching the boy piano
4or+a at four wears Of age. At six a SWISS
nianist named Chrysander took him as pupil
and at eight he played in concert Inc 4au
entered the Moscow Conservatory at tWelVe
wears of age studying under Mr.. Sa1ohoII' w Lt9
he was fifteen young AheVlhne s ssEo q rienn
for+e concerto with the Moscow symphony -
cIe+v under the leadership OF Anton RuDlLst elIl
who is said to have praised MN VIZ - ~, y
enthusiasm. Winning q goIo lieuaI = - En.;,1Ilo
MOSCOW Conservatory at seventeen liz Iii!le
took the coveted Rubinstein prize at twenty 9
from thirty competitors. he mas slIlGC PC
~ Tondon Paris Berlin and other european
capitaIs with success in ISoz- 20 III ~ -
vas q volunteer in the Russian ARMY, Iio -
holds 2 professorship in the Moscow CohseINd-
tory.
IOoTy-
Tschaikowsky's first symphony, winter rev
erie" is still comparatively unfamiliar to New
York audiences. 1t had not been performed mere
AT all until a decade ago though it was writ
fen IN 1866. When Tschaikowsky was in New
yor, IN 1891. he told Mr.. E. Francis Hyde, then
president Of the Philharmonic Society, that his
own favorite among his symphonies was this
first one in G minor. The composers brother, IN
the monumental biography recently puDnsheo
tells how this first symphony gave 1schalkoW-
sltv more trouble than anything else ne ever
wrote He worked at 1t SO fercely by day ana
night that his health gave way ana ne mar
roVvfv ESCAPED madness. After Its complexion
Anton Rubinstein and Zaremba refused 10 play
II before the Musical Society in St Petersburg
and the composer made important alterations
At its final and complete premiere IN 1ooo It's
success surpassed all expectations Inc adagio
pleased best" Tschaikowsky wrote 70 MS
brother The composer was called 70 the plat
form where according to one chronicler' he ap-
reared in rather untidy clothes, nat IN hand
and bowed aWEWardly.
This afternoon at Liederkranz Hall. at s
o'clock q concert is to be given for the benefit
of Fritz Hitzigrath a German actor. At this
concert some of Mr.. Conrieds leading song birds
will give their services, and a long and inter-
esting programme is the result. Blass, Burg
stalIer. MuhInann, DippeI, Reiss, Goritz Knote
and Van Rooy of the men Will sing, ana MISS
Wed and Miss Alien of the women. Besides
This Harry Walden viii recite, and there will be
instrumental music. 1t has been a long time
q
a single concert programme and the hall prom
Uses to be crowded.