The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-05
CONCERTS TO BE HEARD
HERE DURING JANUARY
Splendid Musical Opportunities win
Be Given Washinstoniaas
This Month.
Alice Nielsen and Gabriel Ysaye at
Columbia January 10.


Columbia January 10.
Great interest is aroused by tn forth
coming joint appearance here OF Alice
Nielsen, soprano. and Gabriel Yssye.
violinist. son Of the famous Eugene
Ysaye. Alice Nielsen. once leading Hight
opera singer OF the land, but now one
OF the principal sopranos Of the New
York Metropolitan Opera Company, de-
clares she would never have reached
her desired goal -save for her Judgment.
Miss Nielsen. who sings In Washington
at the Columbia Theater on Friday, jan
uary 10, gives much credit to her friends.
whose wise advice frequently helped her
when II was needed The extent OF this
young woman's success may be gathered
from the fact that. during the coming
season, she VIII appear with the three
nrst operate companies OF this coun-
try. Miss Nielsen's histrionic ability
and her grace. combined with voice
OF pure flexible tone. make her charm
Ing singer. Like his famous father
Gabriel Ysaye is a gifted violinst; father
and son have played much together
abroad. and the younger man has also
won his spurs as a soloist at orchestral
concerts and in recitals. As q pupil of
his father, nothing needs to be said
about his training. All his life he has
lived in the atmosphere of art in Brus-
Of the Ysayes In Belgium. Gabriel Ysaye
plays wonderful repertoire of works,
and he enjoys particularly music Of the
classical school, which well suits his
temperament and technique.
F1onza1ey Concert at the New Will
lard Hotel.
z. J. de Coppet's most brilliant string
quartet. the Flonzaley Quartet, Will be-
gin its third series OF chamber music
concerts in this city Saturday afternoon
at 4:3o o'clock in the ballroom of the
New Willard Hotel As In the past, its
appearance here will be under the direc-
ton OF T. Arthur Smith.
The personnel OF the F'lonzaley Quartet
includes Alodfo Betti and Alfred Pochon.
with the first and second violins, re-
spectively; Ugo Ara, viola. and Ivan
DArchambeau with the cello.
Clara Butt and kennerly Rumford
at National.
Mime. Clara Butt and Mr.. Kenneriey
Rumford, who has Just opened their first
American tour. will be heard In this
city under the management of T. Arthur
Smith at the New National next Sunday
evening at s:i5 o'clock Nine Butt is
recognized as the greatest of living con-
traltos, while Mr.. Rumford has attained
eminenoe as one Of Engiands foremost
barytones.
Society of New York
at National.
Schumann-Heink and the Philharmonic
Society of New York is the combination
that comes to the New National Tuesday
January q, at 40 o'clock on
the occasion of the second orchestral
concert Of the Philharmonic Society.
Under the direction of Josef Stransky.
the orchestra, which numbers nearly
ninety men, Is meeting with the greatest
success in the seventy-one years Of its
existence and with the most lovable Of
singers as the soloist of the occasion,
the coming concert cannot fail to arouse
the deepest enthusiasm. T. Arthur
Smith is in communication with Director
Stransky, who assures him that the pro-
sramme will be one of the best he has
ever presented in Washington and one
that will appeal to all classes Of music
patrons.
Washington Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Dagmar de C. Rubner. the we'll
known pianist OF New York, will be the
soloist at the second concert of the
Symphony Orchestra to be
given at the Columbia Tkeater on Tues
lay afternoon, January Il Miss Rubner
received most of her instruction from
ner father. Prof. Cornelius Rubner, of
he Columbia University. She made her
iebut at the age of fifteen under Motif
n karlsruhe.
Manager ]. Martin Scranage invites
he attention of the patrons Of these con-
serts TO the fact that the hour of COM
nencing is As O'Clock, and not $50.