New-York tribune., 1917-12-30

A recitation Of the poem Carlton
by Miss Frances Starr is a feature o.
the last Sunday afternoon concert OF
1917 to be given by the Symphony So
ciety OF New York. The poem IS by
Emile Cammaerts and the orchestral
accompaniment by Sir Edward Elgar.
Miss Starr appears through the cour-
tcsy Of Mr. Belasco. The numbers for
the orchestra are Beethoven's "Eroica' y
symphony and the symphonic varia-
tions "Istar." By dTndy.
4 Brahms programme is scheduled
for the concerts Of the Symphony So
ciety in Carnegie Hall on Thursday
afternoon. January 8, and Saturday
evening. January ). Ossip Gabrilo-
wtsch is the soloist for both concerts
and will play the concerto for piano
with orchestra in fiat. The other
Brahms number for the orchestra alone
is the Symphony No. 3 in F.
Tho symphony Society Of New York
announces INC subscription for a sec
ond series Of eight Sunday afternoon
concerts TO be given in Aeolian Hall on
January e. Is, %. February 3, Il, 2i
and March 10 and l.. The soLeists
thus far engaged are Efrem Zimbalist,
Claudia Muzio. Ethel Leginska. Emma
Roberts. Guiomar Novaes and Josef
Hofmaun.
A. the first Of this series. on Jan
uary c, Kalinnikow's Second Symphony
will be heard for the first time in New
York, and Efrem Zimbalist will play a
Hubay concerto that will be given its
FIRST American hearing on this occasion.
! All those who enjoyed the Ka!innikow
Symphony No. I. which was given its
first New York performance by Mr.
Damrosch two years ago, will welcome
! the news that he is TO introduce this
Russian composers Second symphony.
/ This work is written on central theme
taken from Russian folksons. Mr..
Dsmrosch received the score and parts
: Of the symphony through the courtesy
of Cyrus Mccormick, who brought it
! from Russia when he returned with the
Root mission, of which he was men,
Der. The Hubay concerto has been
played in Europe by Franz Won Vecsey,
the violinst. to whom it was dedicated.
Efrem Zimbalist will be the soloist
for the third concert in the series OF
six Symphony Concerts for Young Peo-
pie on Saturday afternoon, in Carnegie
Hall. Mr. Zimbalst will play the
; Bruch Concerto in G Zinor with the
orchestra. The numbers for the or
chestra alone are Schubert's, Symphony
in b minor ("Unfnished") and the
March Movement from Tschaikowsky' IS
symphony No. 8 ("Pathetique").
/ The Zmrei Yoh Society (Songs OF
/ Cod is the name of new musical or
ganization organized for the rcjuve-
nation and revival of the ancient He-
brew lore
/ Works by Solomon Sulzer, Lewandow-
sky. Weintraub, Naumburg, Halevy and
others are to be presented. This body
OF artists, which has been trained by
{ Bernhard Steinberg, the cantor OF TEN
, pie BETHEL, will give its first concert
az Aeolian Hall on January 8. The
! soloist for the evening will be Eddy
/ Brown, yiolinist.
/ The Menorah Society has announced
; that its concert tonight will be
held in the Washington Irving High
School Auditorium. instead Of Carnegie
Hall. Elizabeth Gutman, specializing in
Russian and Jewish folksongs, is to be
! the feature Of the entertainment
Ernest Bloch will give a talk on "The
Jewish Mind and Music" and other
artists on the programme will be
Sarah Sokolsky-Fre and Alexander
Bloch, violinist.
Oscar Sp!reseu. conductor Of the
Strand Symphony Orchestra. which
: gives daily popular concerts al the
Strand Theatre. has arranged the fol.
lowing programme for the coming
week; American Fantasie." Victor
l Herbert. "Andante Cantabilep Tsch.;