Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-11
ORCHESTRA REVEALS
ITS SEASONS PLANS|
Famous Names on Its List Of
SoIoists for Philadelphia.
w. Season Increased

The seasons announcement Of the
Philadelphia Orchestra has been made
public. The concerts at the Academy Of
Music will open on Friday afternoon and
Saturday evening, October Is and 1e,
and as in previous years there will be
twenty-five pairs. Mr.. Stokowsti, who
has spent the summer in Europe has
sent word that he has secured q number
OF interesting novelties, some OF which
will be given the first American hearing
at these concerts.
An important feature Of the season
will be the appearance as guest con.
ductor Of Ossip Gabrilowitsch, conductor
Of the Detroit Orchestra, who conducted
one pair of concerts last season. The
concerts of January and and those
Of January 21 and 22 at the Academy
who will also direct the concerts given
in Wilmington. Washington, Baltimore,
harrisburg and Pittsburgh, beginning
on January 10.
Three Choral Programs
The Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus
will again be maintained as an assisting
organization. and Stephen Townsend,
who trained the chorus last year. has
been again engaged for this work. As
before, Mr.. Stokowski will give three
concerts with chorus and orchestra. and
will present Mahler's Second symphony.
the Ninth Of Beethoven and the
Brahms Requiem. The last named will
also be givon at one of the New York
concerts. ...
There will be twelve concerts this year
without soloists or with members of the
orchestra appearing as soloists. Among
the soloists engaged are Cyril Scott, the
English pianist and composer, who will
nrphafl in for
piano and orchestra, this being his
American debut; Sergei Rachmaninoff
Olga Samaroff and Mischa Levitski,
painists: Fritz Kreisler, Thaddeus Rich
Ter, a Russian, and Carlton Cooley n
Philadelphian and winner of the Sto-
kowski medal last year, violinIsts !:
Hans Kinder. former solo cellist of the
orchestra. who resigned to devote him
self to solo work, and Michael Penha,
the new solo cellist. and Margaret Mat
zenauer. Hulda Lashanska and David
Bispham, vocalists.
The personnel of the orchestra remains
largely as 1t was last season, the only
changes among the "nrsts" being Michael
Penha as solo cellist and Romain Ver-
ney. formerly first viola with the Chi
cago Opera, as solo viola. The percent
age OF changes among the other men,
bers of the organization are very small
Carrying Music to New York
In the coming season the Orchestra
Association has decided to limit its out
of-town engagements to those places
where a series of concerts is given. In
New York the number has been In
creased from five concerts to eight, and
the house has already been sold out for
the entire number of subscription. Five
concerts each will be given in Whining
ton, Washington: Baltimore and Har-
riSburg and ten in Pittsburgh. The or
chestra will appear four times in To-
ronto and the educational series will
consist of Ave appearances at the Uni
yersity Of Pennsylvania and one at
Princeton University.
The season ticket sale is now in prog
ress at Heppe's. Present subscribers
have until September 18 to secure their
tickets. after which time the unclaimed
tickets will be assigned to new sub.
scrihers. Orders placed with the
women's committee and through the
business once will be assigned from
September az to September 80, and those
who have not placed their orders have
from October 1 to October 7 to secure
their tickets. The advance sale this
year far exceeds that of any previous
season