The New York herald., 1921-12-22
IA PianistS Earn
$4,000 in Concert
for MoSzkOwSki
Play at Same Time at Gala
Testimonial for Polish
Composer.

peared last night at Carnegie Hall in a
gala testimonial concert given for the
benefit OF the Polish pianist and COM
poser, Moritz Moszkowski, who is i'll in
Paris and without funds. The net
profits of the concert amounted to IS. 900.
This sum. together with souvenir pro-
grams autographed by all the pianists
taking part, with one going to John Nc
Cormick. the highest bidder. for s1.O0.
and autographed etchings of Moszkowski,
which were auctioned off during the in
termission by Nine. Alma Gluck and
Walter Damrosch. also with private do
nations. brought up the amount realized
for Mr.. Moszkowski to about $4,000.
The artists who took part were Back
us. Bauer. Casella, Friedman, Gabrilo-
witsch. Granger. Hutcheson, Lambert
Lhevinne. Ncy. Ornstein, Schelling.
Schnitzer and Stojowski
Mr.. Damrosch read letters of regret
from Nero, CAM, Bloomfield-Zeisler and
Paderewski. all of which he prefaced by
an appropriate speech by himself.
Brilliant Audience.
The event, which was one of the most
remarkable of it's Kind on record, had
been arranged by committee Of women
with Mrs. Ernest Schelling as the
treasurer. 1t was an event savoring not
only of novelty, but Of genuine excite
ment. A brilliant audience packed the
auditorium. On the stage stood fourteen
grand pianos. Fortunately. no more
than five different makes were required,
for In certain numbers all the fourteen
pianists appeared and played at once,
and hence a task had been set the tuners
TO bring all the pianos into the most per-
feet accord possible.
In the matter Of the order Of appear
ance on the programme and position on
the stage of the distinguished artists, the
committee-not running the risk Of any
artistic heartburnings-had settled the
difficulty by resorting to chance-the
drawing of slips from a hat.
Schumann's "Carneval,' the second
number in the list, was without doubt
the piece de resistance. All the artists
being familiar with the work. so each of
the twenty-five pieces, save the first and
nnal ones, was played by different
pianist In rotation, the executant having
drawn on slip OF paper his title, and
several pianists drawing more than once.
Gabrilowitsch gave the Pie7Tot Bauer
the Arlequk Lettres Ddnsantes, Schell-
Ing, Chopin. The climax was reached in
the fnal section, when all the players, in
a splendid ensemble, gave the March
or the Davfdsbuendler." The program
opened with Saint-Saens's variations on
theme Of Beethoven, played by twelve
artists. and in closing came the "Marche
Militaire." by Schubert. played by the
fourteen pianists.
other Numbers Played.
There were further included in the
tout ensemble numbers La Gazza
Landra," for piano, six hands, of Rossini.
played by Messrs Bauer, Gabrilowitsch
and Schelling; two etudes Of Moszkowski,
played by Lhevinne the same composers 8
'Etincelles" and La Jongleuse," played
by Bachaus, and his Spanish Dances"
FOR four hands, played by the entire en-
semble. Mr.. Damrosch conducted.
The program sale was in charge OF
committee OF subdebutantes under the
leadership of Miss Cornelia Livingston.
Among those who served in this capac-
ity were Misses Maria Brook. Elizabeth
Condor, Adele Kelly, Margaret Manson,
Cornelia Robb and Cynthia Robinson.
All the boxes we're sold, among the
purchasers being Mrs. Vincent Astor,
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Mrs Pierpont Morgan. Mrs.
John Henry Hammond. Mrs. L. Henry
Hartman. Mrs. Warner NJ. Leeds Mrs.
Stanley Mccormick. Mrs. Adrian Iselln.
Nine. Sembrich. the Princess Rospigliosi.
Mrs. Henry Fl. Flagler, Mrs. William
Pierson Hamilton. Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist,
Mrs Gerrish Milliken. Mrs. William
Fellowes Morgan, Mrs. Richard T. Will
son, Mrs. Joseph Willard. Mrs. George
BlumenthaL Mrs. Linzee Blagden, Mrs.
Junius Spencer Morgan and Mrs. Ed
ward r. Stettinius.
Among the other members OF the
committee besides Mrs. Schelling were
Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell. Mrs. George
Barton French. Mrs. John A. Hartwell
and Mrs. Henry NJ Alexander.