The New York herald., 1921-12-22
IA Pi0nists Earn
$4,000 in Concert
for M0szkowski
Play at Same Time at Gala
Testimonial for Polish
Composer.

Fourteen world famous pianists' ap-
gala testimonial concert given for the
benefit Of the Polish pianist and COM
poser. Moritz Moszkowski, whotis Ill in
Paris and without funds. The net
profits Of the concert amounted to S, ,000
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 s1,0O.
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
u.s. Bauer. Casella. Friedman, Gabrilo-
witsch. Granger. Hutcheson, Lambert,
Lhevinne, Ncy, Ornstein, Schelling,
Schnitzer and Stojowski
Mr.. Damrosch read letters of regret
from Nero, CAM, ,Bloomfieid-Zeisler and
Paderewski. all of which he prefaced by
an appropriate speech by himself.
The event, which was one of the most
remarkable of its Kind on record, had
been arranged by a 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 diffaranf ~, akoc yuara rauuiraJ
Tor In certain numbers all the fourteen
pianists appeared and played at once,
and hence a task had been set the tuners
10 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 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
hnal ones. was played by q different
pianist In rotation. the executant having
drawn on slip of paper his title and
several pianists drawing more than once
Gabr1lowitsch gave the PierTot Bauer
the Arlequin Lettres DdnSantes, Schell-
Ing. Chopin. The climax was reached in
the inal section. when all the players, in
a splendid ensemble, gave the March
OF the Davidsbuendler." 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
"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 were 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 Miliiken. Mrs. William
F'ellowes Morgan, Mrs. Richard T. Will
son Mrs JOecph Willard Mra GeorYe
Blumenthal, Mrs. Linzee Blagden, Mrs.
Junius Spencer Morgan and Mrs. Ed
ward r. Stettinius.
Among the other members OF the
committee besides Mrs. Schellng were
Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell. Mrs. George
Barton French, Mrs. John A. Hartwell
and Mrs. Henry NJ. Alexander.