The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Joseph Urban Has Designed
New Orchestra Background
for Philharmonic.
of the Philharmonic

0ONCERTS OF the Philharmonic
Society at the Metropolitan
Opera House this season will
enjoy the advantages of improved
acoustics In a. new artistic setting.
Joseph Urban has designed an orches-
ira background which embodies the
principles Of modern science in It's re-
lation to sound. Josef Stransky will
conduct the first concert in this series
on Tuesday evening, November IA, and
during the months of November. De-
cember and January programs will be
given which Will offer Acknowledged
masterpieces In the classical and mod
ern schools. At the opening concerts
or the Philharmonic on Thursday eve
ming. October 26. and Friday afternoon.
October 27. in Carnegie Hall. Mr..
Stransky will give the first American
performances Of Korngold's symphonic
overture. "Sursum Corda," and the
1rst Philharmonic presentations Of
Richard Strauss's "Salome's Dance"
The seventh symphony OF Beethoven
will open the programs. The orches-
ira will also play Debussy's "Nuages,
and "Fetes." The box Office sale Of
tickets for the societys concerts at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music opened on
October 16. Season tickets for the
series at the Metropolitan Opera House
on eight Tuesday evenings and four
sunday afternoons may be obtained at
the Philharmonic Society's offices in
the Fisk Building at Fifty-seyenth
street and Broadway.
The New York Symphony Orchestra.
win waiter Damrosch, conductor, and
Paul kochanski and Albert SpaldInc
vioiinlsts. as the assisting artists, left
New York for its first tour OF the season
on october 70. Mr.. Damrosch is directing
concerts In New Rochelle, Washington.
Baltimore and Philadelphia and will re-
turn here In time for the society's first
concert In Aeolian Hall. Sunday after,
noon, October 20. At this concert Mr.
Damrosch will play the first piano part
In Saint-Saens's lie Carnaval des AMI
maux-" He will direct the first two
numbers on the program, Brahms's
symphony No. and Vivaldi's concerto
In A minor for string orchestra, ar
ranged by Sam Franko, and Rene Pol
lain will conduct the Saint -Saens work.
the second piano part being PLAYED by
Mr.. Damrosch's nephew. Leopold DAM
rosch Names. Among the fourteen
parts OF the "Carnaval" Saint-saens has
devoted one part TO "Pianists" This
part is parody on Czerny exercise
After listening. the hearer may decide
whether the composer means TO imply
that pianists-beginners, at lcast--are
dangerous beasts that ought to be kept
behind bars, and In CHASING them among
geological specimens whether they
would be better seen than heard. An
other movement in the suite Is called
FOSSILS" These consist OF well known
tunes OF which Saint-Saens. himself had
presumably grown tired. The first is his
own "Danse Macabre."
Albert Spalding will be the soloist az
the society's. first pair Of concerts In
Carnegie Hall. Thursday afternoon and
Friday evening, November and 3. He
will play Brahmss violin concerto. The
o. estrai numbers will be Symphony
No. 8, b fiat. Glazounov. and "Fontane
di Roma" Respighi.
Jascha Fischberg has been engaged as
the concert master OF the new City Sym
phony Orchestra. founded by Senator
and Mrs. Coleman du Pont, together
with a group OF prominent New York