Evening star., 1938-03-13
Symphony
SOlOist Is
Hofnnann
Famous Pianist
Will Be Heard
In Concert.
Bv Chris MafhiSen.

vOoEF HOT MANN, CcICUIdVtu
pianist who this year is mark
ing the fiftieth anniversary Of
~ his concert debut. will give his
flftieth performance with the New
York Philharmonic-Symp Or
chestra today. and radio listeners are
to hear the virtuoso through WJSV,
beginning At 3 o'clock Mr.. Hofmann
appeared first with the Philharmonic
Society on November is, 1901, and, on
January 8. 1905, he gave his initial
performance with the New York SYM
phony Society. After the two Or
chestras were merged he was heard
for the first time with the new organ
isation on January IA. 1893.
The composition in which he is to
be featured today is Chopin's Con-
certo No. in E Minor" The pro-
gram will open with the dances from
Purcell's The Fairy Queen" After
intermission John Barbirolli will con-
duct the orchestra in Schubart's I'm
finished Symphony" the first radio
performance of Shepherd Fenners
Dance" by Balfour Gardiner. and
Tschaikowski's Theme and Varia-
tions, From Suite No. g."
Mr.. Hofmann was born in Poland
In 1876 and began A concert tour OF
this country in 1887. which was halted
by the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. He returned to
Europe and studied under Urban,
Moszkowski and Rubinstein.
OTHER PROGRAMS.
Mus1c-Jose 1turbi will be the
piano soloist during the Sunday
Evening Hour tWJsv, -. The pro-
gram:
Overture TO The Barber of Seville"
Orchestra.
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"co,a.SS Sr c,nvn 1,vTe' and oreh.',g: :,,'.sr, us
molly ehoIYs os II. ;Rs ssare e!eh..tr. c,r,,ns.r
Rhapsody in 9Ises''F'' bass e.r.nv,n
Waltz, MI Art,s,, 1sTsi I,,3s .ne orehestT. s,r.v,
Nov Thank We All Our God" crus.r
ChoruS. Audience and Orchestra
Robert Weede. baritone of the Met
ropolitan Opera Co. is to be soloist
on the Music Hall of the Air program
tWMAL, l2:30). The program:
Third and fourth movements from
Pathetiaue Symphony"
Tschaikowsky
ND i'''' .''S M. %eede. 'efo'
"snmm.r Even!nsn o1sn.,tr, -Kod.ly
Hama van, !. Fiamms Ian s,,d de LAmonr ,
"Rumanian Rhapsody" Enesco
Jack Kreuger l5-year-old trombon-
ist OF Kansas City, Mo-, is to be the
guest soloist with Frank simon's Band
WMAL, $500. The program:
:Rossen q s,' !, G;omsmand.r," Comm Garter Garter
Love Ihoushts' s-------P Pryor
variations Prom Suite in g Major"
March of the -Dwarfs' s'--~---- Grier
''P. 8. M. A. March" Miescer
Ernest La Parade conducts the nv
B. C. Home Symphony Orchestra
lWMAL. r>on). The program:
Finale from Military SYMPHONY"
Andante from First Symphony"
.sIlu.1!., .Mili..ry March in D" ,sehub.5t
"crippIe crfepIse Creek st1ina,.ld ssafTnf,tei5
Charlotte Symons, soprano Of the
Metropolitan Opera Co.. makes her |
radio debut as tonieht's Rising Musical
Star 'WRC. 10. The program:
Ride Of the Volkyries" Wagner
G.votte from Manor" n"---l1nMsssenet
Monolorue from sS "Ria Riii aoletto' Verdi
r.stor'ie from The queen oi spadss;," 3 ,
Miss symons. Dorothy Dudley. mezzo-
soprano, special soloist; Chorus
and Orchestra.
The first group of finalists in the
current series Of Metropolitan Opera
Additions of the Air include Kath-
leen Kirsting, soprano; Leonard War
rem, baritone, and Felix knight, tenor
(WMAL, s..
DR.. Charles Courboin. organists,
plays the prelude to Saint-Saens De-
luee" and Widor's "Allegretto" c'Fifth
Symphony on VOL at noon.
A half hour Of gay Austrian folk
music will be heard over WRC, begin
ming At 1:30
Clyde Barrie, Negro baritone, and
Nathan Gordon. viola player with the
Metropolitan Opera Co. Orchestra,
are to be heard during the Magazine
Of the Air program WJsv, s.. None
But the Lonely Hart" and Deep
River" are the singers selections, while
the instrumentAlist has chosen Bach's
"Air for G String" and Poppiers Ca
Vote"
Norman Cloutier presents Sonestress
Peg La Centra, Adrian Rollini, vibra-