Evening star., 1938-10-09
Orchestra
Featuring
R0senthal
National Symphony
Presents Him as
Solo Pianist.

The National Symphony. under the
baton of DR.. Hans Kinder. opens
its new season Sunday afternoon,
October 30, at pm. with a
concert in which Moriz Rosenthal,
veteran pianist and Liszt pupil, will
appear as guest artist. The orchestra's
midweek series will open on November
. at $50 pm. with Lauritz Melcilor,
world-famous Danish tenor, as soloist.
Between DR.. Kinder and his soloists
. steady stream Of correspondence has
been under way during the past
months, arranging for the perform
ance Of interesting works by the
soloists. As these world-famous artists
travelled this summer on concert tours
or on vacations, letters came to the
symphony ONCE from virtually every
corner Of the United States and Eu-
rope The Washington conductor
acted as = clearing house for all Of
them to prevent overlapping in their
choice Of compositions and to make
suggestions that would fit in with the
programs he Is arranging from list
of attractive new works.
Morix Rosenthal, who has just COM
pleted summer season full OF Amer
ican and Canadian concert engage
ments, including number with
orchestra, will celebrate his 50th an
niversary on the American concert
stage this season. A special celebra-
tion will be held in New York for the
venerated pianist early in November.
Paying homage to his great teacher,
Franz Liszt. he has arranged to play
Liszt's scintillating piano Concert IN
E Flat" for his Washington appear
ance.
Ernest Schelling, internationally
known composer conductor, who will
be guest leader of the National SYM
phony, is this month in Holland, where
he has been engaged for four appear
ances with the Concertgebouw Orches-
ira under Willem Mengelberg in The
Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
During this engagement in Holland
Mr.. Schelling will conduct his own
Suite Variee" and play the solo part
in Schumann's piano concerto. In
December Mr.. Schelling will begin
series of concerts with the New York
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
and appear as piano soloist with the
same organization under John Barbi-
rolli. Suite Variee" and "A Victory
Ball. are among the works Of Mr..
Schelling tentatively scheduled for
performance here.
Myra Hess, foremost woman pianist,
will play Beethoven's Concerto No. 3
in C Minor" in her concert with the
orchestra on November 23. Mischa
Elman, violinist, will also turn to
Beethoven for his solo appearance here
on December II, the violin concerto
being the chosen work.
The Ballet Russo de Monte Carlo
Leonide Massine, artistic director, re-
turns to the United States this week
to open its American season at the
Metropolitan Opera in New York on
Wednesday. During its engagement
with the National Symphony on No.
vember Is and II, the ballet will dance
to music by Beethoven (the Seventh
Symphony" which DR.. Kinder will
conduct, Mozart, Hindemith, Offen-
bach, Tchaikovsky and Johann Strauss.
Season tickets for both series and
single tickets for the Ballet Russo per-
formances, which are extra concerts,
are now on sale at the National Sym
phony box ONCE, Julius Garfinckel g.
Co. store, Fourteenth and r streets
NV. The box ofice is open daily
from $50 am. to $50 pm.