Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-26


When he lays down his baton
after having conducted the
Allied Musical Festival Al the
Masonic Tempo tonight. Mr..
Kurt viii not hurry out Of town.
He VIII stay Until SATURDAYS
conductor. Andre koStelanetz,
arrives.
For them il viii be one more
reunion.
These two music masters have
more than music IN common.
They are the same age (il) and
were schoolhoyS together IN the
city which then was Petrograd.
I'VE went 10 school together,
we sat on the same bench to-
gether. We always made music
together" said Mr.. Kurtz. An
Dire was one Of the hest pupils,
very remarkable pupil
The World War. and what fol-
lowed II. separated them.
tkurtZ. IN fact. very nearly
was caught in Germany when
war broke out. He crossed the
border back into Russia after
VAR had been declared 4-
After the war, and The revolu-
lions. they goth got permission
10 leave, kurtz going 10 Riga IN
1919, 10 Germany in 1920. 10
America. finally, in 1893, years
after Kostelanetz had come here.
"And after I had lost my old
friend" said Kurtz. "who do YOU
suppose called me at the Bar
hizon Plaza in November, 1888
II was my first telephone call In
America. II was Andre, saying
Happy Birthday"
Since then, they never miss 2
reunion. That's why Kurtz will
remain in Detroit. Perhaps some
reporter will find out what they
say 10 each other. II should be
an interesting conversation.
Rather strange. wasn't n Il
suggested that their lives should
parallel the way they have? II
reminded me, ! said, OF other
instances.
The first 7 could think of was
matter Of a year ago, over AZ
the Statler Hotel. when Enrlc
Madriguera brought his band tc
follow Xavier Cugats, and Il
turned out that Cugat and
Enric had been boys together
land both violinists) in the
same city in Spain.
"How do YOU explain II ." !
asked. The question struck me
as silly when ! said IT,
Fate" said Kurtz The
answer struck me as being
long enough answer.
We talked about Kurt
sketches, which he draws fol
relaxation. about his brother
Arved. a viollnist in koStela
metz orchestra: his brother
Edmund. first cellist in the Chi
cago Symphony, about his dog
Dandy" and about the money
that toolmakers are earning
now.
Last OF all We talked abou
the war. and what 1t docs 4
music and the arts That i
why Kurtz is here and Kos
telanetz will be
This weeks concerts AZ IN,
Masonic Temple constitute IN
Detroit Symptoms effort 4
raise SIS. 900 and fight off IN
deficit which is direly threaten
ing the Symptoms existence.
"GabriIowitsch." said Kurt
"wouId roll over in his grave
he knew"
But 10 some people, The wa
means more than that.
"T have just been reading,
said Mr.. Kurtz, about Stefa
Zweig."
He picked up the paper :
low me the story Of the Suicid
OF that famous author and hi
wife in Brazil. where they ha
fled from flaming Europe.
"Thefe must have been some
thing wrong, something missing,
said Mr.. Kurtz. Eyes. ] kne'
Zweig. Certainly, the work ~
philosopher. the work Of a ma
like him. does not 30 on "a
same way. But why couldn't h
have turned To something else
Written his life story"
81 have been through war
and 7 have seen revolutions. ht
We always 60 on. II We do M
do what We used Ia do. We q
something elSe-why, last wee
saw some ballet dancers wh
are working in the shipyart
now.
and they are making niue
more money, too
! gathered that he vas m
sure that more money vas -
most important thlng-but tn
IN any event we always 20 oI
II We do We do not do what "
used 10 do, we do somethfn