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Khuchuturiun Out


Khuchuturiun Out
Aram Khachaturian, who
was to have appeared with
the NSO as guest conductor
for the January 2-3 pair, has
found 1t necessary to postpone
his visit to North America.
According to the official
statement. Extensive revi-
sions for a new production Of
the composers ballet Sparta
Gus, which is being prepared
for performance by the Boil
shot Ballet in Moscow, have
taken considerably longer
than Mr.. Khachaturian had
expected"
AS substitute. Howard
Mitchell will conduct a pro-
gram to include Alberto
Ginastera's Piano Concerto
and the Brahms Double Con-
certo.
Soloist in the GinaStera
will be the brilliant young
Joao Carlos Martins, who
played the world premiere of
the work with sensational
success here last spring at
the Second Inter-American
Music Festival. Mr.. Martins
has Just completed an ex-
traordinary four-concert ira
versal Of the Well-Tempered
Clavier at the Pan Ameri-
can Union. with overflow
audiences at each Of his
appearances. He is surely one
of the brightest pianistic
luminaries to appear on the
American musical scene in
some time.
Werner Lywen and John
Martin will star in the
Brahms.
The remainder of the pro-
gram has not yet been an
nounced, but NSO subscrib-
ers have a big treat coming
up, all the more welcome be-
cause it is expected.
And don't miss Martins
this may be a concert you'll
want to tell your grandchil-
dren about.
NEWS FROM HERE-
Loren Driscoll. currently
starring In the OSW produc-
tim Of The Magic Flute, will
appear at Glyndebourne next
summer as Fernando in Cost
Fan Tutte. The Library
Of Congress has just ac-
quired, as a gift from Walter
Damrosch's four daughters,
the original manuscript Of
the owned conductor
educators most famous COM
position. the song Danny
Deever, as we'll as what seems
to be a previously unknown
arrangement. in Damrosch's
hand, Of the National An
them which dates from 1918
or earlier. Leonard Bern
stein and the New York Phil
harmonic will be heard in an
hour Of unusual Christmas
music on WTOP-TV this
Thursday at 1880 pm. Among
the works to be featured are
Poulenc'S Gloria, and Behold!
I Build a House by Lukas
F0sS. CHS announces
that the hour-long dance
drama, Noah and the Flood.
with music BY Stravinsky
and choreography by Balan-
chine, originally scheduled
for telecasting this Tuesday,
has been postponed. Stravin-
sky has not yet finished the
score, according to a network
spokesman.
NEWS FROM THERE
Baltimore: Leon Fleisher
will open the Peabody Con-
servatory's series Of faculty
recitals tomorrow. :. New
York: Van Cliburn will take
the place of ailing Glenn
Gould as soloist with the
Philadelphia Orchestra here
Tuesday. Mr.. Cliburn will be
heard in the Beethoven EN-
peror" Concerto. Chi
cago: The world premiere Of
VittoriO Gianninps Ford
Foundation sponsored opera,
The Harvest, two weeks ago
by the Lyric Opera Company
met a mixed reception. Gian-
minis craftsmanship and the
production were generally
admired, but the composers
conservative idiom reused
something less than enthu-
siasm. Madrid: The
world premiere Of a posthu-
nous work by Manuel de
Falla, La Atlantida, con-
sidered one of the biggest
Spanish musical events Of
the past Is years, took place
on November "a. De los An
geles headed the cast.
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