Word: artur
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fifty-two years ago, a young pianist played his company best for the critical ears of a celebrated violinist. When he had finished, the violinist patted him on the shoulder, said: "You have talent. Work hard and you will go far." Pianist Artur Rubinstein was then six; his critic, Bronislaw Hubermann, was twelve...
Chopin: Concerto No. 2 in F Minor (Artur Rubinstein, with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg conducting; Victor, 7 sides). Chopin, never at his ease in large, rigid forms, played superbly by Rubinstein, always at his best in Chopin. Performance: excellent...
Congratulations upon your making Conductor Artur Rodzinski the man of the week instead of Manager Arthur Judson...
Careful study of your story on Artur Rodzinski & New York Philharmonic [TIME, Feb. 17] confirms my publicly stated belief that concert music must stand on its own feet financially before it can break away from control by interests not directly concerned with artistic integrity of performance. . . . Conductors should conduct-not diplomatize, socialize & partyize for political purposes...
Bruno Walter took over the job that Artur Rodzinski no longer wanted. At 70, Walter became the one-year "musical adviser" of New York's Philharmonic-Symiphony-a job he had turned down four years ago "because...