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...simply aims to bring "music to the people. All you can do is find out what they will accept and give it to them . . . Concert associations cannot be musical workshops for experimental music. This job must be done by endowed workshops and specialized audiences." Thomson takes his stand with Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor of the New York Philharmonic-Symphony, who insists that if the U.S. is to develop a great musical culture it must hear new music...
Thank you for publishing . . . the remarks of Dimitri Mitropoulos about the need for newer kinds of support for symphony orchestras [TIME, Jan. 8]...I heartily advocate...the exemption of the nonprofit orchestras from the federal 20% admissions...
...simple, Dimitri-the folks have been so busy putting Irene [Good Night, Irene] to bed that they haven't had time... for "sissy stuff" like Beethoven and Brahms. The Philharmonic might find an increased dosage of Paul Hindemith, Sigfrid Karg-Elert and Vladimir Rebikoff beneficial...
...Francisco, New York Philharmonic Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos explained why he did not bother to use a score when conducting:"Does a lion tamer enter a cage with a book on 'How to Tame a Lion...
...badly need a subsidy," New York Philharmonic-Symphony Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos told the National Music Council last week. With subscriptions off and endowments shrinking "because the rich people are disappearing," the Philharmonic, like many another symphony society, seemed to be righting a losing battle against growing deficits...