Word: katja
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Guest soloist will be the renowned pianist Katja Andy, who will play Bartok's last work, the Piano Concerto No.3...
...Bartok, however, was another matter. Miss Katja Andy, a very good piano player, was the soloist, and one of her best qualities, thankfully, is an ability to complete her appointed rounds, like the postman, without reference to threatening atmospheric conditions. Consequently, one was often able to hear Miss Andy's precise, professional, and sensibly articulated playing even in the teeth of an orchestral noise of near gale force. This piano concerto was also listed as a premiere performance in the area, but that is a mistake: its premiere has yet to be heard...
...tomorrow's program will be two local premieres: the Symphony in D by Mehul, a celebrated contemporary and favorite of Beethoven; and the superb Third Piano Concerto by Bartok, the last work finished by the composer before he died in New York. Soloist in the concerto will be Katja Andy...