Word: smeterlin
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Smeterlin is recognized as one of the most brilliant interpreters of Chopin...
...Smeterlin, eminent Polish pianist, will present an all-Chopin program at Jordan Hall Sunday afternoon, December 5, at 3:30 o'clock. His choice of auditorium is a wise one, for the delicacy of Chopin's music can be much better appreciated in a small room than in the vastnesses of Symphony Hall...
...Smeterlin was born in Bielsko, Poland, in 1892. At the age of eight he was invited to play a Beethoven concerto with the local orchestra. Despite parental opposition he took up music as a career and studied under Godowsky...
...Boston Symphony is giving concerts in New York this week-end and Symphony Hall will be empty until Sunday afternoon when the very fine Polish pianist, Jan Smeterlin, is to give a Chopin recital. Mr. Smeterlin is probably the foremost living exponent of Chopin's works and his recitals are always marked by the best musical taste as well as by complete technical competence. His program includes the popular Fantasie Opus 49 and Sonata Opus 35 in B flat minor...
...Boston Symphony is on tour this week but a reminder of the fine performances of last Friday and Saturday remains with us in the person of Jan Smeterlin, Polish pianist, who played the Chopin concerto in F minor with the orchestra. Mr. Smeterlin is to give a recital in Jordan Hall this Saturday afternoon, and he has chosen a program which is both interesting and well-balanced. Beethoven's Sonata in G major (opus 79) is the first number and it is followed by the impressive Brahms Variations on a Paganini theme. Works by Raval, Albeniz, and Chopin complete...