Word: violiniste
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...York Philharmonic (Sun. 1 p.m., CBS). Soloist: Violinist Isaac Stern...
...talked, he pointed occasionally at a bowl containing three goldfish, each named for one of his chief critics. He gave his audiences entertainment: a chorus line and a trick violinist. He raffled off door prizes and gave away free thimbles. Through it all he maintained such a beaming air of disarming good humor that Dearborn voters found him simply impossible to resist. Last week they voted to keep him in office. The vote: 16,872 to 12,732, the biggest margin he has ever rolled...
...Budapest Quartet plays with poise and assurance. Joseph Roisman, the first violinist, asserts vigorous leadership with amazing economy of motion. Jac Gorodetzky, the new second violinist, is a distinct improvement over his predecessor who always seemed to play his important motives too softly. The Quartet is one of the finest groups in the nation, and their appearance here was one of the season's highlights...
...Symphony (Sat. 6:30 p.m., NBC). Soloist: Violinist Joseph Szigeti...
...Kempen was born Dutch and had been a Concertgebouw first violinist at 17. He had, years later, become conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic and a German citizen. That was not so bad, but Van Kempen conducted in The Netherlands during the occupation, a few times for the benefit of the Wehrmacht. Many a Dutchman found it hard to forgive that. The musicians warned that Van Kempen would be "a source of pain." Nevertheless, the Amsterdam town council voted, 21 to 17, to hire...