Word: violiniste
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April 14?Joint recital by Pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch and Violinist Mischa Elman; at Carnegie Hall, Manhattan...
TCHAIKOVSKY'S CONCERTO IN D by Polish Violinist Bronislaw Huberman and the Berlin State Orchestra under Wilhelm Steinberg (Columbia, $8)-Tchaikovsky wrote this Concerto shortly after his miserable marriage, at a time of great depression; but its mood is surprisingly light and Violinist Huberman, of European fame, plays with exceeding grace over a subdued orchestra...
Conductor Leopold Stokowski of the Philadelphia Orchestra was censured by many last week for ousting nine of his players. FourClarinetist Paul Alemann, Horn-player Otto Henneberg, Violinist Marius Thor, Oboeist Edward Raho?had been with the orchestra from 18 to 26 years. Probable reason for their dismissal: too old, stale...
Between these two groups is a third which is relatively immune from box office inflation or deflation. Of this an outstanding example is Efrem Zimbalist* who, while not drawing the Kreisler crowds, is considered an almost perfect violinist. Others for whose talents there is a steady demand are Pianists Harold Bauer, Alfred Cortot, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, 'Cellist Pablo Casals, Guitarist Andres Segovia, Violinist Albert Spalding...
...time for relaxation, which he divides between a home on Park Avenue, and another in Leipzig. Riding, music, are his hobbies; generosity his outstanding characteristic. To satisfy his riding urge he keeps a string of horses in Manhattan. He is said to have been the patron of the violinist Benno Rabinov. His spending takes the form of lavish entertainment, maintenance of a hospital in Leipzig, and now, donations to his company...