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...Philadelphia last week, famed Violinist Efrem Zimbalist, 63, came out of a three-year retirement to solo with the Philadelphia Orchestra. His reason: he wanted to play the world premiere of Gian-Carlo (The Consul) Menotti's Violin Concerto in A Minor...
...decision for everybody. The songful style that marks Menotti's operas was apparent in the concerto, and its easygoing expression was well suited to Zimbalist's delicate tone and refined phrasing. For Philadelphians it was pleasant listening; the audience gave a rousing round of applause to the violinist, the composer and Conductor Eugene Ormandy...
Joseph Roisman, the first violinist, could not appear because of a band injury, so Jac Gorodetzky, Boris Kroyt, and Mischa Schneider were joined by pianist Arthur Balsam. The noted accompanist proved himself to be equally adept as an cuscmble performed...
...Orchestra will present Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, the Mozart Thirty-ninth Symphony, and the Sibelius First Symphony. Sander Shapiro '54, violinist, Daniel Pinkham, harpsichordiat, and Kathleen Henry and Karin Peterson, flutists, are soloists...
Wednesday night's concert, the second of three, began with a Concerto for violin, cello, and harpsichord by Couperin. Ruth Posselt, the new violinist, is the competent, unspectacular kind of performer who subordinates herself to the music at hand. Her easy-going interpretation was perfect for this comparatively light-weight work. 'Cellist Samuel Mayes, who appeared in all eight parts of the program, showed remarkable versatility. His tone was full and rich in the important solo sections, but in the later continuo passage he held himself down so that one could barely hear him over the harpsichord...