Word: willems
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Philharmonic Orchestra, with its second program, fitted an exquisite bit into its season's mosaic. Mme. Wanda Landowska was soloist, played to Josef Willem Mengelberg's accompaniment the Mazort Concerto in E flat, the Finale of his Harpsichord Concerto in D. Critics sat enthralled, spent their dearest words, said nothing worthy of so unique an artist...
...Philadelphia Orchestra began with Fritz Reiner of the Cincinnati Symphony for guest the first half season. Sir Thomas Beecham (England), Ossip Gabrilowitsch (Detroit), Josef Willem Mengelberg (New York Philharmonic), Pierre Monteux (France) and Frederick Stock (Chicago) are possibilities for portions of the last half. Conductor Leopold Stokowski (whose arm is lamed) sailed last week for Europe and the Orient, to be away a year looking for new, unusual music...
...dark. Last week was announced a sufficient guarantee for three years, 16 pairs of concerts to begin Nov. 4; 16 pairs of popular Sunday concerts; 10 young people's concerts; 5 in the public schools. Conductors, for the regular series, all guests, will be Emil Oberhoffer (Minneapolis), Willem Van Hoogstraten (Portland, Ore.), Eugene Goossens (Rochester), Bernardino Molinari (Rome), Karl Schuricht (Weisbaden). Ethel Leginska and Frederick Fischer, associate conductor, will lead some of the popular concerts...
...Portland, Oregon, Conductor Willem Van Hoogstraten began rehearsals, for the season to begin the second week in November. Ten concerts were announced for Monday nights, seven for Saturday mornings. The orchestra, its repertoire, have been increased...
...bulgy man stepped of the S.S. Rotterdam in Manhattan last week, faced a battery of cameras, obligingly revealed a shock of springy red hair, grinned far into his freckled cheeks and quickly left the pier. No customs officers molested his baggage, no questions were asked, for he was Josef Willem Mengelberg,* high man in Holland, come once more with diplomatic passport to conduct the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Pressmen followed him, asked hurriedly of concerts abroad, of his villa in Switzerland (with its five subcellars), learned that he had held seance with Conductor Arturo Toscanini at Lake Como, discussed with...