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SILVER U) WEAR Eugene Fodor for both of you Violinist by arrangement with Harold Shaw

Stephen Swedish at the Piano

Tartini Sonata in G minor (The Devil's Till) Larghetto Allegro energico Grave Allegro assai

Brahms Sonata in D minor, Op.108 Allegro Adagio Un poco presto e con sentimiento Allegro agitato

Intermission

Szmanowski The Fountain of Arethusa,

Op. 30, No. 1

Bloch Nigun (Improvisation)* from Baal Shem--1923

Kreisler Caprice Viennois

Sarasate Caprice Basque

Paganini Nel Cor piu non mi Sento* Introduction Theme Variations

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Brooklyn Offices: 1 Hanson Place at Flathush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11243 Eugene Fodor Broadway at Driggs Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211 86th St. and 23rd Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11214 "In the West'they call him the Mick Jagger classical New Lots and Pennsylvania Ayes., of Brooklyn N.Y. 11207 music. In he is known as the best young Am- erican musician since Van Cliburn. To his own father he is, affectionately, a ham. He plays much better be- Nassau Offices: fore a thousand people than two. He has the ability Hempstead Turnpike at Center Lane, to make your hair stand on Levittown, N.Y. 11756 end." 682 Dogwood Ave., Franklin Square, N.Y. 11010 Thus People Magazine began its feature article on the

1 25-year old virtuoso Eugene Fodor, who made Queens Offices: Muscovites' hair stand on end in July, 1974 in the 63rd Drive at Saunders St., Rego Park, N.Y. 11374 International Tchaikovsky Violin Competition and be- 136-65 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, N.Y. 11354 came, overnight, an international celebrity when he 107-15 Ave.. Forest Hills N.Y. 11375 Continental tied for the top prize--the first western-world winner in this violin "Olympics." Manhattan Offices: 1 74 Wall St. at Pearl St. New York, N.Y. 10005 Raised in Turkey Creek, , Fodor began study- 345 East 86th St., New York, N.Y. 10028 ing violin at the age of 7 and was a soloist with the Symphony at the age of 11. After his studies with Harold Wippler in Denver and while still in high school he won a scholarship to The , where he studied with Ivan Galamian. Later he won a scholarship to study with at the Univer- Inquire about sity of Southern and he then continued his education at Indiana University. Savings Bank In 1967 he won the Merriweather Post Competition in Washington, D.C. In 1972 he won the International in Genoa, , the first Amer- Life Insurance ican in 21 years to win top prize there. That same year he gave recitals in London, Vienna, and Budapest and at any office toured throughout Poland and Central America. It was at the Paganini Competition that a Soviet violin- without ist suggested to Fodor that he enter the Russian cont- test. For some mysterious reason the 19 judges for the obligation! 1974 Tchaikovsky Competition withheld first prize continued on next page and gave three second prizes-to Fodor and two Soviet violinists. Reports from Moscow, however, say that many in the capacity Russian audience felt the hand- some American should have had the gold medal and that he was the only one of the trio to receive a stand- ing ovation. The save

The White House cabled; concert and recording offers poured in. Fodor made a whirlwind tour of the Soviet Union and returned to the . With very little rest he faced television cameras, recording micro- $1 private phones and rounds of interviews and photo sessions. (Since that time CBS and NBC have done network profiles on Fodor and he has appeared on the Today Show and the Mike Douglas Show.) August 3rd he made his New York area debut with a recital at the Caramoor Festival; it was the first time that this Fest- sale. ival had had a "guest star" in its 29 years of operation. Then on August 24th he played with the Denver Sym- We're sure you won't want to miss the Pennsylvania phony in Red Rocks Amphitheater, the day proclaimed Ballet's spring season at BAM April 8 through 11. by the Governor of Colorado as Eugene Fodor Day. While you're here, why not pick up some tickets? The On November 3 he opened the Great Performers Series merry men in our box office will give you $1 off the at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center and has since regular price of any ticket you buy when you present appeared with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Pittsburgh the coupon below. And you can buy as many tickets Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Philadelphia as you like. But hurry, before we're sold out. Orchestra, and many others.

This 1975-76 season has Mr. Fodor touring literally across the country appearing as soloist with orchestra and in recital. The Pennsylvania Ballet in the Opera House

Mr. Fodor records exclusively for RCA Records and Thursday eve and Sunday mat Friday and Saturday eves to date has made four albums--the last one to be re- Les Sylphides Four Temperaments leased soon. He plays a Guarneri del Gesu violin. (Fokine/Chopin) (Balanch ine/H indem ith Continuum* Madrigalesco (Harkarvy/Krzywicki) (Harkarvy/Vivaldi) Opus Lemaitre Septet Extra* (Van Manen/Bach) (Van Manen/Saint-Saens) Grand Pas de Deux Foodstuffs... (from Nutcracker) (I van ov/Tch ai k ovsk y Fun, fattening and fabulous fingerfoods are available for all *New York Premiere BAM performances in our lobby. If you're starved and in a hurry or if you can't face another hamburger casserole, we have assorted snacks before curtain time. Our red and white 1i pushcarts and bar are also open for intermission. Prices Still Available Thurs April 8 at 7:30pm $6.50, 5.50. 4.50, 3.50 Fri April 9 at 8:00pm $5.50, 4.50, 3.50 Sat April 10 at 8:00pm $5.50, 4.50, 3.50 Sun April 11 at 2:00pm $4.50, 3.50 A rich Sunday: Oriental rugs, Baklava, Coupon Valid at the BAM box office only

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