MISCHA ELMAN \Vednesday Evening, March 25, 1942 THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES COMPRISING THB BROOKLYN MUSBUM, THB BROOKLYN CHILDRBN's MUSBUM, THB BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDBN, AND THB INSTITUTB AT THB ACADBMY OF MUSIC EowAnu C. BLuM, Chairman of the Board ADRIAN VAN SINDERbN, Pr cstderd PBRMANBNT MEMBERSHIP, $2500 LIFB MBMBBUHIP, $500 CONTRIBUTING MBMBBRSHIP1 $100 PBR YBAR SUSTAINING MBMBBRSHIP, $25 PBR YBAR THE INSTITUTE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC 30 LAFAYBTTII AVBNUB-BROOKLYN-STBRLING 3-6700 AuHIAN VAN SINUI Rl N , Chc1mnan, (jovenunq Comn11tlee Juttlh Bt.o0/11, D11n ''" ANNUAL MBMBBRSHIP, $10. MBMBERSIIIP I'RIVILBGBS INCLUDB FRBB ADMISSION TO MORH THAN TWO HUNDRBD BVBNTS: LBCTURBS, RBCITALS, PRO· GRAMS FOR YOUNG PBOPLB, MOTION PICTURBS, FIBLD TRIPS, BTC. MBMBBRSHIP MAY BB TAKBN OUT ANY TIMB DURING THB YBAR. THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC 30 LAFAYBTTB AVBNUB-IIROOKLYN-STBRLING 3-6700 WILLIAM T. HuNTIIR, Chairman, Buildin§ Committu HBRBBRT T. 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J\IEET- Yale in 1()10, he served in the last \XIar with the ing of the Board of Trustees, held on January 8, Adrian Van Sinderen assumes the presidency rank of Major and was decorated with the Dis of the In stitute as of March, 1942. I Ie becomes tinguishecl Service Cross by the United States Navy in 1918. the fifteenth in a continuous line of chief execu­ tives since 1823, when Robert Snow was elected !·or the past twenty-seven years, Mr Van to head the old Apprentices' Library. Sinderen has been a member of the firm of Mr. Van Sinderen's active association with \XI. A. and A. M. White Company, 40 Wall the Institute goes back to 1921 In January of Street, .i\1anhattan. I Ie is also Vice-President that year he was elected a Life Member, and a of the Brooklyn Savings Bank and a Director of month later he was elected to the Board of several important business corporations, includ Trustees. He was named Chairman of the ing the Brooklyn Trust Company and the Ne\\ Finance Committee in 1924, a post which he York Telephone Company. Mr. Van Sinderen held until last year. In 1925, he was elected is, as well, nationally prominent for his show Third Vice-President of the Institute, and six horses, \\ hich are bred and trained at his farm years later, Second Vice President. in Connecticut. I Ie is President of the American Parallel to his years of service to the Institute llorse Shows Association and Director of the I Mr. Van Sinderen was President of the Brooklyn National I Iorse Show of America. Academy of Music, from 1921 to 1936. In the Mr. Van Sinderen has always evinced great latter year, the Academy of Music ceased its interest in the work of local institutions, particu separate existence to become part of the Brook­ lady those whose purpose is educational or lyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Van whose activities are concerned with public health Sinderen has also been closely associated with and welfare. I Ie is President of the Brooklyn the affairs of the Institute's Department of Edu­ I Iospital, and serves as a Director in the follo\\ cation, which operates its annual program in the ing organizations· the Brooklyn Bureau of Academy of Music. I Ie has sen eel on the Charities, the United I lospital Fund, the Brook Governing Committee of this Department for lyn Chapter of the American Red Cross, the approximately twenty years, and was appointed Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, its Chairman towards the close of last season. the Park Association of New York City, and the The position of chief administrator of the Visiting Nurses Association. In 1932, he was Institute-which embraces the Museums, Botanic awarded the Gold Medal of the Brooklyn Down Garden, and Department of Education-is one town Association in recognition of his distin of great trust and responsibility. t-vtr. Van guished services to the civic, cultural, and phil Sinderen assumes this office not only with years anthropic needs of the community. of experience in the affairs of the Institute, hut The Institute is fortunate in having as its new with a background which 1s Interwoven with the Pres1dent one who, in addition to his strong entire community life of the Borough I Ie was 5ense of ci\IC responsibility, has been through born in 1887, of an old Brooklyn fan11ly, and out hts ld·c an active and discriminating patron has always made his home here. A graduate of of the arts, literature, and music. 5 MISCHA ELMAN'S THIRTY YEARS than thirty years. Wherever violin playing is valued, people have flocked to hear him. Yet in all the years he has been performing, he was late to but one concert. That was his first, when he was a student at the Odessa Imperial Academy and only ten years old. The prize pupil, on that occasion, was to play for a select audience. The patrons arrived, the orchestra tuned up, hut the prize pupil still did not appear. Panic-stricken, the director made a systematic search of the building only to discover the young artist locked in a room on the top floor. Obliv­ ious to time or place, he was busily practicing an etude. The director, not stopping for an ' explanatiOn, hustled the boy onto the stage, and the latter earned himself thunderous applause for hi s performance of the Wieniawski Con­ certo. Later, it was found that jealous class­ mates, after taunting Elman, had chased him into the room and then locked him in. A few years later, Elman first attracted the attention of Leopold Auer. He was awarded a scholarship at the St. Petersburg Academy of AI Till: TURN 01 TilL CI.NIUHY 1111 ~Olllll Music, coming under the guiding hand of that of Russia had a monopoly on musical prodi­ remarkable teacher. By 1904 Auer had pre­ gl(~s--so at least it seemed to the American pared the youth for his first major test abroad public. Budding pianists, apparently, were dis­ -a debut in Berlin . The provincial Russian patched to Vienna for study with Leschetizky, took that citadel of music by storm. After while the parents of promising violinists hurried dazzling audiences throughout Europe with his their offspring to St. Petersburg. But only the fortunate few were accepted by the celebrated technical virtuosity and captivating them with Leopold Auer, who had developed a distinctive the warmth of his interpretations, he came to school of violin playing. It is a tribute to his the new world. The sixteen-year-old veteran ge nius as a teacher that his three most famous first appeared before the New York public with pupils, though unmistakably hearing the impress the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in 1908. New of his training, have still retained their separate York at once took him to its heart. Critics vied personalities. with each other in finding adequate superlatives Zimbalist remains the classicist, the dignified to express their delight in the young virtuoso. technician who disdains undue display of feeling. A nation-wide tour was equally successful and I feifetz maintains a nice balance between tech­ Elman resolved to make America his home. He nical skill and interpretation without exagger­ became a citizen as soon as he reached his ating the one or heightening the other. But for majority. warmth and color and sentiment it is to Mischa Elman has been on extended tours ever since. r:lman that one looks. Without any sacrifice of As a leading virtuoso, famed for " the Elman the technical brilliance that first excited interest tone," he has faced the audiences of six conti­ in the "wonder-child," Uman makes his instru­ nents. I [e was the first violinist to perform in ment, and indeed hi s audiences, respond to his the Far East. In scrutable Orientals proved as every emotion Elman will close the Major demonstrative as children, welcoming him with Concert Series when he performs ;-~t the Institute an avalanche of flowers and applause. Elman on Wednesday evening, March 25. recently added South America to his tours, Mischa Elman has been an institution for more where he met with a parallel success. 6 MAJOR CONCERT SERIES FOR THE SEASON 1942 - 1943 TUESDAY EVENINGS AT 8:30 NOVEMBER 10 ALEC TEMPLETON DECEMBER I VERDI'S "LA TRAVIATA" DECEMBER 15 CARMEN AMAYA and her TROUPE JANUARY 5 ARTUR RUBINSTEIN JANUARY 19 YEHUDI MENUHIN FEBRUARY 2 GENERAL PLATOFF COSSACKS FEBRUARY 16 JAN PEERCE MARCH 2 EFREM ZIMBALIST MARCH 16 ANNE BROWN with JESSYE CHOIR MARCH 30 VLADIMIR HOROWITZ SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE SERIES .... JNSTITll'l E Mf.MIIFllS NON MEMAfllS ORCHESTRA, TAX JNCI LIDEO. ORCII!iSTRA, TAX INCLUDED $11.55, $13.20. $15.95, $17.60. 1ST BALCONY, TAX INCLUOilD: 1ST BALCONY, TAX INC! UOEO $8.25, $9.90,$1155,$1320. $12.65, $14.30, $15.95, $17.60 2ND BALCONY, 1 AX INC I UDhD 2ND BALCONY TAX INCI LJIJiiD.