Henryk Szeryng, Bom in Poland, Was a Child Prodigy Who Began Studying Piapo at the Age of Five
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Hunter College of the City University of New York HENRYK Mary L. Gambrell, President Eighth Concert of the 1966/1967 Subscription Season Saturday Evening, February 4, 1967 SZERYNG, —. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) CHARLES REINER, Scherzo (Sonatensatz) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata Opus 30, No. 2, in C Minor Allegro con brio/Adagio cantabile/Scherzo, Allegro/Finale Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita No. 3, in E Major (Solo Violin) Praeludium/Loure/Gavotte en Rondeau/Menuetts I and II/Bourree/Gigue INTERMISSION Manuel M. Ponce (1882-1948) Sonata Breve Allegretto Mosso, Adagio, Allegro Alla Spagnola Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) Song of Roxane Ottokar Novacek (1866-1900) Perpetuo Moto Credits: Steinway Piano Mercury and RCA Victor Records Management: S. Hurok Attractions, Inc., 730 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Henryk Szeryng, bom in Poland, was a child prodigy who began studying piapo at the age of five. He soon switched to the violin and was heard in a performance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto by Bronislaw Huberman who persuaded Szeryng’s parents to send him at seven to Berlin to study with Carl Flesch. During the war he was in the Polish Army and after the war he settled in Mexico and taught at the National University there. At a local performance he was heard by Artur Rubinstein who persuaded him to go on to the concert stage. Since then, he has performed in 46 countries spanning five continents. This is Mr. Szeryng’s second appearance on the Hunter College Series. Coming Events: Saturday, February 18: Marilyn Horne, Soprano Sunday, February 26: Travel Lecture Film: “The New Russia” 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, February 28: Fine Arts Quartet — Mostly Mozart series Thursday, March 2: Ambrosian Consort (U.S. debut) Monteverdi Commemoration Friday, March 3: Beaux Arts Trio. Final concert in the Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann Series. Saturday, March 4: Peter FrankI (N.Y. Recital debut) Saturday, Feb. 11: Paper Bag Players “Fortunately” 3:00 P.M. Saturday, Feb. 18/25: Paper Bag Players “Group Soup” 3:00 P.M. The Baldwin is the official piano of the Hunter College Concert Bureau. It is prohibited to take photographs or to record the concert. Latecomers admitted only at appropriate intervals. /.