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Kraut Press and Publicity Assistant to the Manager Andrew Raeburn Assistant to the Music Director SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON [963] The Boston Symphony Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Erich Leinsdorf Rimsky-Korsakoff /"LE COQ D'OR" SUITE under Leinsdorf Stra\insky/"FIREBIRD" SUITE Here is a stunning new recording of two major ballet suites: Rim sky- Korsakoff's Le Coq d' Or and Stravinsky's Firebird. In this new album, the Boston Symphony under Leinsdorf devotes itself for the first time to the Russian ballet repertoire. The result is glittering, shimmering, luscious music. Hear also their recordings of Prokofieff's Fifth Sym- phony, his Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, the First Violin Concerto and the Fifth Piano Concerto. All these performances have been recorded in Dynagrogve sound on RCA Victor Red Seal. CONTENTS Program (for this week) 969 Program (February 10-11) 1019 Program (February 17-18) 1021 3he cfrotf sseaiufCouse osIor Notes of33 Berlioz (Overture, "King Lear' ') 97i Stravinsky (Symphony in ANNUAL Three Movements [1945]) 998 Entr'acte King Lear in Music (D. T. G.) 992 ; Notes Dvorak (Symphony No. 7) . 1010 Copyright 1967 by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. to % Vi EXHIBITION The exhibition of paintings currently on view in the Gallery is loaned by the Gallery of World Art, Inc., 745 Beacon Off Street in Newton Centre. GUEST CONDUCTOR Lingerie COLIN DAVIS first emerged from the ranks of young conductors as a re- Teagowns, Negligees sult of several remarkable performances —at the Edinburgh Festival with the Fine Linens London Mozart Players, with the Royal Philharmonic at the Royal Festival Hall, and on two occasions in 1959, when he Children's Clothes took over concerts from Otto Klemperer, including two concert performances of in Wellesley only Don Giovanni in the Royal Festival Hall with an international cast. Born in Weybridge, Surrey, in 1927, Mr. Davis studied the clarinet at the Royal College of Music, and then joined the Household Cavalry as a musician for his national service. At ALL SALES FINAL the age of twenty-two he was conducting the Kalmar Orchestra, and a year later 416 Boylston St. performances with the Chelsea Opera 54 Central St. Group. He toured with the Ballet Boston 021 16 Wellesley Russe, and in 1952 made his first ap- KEnmore 6-6238 CEdar 5-3430 pearance at the Royal Festival Hall as one of the conductors of the Festival [965] ) Ballet Season. He was appointed As- sistant Conductor with the BBC Scottish Orchestra in 1957, and while in Scotland also had the opportunity of conducting the Scottish National Orchestra on sev- eral occasions. In a comparatively short JUsten period of time, Mr. Davis had conducted most of the principal orchestras in Great Britain, and was making regular appearances on the continent. He be- came widely known abroad after con- Listening is a way of learning. ducting the CBC Symphony Orchestra in Canada in By listening, we feel an orchestra's depth 1959, and later the Minne- apolis Symphony. In 1962, he conducted that might never show in the conductor's the first performance in Germany of score. Britten's War Requiem with the Berlin Listening is a way of learning about Philharmonic Orchestra. Concerts with Christian Science, too. the London Symphony Orchestra on their 1964 World Tour established his Every Wednesday evening at The Mother reputation even more widely. Church, you may hear individuals from Mr. Davis began to develop his oper- the congregation tell how their lives have atic career in 1959 when he first con- been touched and enriched by an under- ducted performances at Sadler's Wells standing of God. Listening may bring you Theatre, including new productions of something of the inspiration they have Oedipus Rex, Fidelio, and Don Giovan- found. ni. In the Glyndebourne season of 1960, he was called upon to take over The are invited to You come. Any Wednesday Magic Flute from Sir Thomas Beecham, evening at 7:30. who was ill. In the same year he was appointed Principal Conductor of THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Sadler's Wells Opera, and in 1961 be- IN BOSTON came the Company's Musical Director. Across from Symphony Hall on Falmouth Street Among the productions he conducted for them were such works as Ariadne auf Naxos, Janacek's The Cunning Lit- tle Vixen, Brecht/Weill's Mahagonny, The Rake's Progress, and the first per- formances of Richard Rodney Bennett's opera The Mines of Sulphur. Mr. Davis was appointed Principal Conductor of the BBC Symphony Or- chestra in 1965. He succeeded Antal Dorati and is the youngest conductor ever to hold this post. S2& \ <w TICKET RESALE AND RESERVATION PLAN The Ticket Resale and Reservation Plan which has been in practice for the past three seasons has been most successful. The Trustees are grateful to those subscribers who have com- plied with it, and again wish to bring this plan to the attention of the Orchestra's subscribers and Friends. Subscribers who wish to release their seats for a specific concert are urged to do so as soon as convenient. They need only call Symphony Hall, CO 6-1492, and give their name and ticket location to the switchboard operator. Subscribers releasing their seats for resale will continue to receive written acknowledgment for income tax purposes. Since the Management has learned by experience how many returned tickets it may expect for concerts, those who wish to make requests for tickets may do so by telephoning Symphony Hall and asking for "Reservations." Requests will be filled in the order received and no reservations will be made when the caller can not be assured of a seat. Tickets ordered under this plan may be purchased and picked up from the Box Office on the day of the concert two hours prior to the start of the program. Tickets not claimed a half-hour before concert time will be released. 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And if you're incapacitated, or you're off on an extended trip, or perhaps you just tire of "nursemaiding" your portfolio — then a management team of Old Colony experts takes over for you for as long as necessary . permanently, if you wish. Like to know more about Standby Trusts? Write for our booklet or drop by Number One Federal Street. THE FIRST & OLD COLONY The First National Bank of Boston and Old Colony Trust Company [9G81 EIGHTY-SIXTH SEASON • NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-SIXTY-SEVEN Sixteenth Program FRIDAY AFTERNOON, February 3, at 2:00 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, February 4, at 8:30 o'clock COLIN DAVIS, Guest Conductor Berlioz Overture, "King Lear," Op. 4 Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements (1945) I. Allegro II. (Andante III. Icon moto INTERMISSION Dvorak Symphony No. 7, in D minor, Op. 70 I. Allegro maestoso II. Poco adagio III. Scherzo: Vivace: Poco meno mosso IV.