50 Renowned Artists

50 Renowned Artists From Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006 From the first concerts or ‘musicales’, in private homes to the concert series of today, the aim of ‘Chromatics’ has been to bring musical programs of the highest caliber for the enjoyment of local audiences. Organized in 1894 by students of Troy music teacher Dr. J. Albert Jeffery’s, The Chromatic Club initially presented student recitals in private homes. The residence of David Cowee, Jr., on Troy’s Washington Park, was a principal venue and the birthplace of The Chromatic Club. It was David Cowee, Jr. who founded the concert series as we know it today and its first concert featured an artist of world renown, Edward A. MacDowell, in February of 1895. It was an enormous success and inspired the continuing commitment to present the finest artists of their time. This collection pictures a selection from the scores of outstanding artists who have appeared with Troy Chromatic Concerts at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

Former home of David Cowee, Jr. Edward A. MacDowell Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Fritz Kreisler Ernst von Dohnanyi Lillian Nordica

John McCormack Ossip Gabrilowitsch Sergei Rachmaninoff

Dame Myra Hess Ignace Jan Paderewski Serge Koussevitzky

Vladimir Horowitz Lotte Lehmann Artur Rodzinzki

Marian Anderson Nathan Milstein Yehudi Menuhin

George Szell Erich Leinsdorf Bidu Sayao

Byron Janis William Warfield Leontyne Price

50 Renowned Artists Selected from Troy Chromatic Concerts’ First 110 Seasons 1894-2006 Troy Chromatic Concerts Inc. ©2016 • troychromaticconcerts.org Maureen Forester Michael Tilson Thomas David Zinman

Pinchas Zukerman Radu Lupu Yo-Yo Ma

Kathleen Battle Young Uck Kim Garrick Ohlsson

Gil Shaham Andre Boreyko Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

Osmo Vanska Leila Josefowicz Valery Gergiev