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News for friends of Leonard Bernstein Spring/Summer 1999
To Our Bernstein's First Love Readers
By Jeanne Golan y now most people have Bheard the story: scrawny, very family has its inher sickly 10-year-old Leonard ent stories. When I was Bernstein touched Aunt Clara's twelve years old and first upright piano, and that was it learning Beethoven's - he knew what he wanted to Pathetique Sonata, my father do with the rest of his life. And began telling me one of his did he ever do it! His life is an favorite stories from his school eloquent definition of the term days at the esteemed Boston Latin self-actualization. School. Dad took great pride in Leonard Bernstein's words relating how a fellow classmate and deeds continue to resonate performed a different Beethoven throughout the world. Indiana sonata by memory every Friday University devoted several afternoon for the entire student weeks to a festival of his music. body at the school assembly. The The Pacific Music Festival, strong impression this made on which Mr. Bernstein helped my father was a combination of found shortly before he died, inspiration at seeing such an is now entering its second accomplishment by another scrap decade. One of its early con py first-generation Jew from ducting students, Yutaka Sado, Dorchester, and his first exposure now has a thriving international to this noble opus performed so conducting career and has just vividly. (The strength of this early released a CD of Mr. Bernstein's impression may have led him to KADDISH symphony. In marry a pianist, insuring a life London, audiences continue to time of music in my parents' cheer WEST SIDE STORY and home.) The pianist was Leonard cheer yet again for the enthusi Bernstein, and today, having astically received National spent the last several weeks Theatre production of immersed in listening to and view Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic from the piano. CANDIDE. ing Bernstein at the keyboard, I New recordings of am grateful for the perspective Bernstein's works, re-releases of that Dad's recollection provides. natural in both of these realms, Vengerova at the Curtis Institute. every aspect of his training Bernstein performances, con The one word that seems to With Bernstein's capacity to espoused classicism as an ideal. meld form and function, the result certs of Bernstein works around encompass Bernstein's perfor the globe - his presence in the mances is "classical." A classical Boston Latin School and Harvard is pure expression. In the University in the 1930s were Shostakovich Concerto #2, the world is as palpable as ever. aesthetic epitomizes proportion And to think it all started with and clarity. For Bernstein as inter models of classical academia. His strings of flying octaves are stun three main piano teachers all sub Aunt Clara's piano! J.B. T. • preter, this ideal would guide him ningly executed, yet when placed scribed to classical principles of in his understanding of musical into Bernstein's conception of this playing that convert the body into scores and of the composer's work as one that will not give in a graceful mechanism through intent. For Bernstein as to sentimentality, the overall which the music could be impart pianist/athlete, this ideal would effect is breathtaking. In his per ed to the keyboard. They were lead him to develop a facility formance of the Ravel Concerto Helen Coates, the assistant of whereby a relaxed, balanced torso in G, every physical gesture serves Boston's reknowned pianist, and supple arms support the pas musical intent, ranging from the Heinrich Gebhart; Gebhart him sagework of strong but dexterous dazzling passagework of the outer self, and finally Isabella fingers. While Bernstein was a (continued on page 5) Indiana University
A Thoroughly Bernstein Celebration
he Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, IN completed their two-week cele bration of Leonard Bernstein on April 24. Bernstein had a special relationship with the IU School of Music. He was the first Indiana University Fellow, and spent time there working on his opera A QUIET PLACE. He also estab lished the Leonard Bernstein Music Scholarship. When the School of Music performed MASS at Tanglewood's 70th birthday celebration, Bernstein said, "This is one of the best performances of anything I have seen." To honor Bernstein in what would have been his 80th birthday year, the IU School of Music and Musical Theater Department performed as Celebrant Michael Deleget and the Acolytes perform the Sancrus in Indiana University's School of Music's 1999 production of Bernstein's MASS. much music by Bernstein as their resources could allow, and held presented selections from CAN many of which were written for impact of those ground-breaking panel discussions about the vari DIDE, the ORCHESTRAL SUITE various shows but never used. We television shows, and the cha l ous facets of his life and career. FROM CANDIDE, music from A learned how they were recycled lenge they still present to music Only a school of music with QUIET PLACE, DIVERTIMEN into other compositions. Jamie educators today. Conductors 1,700 students, a spectacu lar TO, OPENING PRAYER and Bernstein Thomas, with Michael Michael Morgan and Michael opera house and many concert CHICHESTER PSALMS. This is Barrett conducting the chamber Barrett joined Craig Urquhart in a halls could have met this chal a program that would challenge orchestra and the University panel hosted by Dean David lenge. Performances of Bernstein's any professional organization, yet Singers, presented a lecture con Woods to discuss Bernstein as SYMPHONY NO. l: JEREMI the student orchestra pulled it off cert called "Leonard Bernstein: teacher. Each shared how AH, CANDIDE OVERTURE and with flying colors. Politically Incorrect?" This con Bernstein affected their lives. SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE Dean Emeritus Charles Webb cert featured the world premiere Harry Kra ut, Bernstein's manager OF ANXIETY opened the festiva l and Michael Barrett provided of five songs from a never-com for many years, spoke with Dean with the Philharmonic Orchestra four-hand piano accompaniment pleted musical based on a play of Charles Webb about managing conducted by David Effron . Also to student singers in ARIAS AND Bertholt Brecht. Other concerts Bernstein. Kraut emphasized four on this program was the world BARCOROLLES and included chamber music (the ''F''s in Bernstein's life: Focus, premiere of Drip by David SONGFEST. The Chamber PIANO TRIO and the SONATA Family/Friends, Fun and Games, Mallamud, winner of the Leonard Orchestra, conducted by Michael FOR CLARINET AND PIANO) and Finances. There followed a Bernstein Young Composers Morgan, then presented a pro and recitals of all of the piano lecture-concert by Carol Competition. Dean David Woods gram of TROUBLE INTAHITI works. Lawrence, "A Love Letter To invited the audience to join him at and SERENADE, with faculty And you think that was a lot? Lenny," in which she shared her intermission in a toast to the life member Yuval Yaron as the solo The school also hosted many perspective of rehearsing with 2 of Leonard Bernstein after reading violinist. In the next concert interesting and provocative pan Bernstein. Bernstein's biographer, a proclamation by the Mayor of event, faculty member Jeffrey els. Roger Englander, Carlos Humprey Burton, presented a lec Bloomington declaring Leonard Magee narrated "Bernstein on Moseley and Jack Gottlieb, who ture, "In Search of Leonard Bernstein Week. Broadway." Once again Charles all worked on the YOUNG Bernstein," which served as a The next day the University Webb was at the keyboard PEOPLE'S CONCERTS with prelude to the fo ll owing day's Orchestra (the school has five) accompanying students and facul Bernstein, were joined by Polly panel, "Producing a Bernstein and the Oratorio Chorus, under ty members, while Magee provid Kahn from the New York Biography," with Burton, the direction of Michael Barrett, ed information on the songs, Philharmonic to discuss the (continued on page 4) Pacific Music Festival
Celebrating the Pacific Music Festival
--- By Kazuyuki Tsuchihashi highest standards. Over the years the faculty, whose chairman is he Pacific Music Festival Peter Schmid!, a member of the (PMF) was founded in 1990 Vienna Philharmonic, has includ by Leonard Bernstein to enhance ed members of the Accademia di international cultural exchange Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the and to promote the musical edu Bavarian Radio Symphony cation of young people and the Orchestra, the Berlin public, particularly in the Pacific Philharmonic, the Empire Brass region. After the original plans by Quintet, the Houston Symphony, Bernstein, Tilson Thomas, and the London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra to and the Vienna Philharmonic. give concerts and orchestral class The PMF Orchestra has es in Beijing were canceled toured throughout Japan under because of the events in the direction of not only Tilson Tiananmen Square, the late Thomas and Eschenbach but also Mayor ltagaki of Sapporo com conductors Eiji Oue, Yutaka mitted his city to establish the Sado, and Wen-Pin Chien. At the Pacific Music Festival. With the PMF Orchestra home base - Art Concertgoers arrive at the Pacific Music Festival. generous ongoing support of Park in Sapporo - they have Nomura Securities and hundreds been led by conductors Myung Many of the students volun memories of all victims in World of other Japanese companies and Whun Chung, Neeme Jarvi, John teer their time to present chamber War II. citizens, it would please Leonard Fiore, Ca rl St. Clair, Marin Alsop, recitals in the local schools. This The president of the PMF Bernstein to know that his dream Lief Bjaland, Michael Barrett and program was begun by Eiji Oue Foundation, Harry Kraut sa id, of "another Tanglewood" is thriv Tetsuro Ban. and is now continued by Yutaka "Leonard Bernstein would be ing as it enters its tenth season. In addition to the orchestral Sado. The children in the schools very pleased to know that the In the past years, over 1,000 activities there is a vocal program, en joy it, as is evident in the docu PMF continues to prosper so young musicians from over forty founded by Paul Sperry. mentary made about the PMF by many years after he founded it, countries have traveled to Emphasizing lieder and art songs Alternate Currents in 1997. that his Japanese friends have Sapporo to participate in the festi initially under Paul Sperry's direc Another interesting aspect for kept their promises to continue its val. Under the leadership of artis tion, the vocal program has also the students over the years has support, and that Michael Tilson tic directors Michael Tilson included a summer of opera and been the opportunity to work Thomas continues to pass Thomas (who shared this respon now emphasizes baroque music. with living composers by per Koussevitzky's devotion to the sibility with Bernstein in 1990) Christa Ludwig, Arlene Auger, forming their compositions. The 'central line' of music to more and Christoph Eschenbach (who June Anderson, Marilyn Horne, composer-in-residence program generations." • shared the responsibility with Hildegard Behrens, Larissa dates from 1992. The composers Michael Tilson Thomas from Gergieva, Martin Isepp, Simon have been: David Del Tredici, Lou Kazuy11k1 Eucl11hash1 1s an 1991 to 1998), the Pacific Music Schouten and Paul Sperry have all Harrison, Torn Takemitsu, .irtisuc actmm1strator for the Festival Orchestra has reached the taught in this program. Tobias Picker, Yuji Takahashi Pac,fv Mu$ic Festiml The pianist Irma Vallecillo has and Christopher Rouse. This been the leader of the piano pro year's composer will be Tan Dun. gram since 1991. Each year, There have been many high young pianists participate by per- lights throughout the history of 3 forming chamber works, lieder the festival, but one of the most recitals and instrumental demon emotional was the concert stration concerts which feature remembering the 50th anniversary the orchestral faculty in solo of the atomic bombing of recitals. All faculty members Hiroshima. This concert took coach these chamber ensembles in place in Hiroshima and premiered addition to their work with the Michael Tilson Thomas' composi orchestra sections. tion Showa!Shoah that evokes the Pic11ic co11cert, Sapporo Art Park. KADDISH
The Kaddish Symphony Yutaka Sada in conversation with Laurent Campellone
study Bernstein's compositions great deal of rehearsal time. At vidual's reflections on the solitude with him, and this knowledge times I, too, had to choose which of humankind before God. gave me a broad perspective. I of two or three simultaneous har Some of my feelings for the believe the KADDISH SYMPHO monies to emphasize. Complex, score must come from certain NY to be the most personal of yes, but not for the sake of com links between the Japanese and Bernstein's compositions. In the plexity. Bernstein uses many dif Jewish religious experience. Both score we find all facets of his per ferent compositional techniques Judaism and Buddhism are char sonality, his contradictions, his ranging from the twelve-tone lan acterized by constant give and joy and his spirituality. guage to jazz to Jewish motifs and take between heaven and earth, The orchestration of KAD everything else in between, but the questioning and doubting. The DISH is a pinnacle of colorations. underlying harmonic structure is tension and ambivalence built Although there is a very large clear. For example, when into twelve-tone music, organical By Laurent Campellone orchestra, each instrument has Bernstein uses dodecaphony it is ly emerging into the resolution individual importance with some to express chaos, fear and uncon and grounding of tonality, is This article is an abbreviated ver thing to say. Each note must be trollable violence. This clash of the essence of KADDISH, and sion of one that first appeared in heard. There are sections with systems and cultures is a reflec reflects the search for truth in our the French magazine Repertoire. sparse instrumentation that never tion of Bernstein's personality. own lives. • Yutaka Sada conducts the theless sound full. To manifest When I was a student, I was Orchestre Philharmonique and this is a hard task for a conductor. fascinated by his wide-ranging Laurent Ca111pello11e ts a con Choeur et Maftrise de Radio The reason this symphony is personality. One day, he could be ductnr who writes for Repertoire France in a recent release of SYM not often performed is that in a very rigorous teacher; the next, ~1.tgazme and lilies in I'an~. PHONY N0.3: KADDISH, with addition to the orchestra, it he was a guru who had absolute Karita Mattila, Soprano, and requires a speaker of wide virtu power over our souls. Sometimes Lord Yehudi Menuhin, speaker. osity; a soprano who is able to he was our chum, but then he This is an Erato recording. sing delicately but with great could become inaccessible. We bravura; a "boys choir" and an find all of this in KADDISH, was fortunate to work as an adult choir. The music is some more a self-portrait than a sound Iassistant conductor to Leonard times so difficult that even the landscape. The symphony is not Bernstein in the last years of his finest players must stretch their an oratorio nor a religious or life. Because of this, I was able to technique, and this requires a philosophical tract, but an indi-
Bernstein's Celebration, continued
(continued from page 2) ists John Rockwell (New York Bernstein and their careers. weeks of exciting, interesting and Susan Lacy (whose recent film Times), John Ardoin (Dallas And there was more! The emotionally moving events. That "Reaching for the Note" has been Morning News), Franz Endler Music Theater Department of so many students, teachers and seen on Public Television) and (Kurier, Vienna) and Norman Indiana University presented a members of the professional musi Peter Rosen (producer of the film Pelligrini (Radio Commentator). fully staged production of ON cal community came together to "Reflections"). The panelists all Martina Arroyo, Eli Eban, James THE TOWN, with Betty Comden perform and learn from Bernstein 4 spoke of the lack of scholarship King, Kim Walker and Ranier De and Adolph Green in attendance. is a testament to his continuing by some other biographers, which !minis joined moderator Peter Comden and Green were also impact on our world. • was also the consensus during the Jacobi to discuss "Singing and the recipients of Honorary question and answer period. Playing for Bernstein." Jeffrey Doctorates. Then IU returned to Other panels included "Views of Magee spoke with Broadway leg the event that touched Bernstein Bernstein from the Critical ends Betty Comden and Adolph at his 70th birthday: a fully staged Community," which brought Green, who spoke with charis production of MASS. This monu together the distinguished journal- matic warmth and humor about mental event topped off two First Love, continued
(continued from page 1) the piano orchestrally. For the impressive score-reading at the movements to the mesmerizing Mahler, he is not afraid to create keyboard for Serge Koussevitsky A Selection blues of the Adagio. In essence, harshness or distortion to capture at Tanglewood, and impromptu of Bernstein Bernstein comes to embody the the cruelty and despair often visit jam sessions with his new friends, piece, putting himself aside as his ed in Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Comden and Green. He equally Performing on keyboard choreography becomes The architectural quality of the forged a dynamic relationship the Piano the vessel through which the work Copland Piano Sonata with its big with his audience, which can be breathes and evolves. In the block chords is startling. In strik experienced on many wonderful LEONARD BERNSTEIN orchestral tuttis, Bernstein's con ing the opening chords, Bernstein CDs and videos. In these perfor THE EARLY YEARS ducting is simply an expansion of pushes the piano toward its clan mances, his obvious physical com Bernstein: SEVEN his pianism. As he welcomes and gorous extreme. Yet even then, he fort and control is a delight to see, ANNIVERSARIES guides the orchestra from the voices these chords so that they whi le his zest for music and Copland: Piano Sonata, BMG 09026-60915-2
LEONARD BERNSTEIN THE EARLY YEARS II Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, BMG 09026-61650-2
BERNSTEIN CENTURY Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, SMK 63086 Mozart: Piano Concertos No.15 and No.17, Sony SMK 60734
BERNSTEIN EDITION Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Deutsche Grammophon 31408
SONY CLASSICAL Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major, SMK 47519
Bernstein performs a11d conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Mozart 's Pian o Concerto No. 25 at the Palace Schoenbrun. Shostakovitch: Piano Concerto No . 25 in F Major, SMK 47618 piano bench, the effect is much don't simply exist as momentary music-making is infectious. As Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 like rings emanating from a peb events, but create consequence for Bernstein noted in his piano in C Major, SMK 47519 ble tossed in a pond. this massive and complex work. composition Touches, the piano Bernstein's performances of The piano served Bernstein was his way of making "gestures Mahler: Des Knaben piano concerti have the intimacy well as he built lasting and impor of love, especially between com Wunderhorn, Riickert Lieder, of chamber music. With the tant relationships in every arena poser and performer, and per- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, orchestra providing its plethora of of his life. Helen Coates became former and listener." • Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry, colors, he relishes in the pianism his protective and nurturing per Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, 5 of the solo part. The opposite sonal secretary. Aaron Copland Pian•st 1eJ1111e G-,la111s kwllw fc,r SMK 47170 occurs in Bernstein's approach to discovered a kindred spirit when c, ,11hi11111g co11te»1porm,• a11d ,ta11d,1rJ repertcJirf 111 IIT/10!'.''we w 'VS. H,,,, solo Mahler songs and solo piano the unknown Leonard, on a dare KULTUR VIDEO CDs •>11 the Al/1a•1y ta/,el mclud,· rime Beethoven: Piano Concerto music of Copland and Bernstein. from Copland, played the older [racks IT r'l\'' 11, .iwl Amer can Tor al: Perhaps because these pieces are composer's Piano Variations at a :'i .. "n 'vi~ ·u: ,,t \,1-ue Barner 1nd No. 1 in C Major structurally monumental, perhaps party. His crackerjack sight-read Jaron 1- lagen (Trm·.l 24J . Ravel: Piano Concerto in because his palate of sound possi ing made for rollicking four-hand G Major bilities is so vast, Bernstein treats sessions with his wife Felicia, In the News
New Recordings of CANDIDE Travels to London Bernstein Compositions
hese past few months have n April 13, the Royal Evans plays Candide, and making seen the release of several new National Theater premiered her National Theatre debut is recordings of music by Leonard a new version of Bernstein's Alex Kelly as Cunegonde. Denis Bernstein. Sony Classical has CANDIDE, with the book adapt Quilley plays Martin, Beverly released a new recording of SER ed from Voltaire by Hugh Klein is the Old Lady, Simon Day ENADE, featuring violinist Hilary Wheeler, in a new version by John is Maximillian and Simon Russell Hahn with The Baltimore Caird, and directed by John Beale is Pangloss. Symphony Orchestra conducted Caird and Trevor Nunn. The by David Zinman. This recording musical opened at the Olivier Here is what the critics are saying: has the critics raving. Virgin Theater, to enormous critical suc "This is a tremendous production, Records bring us an all-Bernstein cess. This version includes revised bursting with energy, intelligence, disc that includes PRELUDE, ANNIVERSARIES, FOUR lyrics by Richard Wilbur and imagination and the sheer infec FUGUE & RIFFS, FACSIMILE, ANNIVERSARIES, FIVE Stephen Sondheim, in addition to tious pleasure of creative spirit." SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM their previous efforts and the ANNIVERSARIES, TOUCHES 10 p, L WEST SIDE STORY and DIVER and THIRTEEN ANNIVER existing lyrics by John Latouche, s .. ,,i •. ' Ti"tl!' TIMENTO with the City of Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker SARIES. Guitarist Lucian Plessner "Everything conspires to bring Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has transcribed a collection of and Leonard Bernstein. John conducted by Paavo Jarvi. Pianist Napier designed this production out both wit and drama in Bernstein compositions for solo CANDIDE." Alexander Frey tackles the com guitar on his CPO recording: with musical direction by Mark plete works for solo piano on his W. Dorrell, choreography by John Gross, the DANCE SUITE, some 5.... .J ••. ~ ' ' Koch Recording: the PIANO ANNIVERSARIES, and parts of Peter Darling, fight direction by SONAT A, SEVEN MASS, CANDIDE and WEST Malcolm Ranson and sound "This may not be the best of all SIDE STORY. Michael Tilson design by Paul Griffiths. Daniel possible worlds, but during the Thomas has a new BMG record National's new production of ing with the New World CANDIDE, you often believe you Symphony of PRELUDE, FUGUE are watching the best of all possi AND RIFFS as well as works by ble musicals." Gershwin, Milhaud, Stravinsky Charles ~ptncer. and others. TJ,~ f)d• r,,/1'"¥.,,,/J "You laugh, you weep, you cry. The music is fantastic - graceful, just perfect." IVI Lhat Covc.-nev, f'I 'I'" ~A ... / For further information please contact the National Theatre in London at 171-452-3333 or www.nt-online.org •
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12, 15 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN 3 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: SYM- 14 Colmar, France: CANDIDE OVERTURE; DANCES; The Hamburg Ballet; John PHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE Philharmonisches Orchester Novosibirsk; Neumier, choreographer; Rainer STORY; San Fransisco Youth Symphony; Arnold Katz, conductor; Church of St. Mulbach, conductor; Opera House. Alasdair Neale, conductor; The Matthieu. 20 Eugene, OR: ON THE WATERFRONT; Concertgebouw. 14 Colmar, France: VIOLIN SONATA; Eugene Symphony; Miduel Harth -Bedoya, 4 Hamburg, Germany: BERNSTEIN Soovin Kim, violin; Reiko Uchida, piano; cond uctor; Hul t Center. DANCES; The Hamburg Ballet, John Ko.thus 23,25 Milan, Italy: SYMPHONIC DANCES Neumier, choreographer; Rainer 15 Tokyo, Japan: SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE FROM WEST SIDE STORY, THREE Mu lbach, conductor; Opera House. AGE OF ANXIETY; Pacific Music DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE 5 Colmar, France: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Festival International Orchestra; Michael TOWN; Orchestra Sinfonica G. Verdi; Moscow Virtuosi, Choral Academy of Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jean-Yves Yutaka Sado, conductor; Teatro Liricio. Moscow; Vladimer Spivikov, con ductor; Thibaudet, pianist; Suntory Hall 27,29 Rochester, NY: THREE DANCE Dome Church in Guebwi ller. 20 New York, NY: CANDIDE OVERTURE; EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN, 6 Colmar, France: Various PIANO The New York Philharmonic; Robert FACSIMILE, SERENADE, DIVERT!- ANNIVERSARIES; Sebastian Knauer, Minczuk, conductor; The Great Lawn in MENTO; Rochester Phi lharmonic piano; Ko1fhus. Central Park. Orchestra; Peter Bay, conductor; 20,21 Jackson Hole, WY: SYMPHONY NO. 1: Eastman Theatre. 6 Colmar, France: THREE MEDITATIONS FROM MASS; David Geringes, cello; JEREMIAH; Grand Teton Music Festival 30,31 Mill Valley, CA: WEST SIDE STORY; Brigitte Engerer, piano; Chappe lle Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor; Walk Mounta in Play Association; James Dunn, St. Pierre. Festival Hall. director; Paul Smith musical director; 26 New York, NY: SYMPHONIC DANCES Mou nt Tamalpais Theater. 6, 8 Cava
Colmar The Bernstein Century International Festival
ram July 3 to July 14, the PSALMS and MISSA BREVIS. ony Classical will release more Justus Frantz and the New York town of Colmar, in the Alsace The Philharmonic Orchestra of compact discs of THE BERN Philharmonic. Also, scheduled are region of France, will celebrate Novosibirsk will perform the STEIN CENTURY series in July. the Brahms Symphonies Nos. 2 the music of Leonard Bernstein. SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM Of special interest is a first-time and 3, the Symphony No. 3 of The 11th Colmar International WEST SIDE STORY, with Arno ld CD release which includes a Mah ler, as we ll as Mah ler's Three Festival will honor the composer Katz conducting. George Cleve recording of Dvorak's Piano Riickert Songs and in nine different events. Artistic will lead The National Orchestra Concerto in G Minor with pianist Kindertotenlieder with Martha Director Vladimir Spivakov will de Lille in THREE DANCES Lipton, soprano, as soloist. Other conduct the Moskauer Virtuosen FROM ON THE TOWN. New York Philharmonic perfor and the Choir Academy of Sebastian Knauer will perform a mances include Piano Concerto Moscow in CHICHESTER solo piano recital featuring many No. 1 by Tchaikovsky with of the ANNIVERSARIES in addi Phillipe Entremont, and includes tion to chamber music programs. music by Bizet and Offenbach. • For further information in France, ca ll 3-89-20-68 -97. •
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