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MISS MINNIE COONS' DEBUT.
THE BOSTON ORCHESTRA.
PUQNO A WELCOME VISITOR.
A very clever pianiste is Miss Minnie Coons,
whose return after a six years' study abroad, was
signalized by her debut in a very delightful con-
cert given at Carnegie Hall last Thursday even-
ing. She was assisted by the New York Sym-
phony Orchestra under the direction of Walter
Damrosch, and the programme, aside from the
orchestral features, included numbers by Beeth-
oven, Bach-Liszt, Chopin and Weber. The very
high opinion held of her talents by Xaver Schar-
wenka, her teacher, and the German critics, was
amply confirmed on this occasion. This frail-
looking young girl played with remarkable vi-
rility and breadth, and that Charles F. Tretbar
List of Interesting Novelties to be Given this
Season.
The Great French Pianist W i l l Make an Ex-
tended Tour of the United States.
An unusually interesting lot of novelties has
been selected by Wilhelm Gericke for the com-
ing season of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Sir Edward Elgar will be represented by
three works new to America—an overture
entitled "In the South," and two small
works entitled "Chanson de Nuit" and "Chan-
son de Matin." Alexander Glazounoff, who
stands at the head of living Russian composers,
will be represented by a symphonic poem enti-
tled "The Kremlin." "Psyche" is an unknown
work by Cesar Franck, and the overture "Li-
bussa" is an unknown work by Smetana.
The other works on the list comprise Gustav
Mahler's Symphony No. 5; a symphonic poem
by Ernst Boehe entitled "Odysseus Ausfahrt und
Schiffbruck"; two works by Ferrucio Busoni, a
"Lustspiel" overture and a "Geharniselite"
suite, a symphony in E major by Amhurst Web-
ber; a ballade by Frederick Converse; Max
Schilling's overture "Der Pfefertag"; John K.
Paine's prelude to "The Birds" of Aristophanes
(which has never been played by the orches-
tra) ; Dvorak's symphonic poem "Die Wald-
taube" and an overture by Eugene d'Harcourt,
entitled "Le Tasse."
This list does not include certain interesting
novelties of the modern French school which
will be played under the leadership of Vincent
D'Indy.
On Saturday Raoul Pugno, the famous pianist,
whose portrait adorns our cover page, will sail
for this country on the steamer "La Savoie" from
Havre. He will be accompanied by his family,
who will make their first ocean voyage at this
time. The Pugno tour will open in Boston on
November 15, when he will give a recital in
Jordan Hall, and will make his reappearance in
this city as soloist with the Russian Symphony
Orchestra, Modest Altschuler, conductor, in Car-
negie Hall, on Saturday evening, November 18.
His first recital in this city will be on Thursday
afternoon, November 23, in Mendelssohn Hall,
when he will be heard in a programme of com-
positions commencing with Handel and closing
with Mozart. It is one that will appeal especial-
ly to those lovers of the old classics.
Pugno has recently been touring through
France, Holland and Belgium, and won a new
series of triumphs in several cities, where he
played with orchestra Capsar Franck's Sym-
phonic Variations, notably in Paris with the Co-
lonne Orchestra and in Liege at the Ysaye Con-
certs.
PLANS FOR KUBELIK'S CONCERTS.
Kubelik's appearances on his forthcoming
tour will take the form of concerts, not recitals
—that is, his violin playing will be supple-
mented by the work of other artists. Hugo Gor-
HUMPERDINCK'S NEW WORK.
litz, the young Bohemian's manager, sends word
Humperdinck, the composer of "Hansel and from London that he has nearly completed ar-
Gretel," the most successful German opera since rangements with several musicians of interna-
"Parsifal" (1882), has completed a new work, tional reputation to be in Kubelik's company.
which is to be staged first at either Vienna or These will include a pianist, a flutist, a so-
Munich the coming winter. Its title is "The prano and a baritone. In several of the cities
Miracle of Cologne," and the libretto is by Kubelik will appear as soloist with orchestras.
His reappearance at Carnegie Hall will be made
Rainer Simons.
on Thanksgiving night, when he will be assisted
by an orchestra.
MARIE HALL'S PROGRAM.
Marie Hall has selected an elaborate pro-
gram for her opening concert in this country,
in Carnegie Hall, on Wednesday evening, Nov.
S. She is to be heard in Tschaikowski's and
Paganini's concertos and the rondo capriccioso
by Saint-Saens. The New York Symphony Or-
chestra, Walter Damrosch, conductor, will assist
Miss Hall.
MISS MIXMB COO>'S.
was not mistaken in her talent was amply dem-
onstrated. Miss Coons was a protege of Mr.
Tretbar and the Steinway house, and reflects
great credit upon all those who have interested
themselves in her work.
There is no doubt that Miss Coons' success on
Thursday night will open a brilliant and interest-
ing career. She is only eighteen, and has not
posed as a prodigy. She appeals rather by her
musical maturity. She is a serious, studious, dig-
nified artist, with a real musical temperament,
and is destined to make her mark in a very em-
phatic way in the field of pianism.
Miss Elsa Breidt, a very talented pianist of
Chicago, will give a concert with the assistance
of the New York Symphony Orchestra at Men-
delssohn Hall on the evening of November 18.
Edwin Grasse, the violinist, is to be heard in
New York this winter in three recitals in Men-
delssohn Hall, the first occurs November 29.
Karl Grinauer, 'cellist, and Marguerite Hall,
contralto, will give a concert in Mendelssohn Hall
on Thursday evening, November 23.
Sir Charles V. Stanford has written a sym-
phony in commemoration of the life-work of the
late G. F. Watts, R. A.
Olga Samaroff, pianist, will give a recital in
Mendelssohn Hall on the afternoon of Nov. 9.
GWILYM MILES RECITAL.
Gwilym Miles opened the recital season in New
York on last Tuesday evening, when he present-
ed a very interesting programme at Mendelssohn
Hall. There was a large audience who extended
to Mr. Miles a very cordial greeting after his
eighteen months' sojourn in Germany, where he
scored a very great success. Mr. Miles presented
several novelties in songs on his programme, nota-
bly compositions by Kaun and Williams.
MARTEAU WELL BOOKED.
Henri Marteau, the violinist, who does not
arrive in this country until January, is already
booked with the leading orchestras and musical
societies from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Up
to the present time nine appearances are booked
in New York city.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.
An illustrated lecture on the Crosby Brown col-
lection of musical instruments of all nations was
given at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Mon-
day evening, October 30. This lecture was given
before the convention of the National Music
Teachers' Association, held at Columbia Univer-
sity on the occasion of their visit to the Museum
last June, and was repeated at the request of E.
M. Bowman, conductor of the Temple Choir,
Brooklyn. The lecture was supplemented by a
visit to the five rooms in the north wing of the
Museum, where the 3,500 instruments are in-
stalled.
WOLFSOHN'S DATE BOOK.
The twentieth Annual Catalogue, Musical Date
and Daily and Hourly Engagement book has just
been published by Henry Wolfsohn. It is a most,
welcome yearly visitor to all musicians, music
teachers and those connected with musical af-
fairs. It has a record of all important musical
affairs in New York City during the entire sea-
son, besides each page being sub-divided in hours
and half hours for notation of important engage-
ments. The book can be had by applying to the
Wolfsohn Agency.
NEW YORK SYMPHONY ARTISTS.
Jan Kubelik, violin; Alfred Reisenauer, piano;
Giuseppe Campanari, baritone; Rafael Joseffy,
piano; Bessie Abbott, soprano; Rudolph Ganz,
piano, and Ch. M. Loeffler, viol d'amore, are
among the soloists already engaged for the
series of eight Sunday afternoon and eight
Tuesday evening concerts to be given by the
New York Symphony Orchestra, Walter Dam-
rosch, conductor. Mr. Damrosch will personally
conduct twelve of these concerts, and Herr Felix
Weingarfner, who will visit this country as Mr.
Damrosch's guest, will direct the other four.
The concerts will be given as usual in Carnegie
Hall, the first on Nov. 12 and 14, and at these
Herr Reisenauer, whose first reappearance in
America it will be, will play the Liszt concerto
in A, with which he made a remarkable success
in New York two years ago.
CONDUCTORS FOR LONDON.
Two of the conductors engaged for the forth-
coming concerts of the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra—Safonoff and Steinbach—have also
been secured for the London Symphony Orches-
tra's series; the others being Hans Richter, Ar-
thur Nikisch, C. V. Stanford and Ernst von
Schuch.