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1938 Stadium Scrapbook (Part 3 of 3), Jul 26, 1938 - Aug 31, 1938
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- 555-030-03
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Record Group
- Communications/Public Relations
Series
- Press Clippings
Folder Title
- 1938 Stadium Scrapbook (Part 3 of 3)
Dates
- Jul 26, 1938 - Aug 31, 1938
Subjects
Names
- Bauer, Harold
- Belnick, Arnold
- Brico, Antonia Louisa
- Cella, Theodore
- Corigliano, John, Sr.
- Corrigan, Douglas
- Dragonette, Jessica
- Dubensky, Arkady
- Elman, Mischa
- Emonts, Joseph F.
- Field, Joan
- Freccia, Massimo
- Gould, Morton
- Guggenheimer, Minnie
- Gustav Adolf, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten
- Gutman, Arthur H.
- Hadley, Henry
- Heifetz, Jascha
- Hilsberg, Alexander
- Hofmann, Josef
- Ivantzoff, Ivan
- Kaye, Milton
- Labate, Bruno
- La Guardia, Fiorello H.
- Leeson, Cecil
- Lhévinne, Josef
- Lhévinne, Rosina
- Louise Mountbatten, Princess of Sweden
- Marrow, Macklin
- Moore, Grace
- Palmer, Jeanne
- Plotnikoff, Eugene
- Powell, John
- Rosenthal, Moriz
- Stringfield, Lamar
- Stringfield, Lamar
- Thompson, Randall
- Hoogstraten, Willem van Show Top 4
Abstract
- New York Musicians' Union Local #802 sponsor "American Composers Night" at Lewisohn Stadium; Five different conductors lead each work
- Recap of earlier concerts, including performances by Jose Iturbi, the Stadium debut of Macklin Marrow, and Gershwin Memorial Concert
- Cover of Musical Courier from August 1, 1938 featuring Mischa Elman
- Young violinist Arnold Belnick makes his Stadium debut
- Willem van Hoogstaten conducts a concert of music by Austrian, German, Italian, Russian, Bohemian, and Spanish composers
- Josef and Rosina Lhevinne are guest performers at Lewisohn Stadium, performing repertoire for two pianos; Profile and interview
- Italian conductor Massimo Freccia conducts at Lewisohn Stadium after being rained out the previous week; Mayor La Guardia attends
- Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden attend stadium concert; Under direction of Alexander Smallens, the orchestra plays the Swedish national anthem
- Article from the New York Times Magazine on July 31, 1938 "Outdoors, Indoors, Music Conquers America"
- Jascha Heifetz interviews on being a professional musician in the present day and his children
- Antonia Brico is the first woman to conduct the Philharmonic; Profile on Brico
- Aviator Douglas Corrigan is welcomed back to New York by Mayor La Guardia after flying from New York to Dublin; Stadium Concerts arrange special Irish program in his honor
- Mark Warnow scheduled to conduct composition "Powerhouse" by his brother Raymond Scott at "Radio Night" concert at Lewisohn Stadium on Wednesday August 10 1938; This concert was cancelled due to rain and replaced with a different program conducted by Theodore Cella
- Pianist Josef Hofman Stadium debut
- Works of three Philharmonic musicians presented at Stadium concert, including an interlude by oboist Bruno Labate, a Fiorillo etude transcribed by violinist Arcady Dubensky, and "Manhattan" by Theodore Cella
- All-Stravinsky program heard on August 11 conducted by Alexander Smallens, featuring pianists Katje Andy, Hannah Klein, Alfred Thieleker, and William Tarrash; Vocalists Liuba Senderovna, Jeanne Palmer, Ivan Ivantzoff, and Peter Nicolaeff; Repertoire includes Firebird suite, Symphony of Psalms, and "Les Noces"
- Article from Life magazine dated August 15, 1938, Vol. 5, No. 7 about "Music under the Stars"
- Adolph Lewisohn dies at the age of 89; Conductor Willem van Hoogstraten makes an announcement at a concert praising Mr. Lewisohn, unaware of his death
- Cover of Musical Courier featuring Josef and Rosina Lhevinne
- Thirty pages at the end of this folder contain clippings about the Stadium Concert season in a variety of languages; Publications include Amerikai Magyar Népszava, American Hungarian; La Voz, Spanish; Atlantis, Greek; Jewish News, Yiddish; The Jewish Morning Journal, Yiddish; Forward, Yiddish; Der Tog, Yiddish; Morgen Freiheit, Yiddish; La Prensa, Spanish; Russky Golos, Russian; The Polish Morning World; Il Progresso Italo-Americano, Italian
- Photo spread from the New York Herald Tribune on July 17, 1938 titled "Hot Musicians" featuring shots of Philharmonic musicians performing in the summer heat
Project Funder
- Leon Levy Foundation
Preferred Citation
1938 Stadium Scrapbook (Part 3 of 3), 26 Jul 1938 - 31 Aug 1938, Folder 555-030-03, Communications/Public Relations Records, New York Philharmonic Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives.
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