Show Gasper Cassado Cellist Makes Concert Success That rare combination of oC a win winning ping ning personality plus absolute musical ability was shown Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day evening at the Utah Symphony concert by soloist and hit of ot the evening Gasper Cassado Any concert goer who had any misgivings misgivings misgivings ings about cello soloists found their every fear gone after the first movement of the Haydn cello ecHo con con- certo Mr Cassado displayed genuine warmth in his playing that many soloists overlook in preference to cold calculated technique But along with his hia warmth and feelIng feelIng feeling feel feel- ing the eminent soloist proved that difficult runs and double stop passages can be played with precision precision precision pre pre- on a cello as well as on a violin It was a a. distinct pleasure to note the feeling between conductor soloists and musicians Mr Cassado and all seemed to be striving for a oneness in the performance rather than a big show for the spotlighted spotlighted spot spot- lighted player Maurice A Abravanel b bra r a v van a n e l 1 again showed his e excellent x c cell e 11 e n t musical judgment and ability dur during ng this Haydn work for he kept his musicians musicians musicians musi musi- with the soloist in perfect ta taste te at all aU times Second appearance of Mr Cassado Cassado Cassado Cas Cas- sado proved the highlight of his playing He performed the more modern by Ernest Bloch with the orchestra Here especially did he seem to draw every ounce of feeling out to put into his playing of the beautiful and moving work His intonation was perfect near and his soft passages passages passages pass pass- ages could not be But most noticeable of all was his distinct distinct dis dis- dis- dis pleasure in playing Truly a greater artist could coula not have been chosen for an appearance here Opening work by the symphony Mozart's Jupiter Symphony on the whole was delightfully played Conductor Abravanel again kept the proper mood with his players Fitting climax came during the playing of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess suite which was substituted after its it's successful performance on Thursday by the symphony Saturdays Saturday's tabernacle concert by p the symphony contained I please any and all 1 and once again it m tl I proved 4 that can stand u up p to the b brit best In in I th lion tion as far as mUSical 4 exe Is concerned |