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Show MAESTRO TO PLAY PRIED CONCERTO SAN FRANCISCO.' Oct. 1 (UP) Yehudi Menuhin, the violin maestro, today waa emerged from two yer' retirement at hii parents' par-ents' Loi Qatpi ranch, where he haa been "growing up," and was embarked em-barked on a concert tour with his prized copy of Robert Schumann's and numerous curtain calls. It waa hsre that Yehudi made, his debu( at the age of 7 with the San Francisco Fran-cisco Symphony orchestra. Ha la matured now, but he will not be 21 until next January He wore white tie and tailcoat, last night for the first time, a transformation transfor-mation from ths knee pants and alik blouses of his prodigy days Asked how he felt about Ger-'many's Ger-'many's objections to his playing 'the concerto first, he replied: 'Because I sm a non-Aryan Is no reason why I cannot bs pleassnt about ths matter I feel no rancor toward Germany. Music lovers of Germany want to hear the concerto first. Can I blame them for that?" i The tour will include 74 engage-merits engage-merits in msjor cities. Critics said after last night's performance that Yehudi had developed from the class of a child prodigy to that of a "young genius." lost concerto. He gave his initial performance; last night at ths San Francisco' opera house, and during an inter- mission ha .received a -message In. forming htm that the German government gov-ernment had granted permission for him to play ths Srhumsnn composition compo-sition in St. Louis November 14. Tears of emotion filled hia eyes at the message. "It was Rachmaninoff's night to p1s4 In St. Louis, November 14 This .message means that Rachmaninoff Rach-maninoff has given up playing before be-fore a sold out houss Just to let me play ths lost concsrto on that nlgM. What a 'fins gesture for so famous a man to make to such a young man. How inspiring!" Csrmany controls rights to the concsrto, which was recently dis-eovsred dis-eovsred In a German museum where Schumann hid it 61 ysars ago. Aftsr Menuhin was given a roov of the manuscript and pre- pared to render Its world premiere, the nails decided that it must not be played anywhere untU it had a premiere at the official anniversary. anniver-sary. Reichskulturkammer, in Berlin Ber-lin on November 13. Mehunin had scheduled his premiere pre-miere for November 12 in St. Louis. Hkd not Rachmsninoff forsaken the date November 14. Mehunin's rendition ren-dition would have been delayed eeveral weeks. Schumann hid the concerto In despair because It never was accepted ac-cepted In his lifetime. It has never been played in public. Mehunin was Inspired by its beauty and mastered It In a few days from his copy. Hs is an admirer of Schumann and had hoped to honor the composer by presenting the only, violin concerto con-certo he ever wrote. Yehudi drew thunderous applause at the San Francisco concert with Mozart's Onota No. 32 In F major, and Lalo's Concerto in F minor, Onus 20. Ha anawaritil fiva mmmi |