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Show Kogan, de Larrocha Tackle JACK GOODMAN Verdi, Mozart and Dvorak CELIA i In Ogden,S.L. SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Pianist Alicia de Larrocha performs with the Utah Symphonyandprincipal guest conductor Pavel Kogan, Thursday at The Utah Symphony's new principal guest conductor, Pavel Kogan, will raise his baton again this weekend in a concert featur- ing the grand dameof the piano world, Alicia de Larrocha. Kogan’s season debut a week ago revealed the Russian conductor’s versatility in a program of Brahms, Prokofiev and Respighi. The upcoming concert covers more musicalbases, with the sym- 7:30 p.m.in Peery’s Egyptian Theatre, Ogden, and Friday and Saturdayat 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets to the Salt Lake concerts are $14 to $32, through Art. phony performing worksby Verdi and Mozart, along with the vener- Tix at 355-ARTS orbyvis- iting Abravanel Hall, the able ‘New World” Symphony by Dvorak. Capitol Theatre, or any Albertson's Food Store with an ArtTix outlet. For “T think it’s quite an attractive concert, becauseof the participa- tion of Alicia de Larrocha, and the chance to hear an almost-unknown piece by Verdi,” said Ko- Students League, New York City. ‘The teaching of art andits history were much simpler then than today — little philosophy, muchpracticality. Instructors Jack Goodman Completed in 1913, the Grand Central Terminal in New York required 10 years of planning. Salt Lake would also be wise to move cautiously in creating its gateway and transit hub. through which swarms of commuters flock daily, I've made do sent us to the(still unfinished) Cathedral of St. John the Divine with an exterior sketch. It fea- on Morningside Heights to copy gargoyles, pointed arches, but- windows through which New tresses and such to make us fa- miliar with the Gothic style. We then journeyed to Park Avenue at 42ndStreet to draw Grand tures three of the 60-foot-high York's hazy sunlightfilters — a scene oflight and shadow featured in countless photos. Thechief architects for the building were members of the Central Station, a prime example of Beaux-Arts style, an adaptation firm of Warren & Whetmore, headed by Whitney Warren. The ture, complete with soaring col- firm gavethe structure its BeauxArts look — but more important, the very existence ofthe station resulted from theinspiration of of Greek and Romanarchitec- umns, rounded arch windowsof huge dimension, vaulting, com- plex cornices, lunettes and the like. Even then, in 1932, there was so muchtraffic a suitable sketching spot was hard to find. Alas, those sketches of mine are long gone — but85-year-old New York Central vice — an en- gineering designer, Charles Reed. Until Grand Central took shape, scores of steam locomotives smoked up Park Avenue each day, sullying washing, curtains Building, said no. The issue woundup in the Supreme Court — which held thatrestrictions on developmentare necessary and legal when drawn up to protect and preserve landmarks. Thatdecision has given protec- tion to landmark structures in Utah andall other states. Mean- while, great thought has been given to the removal of ugly items such as neonsigns, giant posters and thelike inside Grand Central. A new stairway, in the original blueprints but not previously built, has been putin place in the my sketch). Now,whatcan Salt Lake learn from all this? First, the notion of underground commuting rail and light-rail tracks to and from our own Union Pacific station was not a bad idea. Second, busy streets could circle thestation, above grade,eliminating the need for street-level crossing. The Rio Grandestation has already been put to good use by the Utah His- torical Society — but the lightly east end of the main concourse. A badly lighted, overly crowded used Union Pacific station would poor kept warm and slept on hard benches on chill winter from an Ogden line and a Provo line could meet. Actually tracks waiting room where the city’s make a good transportation cen- ter, a hub where commutertrains Grand Central Station remains, and is illustrative of several lessons for Salt Lakers whose city boasts two sizable railroad stations and is planning a west-side “gateway.” and mid-Manhattan air. Edison’s electric power, Wilgus’ notion to put trains underground and Reed’s ingenious double decking of track and switching on an un- nights has been restored to old dimensions. There on hopes po- still in existence could be used. lice will protect, rather than har- ground level at the same station, By good or bad luck, I was one of the 10,000 or so guests at the Grand Central possible. ant statues of Mercury, Minerva and Hercules, along with the 13- “rededication”of the vast, freshly scrubbed station, which cost some $72 million to build byits completion in 1913. The cost of the renewal has been twice as much in 1998 dollars. The ceremonies, with mayors, a governoror two, transit authorities and even a jazz band,took place in Grand Central’s Main Concourse. This is the largest enclosed open space most of us will ever see — 270 feet long, 120 feet wide, 125 feet high! It is, according to architectural critic Paul Goldberger of the New Yorker, longer, wider and higher than the nave of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Rather than attempting a sketch of thatlofty interior aRaels aN a derground loop,all madetoday’s There would be no Grand Cen- tral today — as there is no Penn Station — were it not for the U.S. SupremeCourt. Both stations took 10 years to construct, but only a year was needed to tear down Penn Station and build a tawdry-looking Madison Square Garden in its place. That muchregretted move was almost duplicated in 1954 when, after profitable war years, Grand Central Station began to lose $25 million in operating costs annually. Penn Central wanted to build a huge ass, the homeless whofind shelter there. Outside the building thegifoot clock beneath them, have been refurbished, along with the statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Staten Island ferry pilot who began the Hudson River Railroad, predecessor to the New York Central. The gigantic mythological statue above the clock weighing 1,500 tons was designed by Jules-Alexis Coutan, a Frenchman. ‘The granite walls of the station, its terra-cotta interior wall, its marble floors and the starry, Zo- Marcel Breuer-designed office diac-marked sky abovethe giant open space haveall been tion Commission, aggrieved by rants and the old Oyster Bar have been put into spaces that don’t block commuter passages and building atop Grand Central. The New York Landmarks Preservathe loss of Penn Station and construction of the tall Pan-Am cleansed. Tasteful new restau- are ones which contrast music of very different styles and times, and that should be interesting for the audience. The Overture to ‘La Battaglia di Legnano’ is one of the structure (indicated by the white space in Lightrail could swing below splitting into airport, university, downtown and Draper routes at this point. Local buses as well as light rail could carry office workers and shoppers to and from the Main Street area from this end of South Temple. These ions are not new — but need much unrushed engineering and architectural planning and discussion. Don’t push to solve them before the 2002 Olympics. The problems to overcome are simple compared with what was done in New York City — way back in 1913. Grand Central Station required 10 years of planning. So do our gateway and transit-hub ideas. Jack Gocdman has been associated with The Salt Lake Trib- une as a staff or free-lance writ- er for 51 years. Naya tickets in Ogden,call (801) * 399-9214. gan. “The pieces which I selected She is president of the Marshall Academyin Barcelona. Kogan, who performed an all- Verdi's best orchestral works,but Russian concert for his audition it’s not played so often. It’s really a fantastic piece. Of course the ‘New World’ Symphonyis very popular and well-known, and I ger to show Utah audiences the think it’s loved by everybody. I look forward to sharing the piece from my point of view.” De Larrocha’s contribution to the program will be as soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22. ‘The pianist is known for her mastery of the classical style and for herinterpretations of the music of her native country, Spain. She was a child prodigy, performing publicly since she was 6, A native of Barcelona, de Larrocha tours regularly, playing with the world’s great orchestras and in recital series, her career undiminished after nearly 70 years. ‘The music of Mozart has played a prominentrole in de Larrocha’s life story. She is known as one of the elite interpreters of the composer’s works, recording the complete Mozart piano sonatas and manyof the concertos. Her long career has been marked by distinctions, including four Grammy awards, a Grand Prix du Disque, and the 1979 title of Musical America’s Musician of the Year. during the Utah Symphony's recent conductor 1, SEEMS ea- breadth of his repertoire, and says he finds the Utah Symphony equal to the task. “Last week's concert felt great,” he said. “I got avery good response from theor- chestra, with a lot of color variation. I felt that the audience was really with us, and that is very nice. The orchestra is very professional. I like very much to work with them because they work so hard in rehearsal, and always they are really making music.” His three-week stay in Salt LakeCity has given Kogan timeto enjoy the area. He wentto Park City last week and says he hopes to find timefor a trip to southem Utah. He also met Keith Lockhart, the symphony’s new musical director, for the first time. The two musicians’ paths will probably not cross often, as they per- form in Salt Lake during each other’s absences. “He’s a very nice man,” said Kogan.“Wetook lot of pictures.” Celia Baker covers classical music for The Salt Lake Tribune. Works Sought for Utah Prehistory Poster Contest As part of the annual celebration of Utah Prehistory and Heritage Week,artists of all types are invited to enter a poster contest recog- nizing the state’s rich heritage. Cash prizes will be awarded in three categories: Grand contest winner, $250; secondary school winner, $100; and elementary school winner, $100. The contest is open to professional artists, starving artists, student artists and creative citizens. Choose any material or design. Principal elements should depict aspects of Utah archaeology, pale- ontology, Native American cul- tures and/or historic settlers. The posters should be no larger than 16 inches by 24 inches. 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