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Show Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra to Present 2 Concerts The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Orches-tra, the largest and most expensive expen-sive orchestra ever to appear in Utah, will present two concerts in the state and remain in Salt Lake City for five days in one of the most important stops of its North American tour. Concerts are scheduled at Salt Lake Tabernacle Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 8:15 p.m., sponsored by the McCune School of Music and Art, and at Brigham Young University Fieldhouse Thursday, Nov. 8, at 8:15 p.m. Members of the German community in Utah are planning special events for the entertainment entertain-ment of the 106 orchestra artists from their homeland during the Utah visit. The renowned orchestra began its tour at Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, and will conclude at Santa Barbara, Calif., on Nov. 19, a schedule sche-dule of 34 appearances in 44 days, a record in itself. Provo is- the smallest city in the itinerary, and prices for the two Utah performances perfor-mances are two to three dollars below those charged for comparable compar-able seats in east and west coast cities. Interest among music lovers of Utah and neighboring states is high, according to Prof. Herald" R. Clark at BYU, who reports brisk early mail orders. Tickets are on sale at the BYU Fieldhouse. The Berlin Philharmonic, founded found-ed in 1882, long has been famed as one of the most eminent European orchestras. This great symphonic organization has performed under the batons of such celebrated personalities per-sonalities as Brahms, Tcaikovsky, Grieg, and Richard Strauss, and under such great contemporaries as the late Wilhelm Furtwaengler and Bruno Walter. Its present conductor, Herbert von Karajan, is only the fourth permanent conductor in the orchestra's or-chestra's history. He is acclaimed as one of the most vivid personalities person-alities on the international podium. The tour is under the patronage of the German ambassador to the United States and is expressly aimed aim-ed at closer international understanding under-standing through the universal language of music. |
