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T:3 i Tr Tr! HOEADLIN Gi "OZAWA WOWS LONDON" (London -- Reuters) "OZAWA WINS STANDING OVATION" (Paris--Reuters) "TSO"S PLAYING SUAKS UNDER OZAWA BATON" (Toronto--Globe and Mail) These headlines, and others in similar vein around the world, attest to the musical stature of young Seiji Ozawa, mewly-appointed music direc- tor and conductor of the Toronto Symphony. The meteoric career of this Japanese conductor has taken him around the world in a triumphant series of engage- ments as guest conductor with major orchestras. Born in 1936, he is a grad- uate of Tokyo's Toho School of Music. His first international recognition came in 1959 when, at the age of 23, he won first prize in the Inter- national Competition of Young Orchestra Conductors at Besancon, France. The same year, he was awarded. the Koussevitsky Memorial Schol- arship at the Berkshire Music Festival in Massachusetts, CONTROLLED ENERGY In July, 1963, Time maga- zine described his perform- ance at Manhattan's Lewi- sohn Stadium: "As exhilarat- ing as the final accelerando of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony were the dancelike body movements with which Ozawa conducted it. His ex- pressive left hand seemed everywhere, searching out the lyrical underpinnings of Boro- din's Second. He found them, and the New York critics unanimously agreed that musically little Seiji was a giant in the making." In front of an_ orchestra, Ozawa is 125 pounds of con- trolled energy, compelling critics to use words as electri- fying, dynamic, breathtaking, dramatic. Away from the podium he is gentle, unassuming and looks young enough, at 29, to be a teenager. His features are dominated by a shock of black hair and by unusually magnetic eyes. His hands are _ expressive, drawing quick triangles in the air as he talks of conducting. A finger jabs at his left ear lobe to emphasize a point about the tonal difference 'vn nap aneronnnen gi) 11 Ta. Tr between Western and Oriental music. BRITISH DEBUT Ozawa made his debut last spring, with the London Sympirony at ihe Royal. Festival Hall, He won special praise for his conduct- ing of the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, a work he sub- sequently taped for the CBC television program, Festival for June 9, 1965. In Paris in March 1965, ap- pearing with the French Lamoureux Symphony Orches- tra at the Pleyell concert hall, he received a standing ova- tion from the audience of more than 2,000. The thunder- ous applause brought him back to the podium six times. This summer Ozawa will have his second season as music director of the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, and his busy schedule also includes concerts with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood, Mass., The Besancon Festival, The Salzburg Festival, and some recording sessions with the London Symphony. British Major First For City By Toronto Symphony ' A major cultural event of the year for Oshawa promises to be the March 9 visit to the city of the Toronto Symphony Or- chestra. The orchestra has reaped ac- claim during the tours in the U.S.A. and Europe, as has chief conductor and musical director Seiji Ozawa who will be on the podium when the orchestra books into the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, The program for the evening performance is headed by the overture "The Marriage of Fig- aro' by Mozart. This is followed by Beethoven's Fifty Symphony in C minor, which completes the first part of the program. Following the intermission se- Iections from the ballet music for 'Romeo and Juliet' by Pro- kofieff will be heard. The con- cert ends with a work by the American composer George Gershwin, 'An American in Paris', The visit by the orchestra has heen arranged by William Kurelo, Manager of the audi- torivm: This is the first Major musical presentation to . be heard there -- and the first visit of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to Oshawa. It is currently celebrating its 44th season. The TSO's some $0 instrumentalists make up one of the leading orchestras in North America. The Oshawa appearance is part of a regular routine of per- formances made in .com- munities in the Toronto area. Each year it is heard in other major cities in Canada and the Wnited States. One of the high- lights of last year was the ap- pearance as Canada's represen- tative orchestra at the Com- monwealth Arts Festival held in the United Kingdom. The history of the Toronto Symphony dates from 1908. In that year a few players from the Toronto Conservatory or- ehestra organized under the di- rection of Mr. Frank Welsman, and played together until 1917. The orchestra reorganized after the war, and in 1923 it was joined by a group of the- atre musicians who, under the feadership of Dr. Luigi von Kunits, voluntarily got together in their spare time to practise and perform the works of fa- mous composers. This «was» in the days before talking films, | when orchestras played for the silent motion pictures and ac-| companied vaudeville acts. TWILIGHT CONCERTS Because so many of the musi- cians were otherwise employed, the only concerts Dr. von} Kunits could arrange were from 5:00 to 6:00 o'clock in the eve-| Twe | Matthew Passion'"' nings, These he called light Concerts'. In the season, three '"Twilight" certs were performed and 65) musicians shared a total of} $1,707. first | Upon the death of Dr. von} Kunits in 1931 the Board of Di- rectors appointed Dr. Ernest Campbell MacMillan as Con- ductor of the Orchestra. By 1932 talking pictures were established and men who had | been employed in the silent pic- ture theatres found that they | were without work. It was now} possible for Dr. MacMillan to! arrange full length programs | for the orchestra. These were well attended and much appre- ciated. The Women's Committee was formed in 1924 for the purpose of arousing public interest and selling tickets. This fabulous committee has. srown inta a super-organization which now| raises a large percentage of the Orchestra's annual Sustaining Fund. The Women's Commit- tee's annual Rummage Sale, the largest of its kind in North America, raises over $35,000. GREAT MILESTONE A great milestone for the or- chestra of course, was its ini- tial visit to the United States during the 1951-52 season. This was the first of many return engagements, in Detroit's Masonic Auditorium on a series of symphony concerts which in- cluded the Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Chicago Or- chestras. In -addition, annual Give Them The CHANCE To Enjoy Music sug Qualified Teachers of Spanish Guitar @ Steel Guitae" @ Piano Accordian. Apptitude Test at Ne Cost, (Loaner Instru- ment Supplied During Apptitude Period) Canadian Conservatory - of Music 735 Erie St. 723-0101 con- | (Station Plaza) visits have been made to other U.S. and Canadian cities, in- cluding a highly successful ap- pearance in Caenegie Hall, New York, The Toronto Symphony ;made recordings for Victor, and for two Canadian recording. companies THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturday, Merch 5, 1966 3A {UHR HEUER SO REECE tS L4t LAHORE ATE EOCPEEORUEETOTH INH MAAS OHON Ta T it has, | RCA- |} Hall- | mark Records and Beaver Rec-| A recording of Bach's by the To- Choir ords. ronto Mendelssohn "St. and | the Toronto Symphony Orches- | tra under the direction of Sir'| Ernest MacMillan is considered | to be one of the finest of that) work. At the conclusion of his 25th year as Conductor, Sir Ernest | retired from the Toronto Sym- phony in 1956. The following season Walter | Susskind was appointed Music Director and Conductor, and served for nine years. An inter- nationally famous conductor- pianist, his enthusiasm and prestige made him immediate- ly popular with the Orchestra and the audiences. Born in Prague in 1913, he studied at the State Conserva- toire. He became Assistant Con- ductor of the Prague German Opera House at the age of 20. YOUTH ORCHESTRA Mr. Susskind is known as an outstanding musical personality and toured many countries as guest conductor and pianist. He also served as conductor of many famous organizations in- cluding the Australian Broad- casting Commission and the The Smart Traveller makes his reservations for yx AIRLINES STEAMSHIPS + TOURS *%& HOTELS--by calling: 723-9441 MEADOWS TRAVEL SERVICE 25 King St. E. Victoria Symjhony in Mel- bourne, The Scottish National Orchestra, Sadlers Wells Opera, Royal Carl Rosa Opera, Glynde- bourn Opera. He has guest con- ducted most of the major Brit- ish..and...Furonean...orchestras and the Israel Philharmonic. During his stay in Toronto, Walter Susskind was founder and Conductor of the National TTT wT FF FT DURKRAMS SEIJI OZAWA - - « Conducts Symphony Here Youth Orchestra. He also di- rected the Canadian Opera Company and was conductor of the Toronto Mendelssohn- Choir. Appointed to succeed Walter Susskind commencing with the 1965-66... season. _ twenty-nine- year-old Seiji Ozawa is a gradu- ate of Tokyo's Toho School of Music with first prizes in com- position and conducting. ~ For the finest in Color see your COLOR TV STORE ELEC TROHOME PARKWAY TELEVISION FULL YEAR PARTS and SERVICE WARRANTY 918 SIMCOE ST. N. "We Service What We Self . . . Ourselves" 723-3043 C) 7