This afternoon, at 5.15 at the Lyceum Theatre the Shanghai Muntcipal Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Mario Paci will give the opening concert of its 21st Symphony Concert Season. The programme promises to be an interesting one, for it contains two novelties for Shanghai: the first, the opening number of the programme, the prelude of the symphonic poem "Psyche" by the romantic master of French music, Cesar Franck; the second, the first symphony written by the leading British composer Vaughan Williams, called "A London Symphony" which, as the composer himself says, should be better entitled "a symphony written by a Londoner."
The third feature on the programme, and certainly not the least important, will be the rendering el the celebrated "Concerto for Violin" by Max Bruch, to which Prof. Kou will apply his usual brilliancy of technique and depth of musical feeling.
The programme will be concluded with a repeat performance of the Symphonic Suite by Ildebrando Pizret, one of the leading Italian composers, "La Pisanella", which was heard for the first time last season and was received very enthusiast!' cally by the Shanghai public.
Maestro Paci has already planned the programmes for the next {ow concerts and it will be welcome news to music-lovers that more novelties from the French, Italian and Russtan repertoire will be presented.
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