Itinerary for Solomon
NDER the direction of the National Broadcasting Service, Solomon, considered to be the first of present-day pianists in Britain, will start his New Zealand tour this month. In the recent King’s Birthday Honours he received the C.B.E. in recognition of his eminence as a musician, and of his war service in troop entertainment. "It is quite understandable, in certain unfamiliar sonatas, that the pauses between movements should be mistaken for the end of the work," Solomon says. "I don’t generally advocate applause between movements, but there are exceptions when it is far from inartistic. It seems the natural thing, when a movement ends with a blaze, for the excited audience to clap. In fact, there are certain movements, such as the first of the Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2, that I should feel that I had played badly if the audience were not compelled to pplaud. "In this case applause is also welcome for other reasons. First, it gives the pianist a chance to mop his brow and to
adjust himself for the. slow movement; second, it enables the orchestra to tune their instruments quietly; third, it gives people in the audience an opportunity ‘to express their feelings. I should never condemn an audience as a bad one because of, ill-timed applause." The Brahms piano concertos are his favourites and several will probably be heard during the New Zealand tour. Half of every concert will be broadcast by the NBS, following Solomon’s. overseas practice. Here are his concert dates: Wellington Town Hall, Friday, August 16, Wednesday, August 21; Auckland Town Hall, Friday, August 23; Christchurch Civic Theatre, Monday, August 26, Wednesday, August 28, and Friday, August 30; Dunedin Town Hall, Wednesday, September 4; Invercargill Civic Theatre, Friday, September 6; Dunedin Town Hall, Tuesday, September 10; Wellington Town Hall, Thursday, September 12; Auckland Town Hall, Saturday, September 14, and Wednesday, September 18.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 372, 9 August 1946, Page 9
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313Itinerary for Solomon New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 372, 9 August 1946, Page 9
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