At the Proms
E programmes of the prom concerts have already been fully reviewed, so I shall not do it again, but content myself with saying that at the final concert in Wellington, the whole of which was broadcast, the orchestra has never played better. What Mr. Robertson has succeeded in doing apart from making the orchestra play so well is to create a real proms atmosphere. Thank goodness he does not resort to the chattiness beloved of some conductors which implies that music is no more than a huge family joke. His little jew d’esprit of walking off the podium while his orchestra played Benjamin’s "Jamaican Rumba" for the second time, was charming, and _ his device of summoning the player farthest away from the piano to open and shut its lid, clearly put the audience into an excellent humour. This perhaps is derived from the London Proms, where the lidlifter is a famous character, and some (continued on next page)
may say these little tricks have nothing to do with music. Fudge: it all adds to the fun; it puts the audience into the best of spirits, and the orchestra _ responded to it. And Mr. Robertson's closing speech was admirably brief and witty, Altogether a delightful season.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 817, 25 March 1955, Page 10
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208At the Proms New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 817, 25 March 1955, Page 10
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