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Music

Haggin, B. G. | May 12, 1956 issue

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In his performance of Prokofiev's Cello Concerto No. 2 with the New York Philharmonic under Mitropoulos the Russian cellist, Rostropovich revealed himself as a brilliantly accomplished performer in all respects. At this concert Virgil Thomson's Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion also was played, with John Vurrneras soloist. Mitropoulos operated with a concentration on his tasks that left him no time for extravagance, and the orchestra, in response, did some relaxed and beautiful-sounding playing--these being things which this conductor and orchestra don't do always.

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CONCERTO; MUSICAL groups; ORCHESTRA; VIOLONCELLO; BOWED stringed instruments; FLUTE
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