Overture Magazine - 2015-2016 Season January-February 2016 | Page 13

hile their names may be dimmed by history, consider the excitement stirred by
the arrival in 1932 of the French-born Carlos Salzedo, considered one of history’s
greatest harpists. Or when Albert Spalding, referred to at the height of his career
as “The Greatest American Violinist,” performed Mendelssohn’s E Minor
Concerto in 1934 on his rare Guarnerius violin, crafted in 1735. ¶ The tradition continues
in this 100th anniversary season, when rock stars of the classical world perform,
musicians like Chinese-born pianist Lang Lang, who grew from