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Boston Symphony (Sat. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Conducted by Pierre Monteux...
Hollywood Bowl Concerts (Mon. 8 p.m., NBC). Pierre Monteux. Lily Pons...
...Francisco is a town where the symphony is taken as seriously as the ship loadings. So when veteran Conductor Pierre Monteux retired two years ago, the symphony board took pains to let subscribers have a part in picking his successor...
...drew from the orchestra. Their hearts went out to him when his stiff collar popped open in a fiery Spanish number. Finally, his fondness for the lyrical touch and his romantic musical taste-he has revived rarely played Schumann and Dvorak symphonies-made him seem a logical successor to Monteux, who for 17 years had molded San Franciscan taste...
Conductor Jordá is delighted with his new job, calls his orchestra "superb," and makes deep bows to Papa Monteux for assembling it. So far, he says, he has not troubled to ask what his salary will be: "That will be handled by my-what do you call it?-impresario...