{"product_id":"17551-katims-milton-signed-letter-regarding-toscanini-and-the-prades-festival","title":"Katims, Milton (1909–2006) Signed letter regarding Toscanini and the Prades Festival","description":"\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAn interesting signed letter from violist and conductor Milton Katims to Louisville musicologist Gerhard Herz (May 9, 1952; 1 p.). \u003c\/span\u003e8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 28 cm). \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eMilton Katims writes before departing for the Prades Festival of 1952—one of the first festivals organized by Pablo Casals in his adopted town of Prades in southern France. The 1952 festival featured Casals performing with Isaac Stern, Myra Hess, Alexander Schneider, Mieczysław Horszowski, Paul Tortelier and Katims, among others; live recordings of these performances survive. Katims' letter also mentions the recent recording of Beethoven's Ninth with the NBC Symphony under Arturo Toscanini (the \"Old Man\" for whom Katims served as assistant) and Katims' next engagement, conducting the Israel Symphony.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093653868703,"sku":"17551","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Casals_Pablo_Inscribed_Visiting_Card_Signed_Envelope_17444_01.jpg?v=1722189464","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/17551-katims-milton-signed-letter-regarding-toscanini-and-the-prades-festival","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}