With its head held high for the first time in years the San Francisco Symphony this week ends its season. There has been talk all over the city of the reborn orchestra. Ladies have been giving symphony luncheons, going on to the concerts, rhapsodizing over the performances under chunky little Pierre Monteux. Last week it became known that the French conductor had signed a contract for three more years in San Francisco. The announcement spelled good news. Critics pointed to what Monteux had accomplished with an orchestra that had been ragged and...
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