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Walter Susskind gave the 1964 première this symphony with the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra in 1960. A program note from the performance indicates The
Audience is requested to refrain from applauding to honour the memory of
J.F. Kennedy to whom the work is dedicated. The performance was broadcast on CBC
a couple days later.

Walter Susskind |

Walter Susskind, 1966
Photo: Cavouk
Dedication:
To my very dear
lifelong friend Oskar - affectionately
Walter Susskind Sept. 66 |

Walter Susskind and wife Janice, 1973 |
Boris Brott presented the Passacaglia in 1971 with the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra, and in 1981 with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.

Boris Brott, 1975
Georg Tintner led the National Youth Orchestra in a Kingston performance in 1977.

Georg Tintner, 1977
In 1979, Andrew Davis conducted a Toronto Symphony performance of the Passacaglia.

Andrew Davis and
Morawetz, 1987
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