The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-19
Aide TOpp.
b. Enenfnn Po2t.

From the N. Y EUening Post.
1t is with great satisfaction that we herald
the arrival of an addition to our panists in the
person of Miss Aide Topp, who comes to us, as
was the case with Leopold de Meyer, quite un-
expectedly, and without any previous announce
ments. Last week young lady of exceedingly
p1epossess1ng appearance found her way into the
Office OF Messrs. SteinWay u Sons, where she
inquired for Mr.. William Steinway, to whom she
handed the subjoined enthusiastic letter of in-
PRODUCTION, from the celebrated pianist, Hans
Won Bulow, the talented son-in-law OF Franz
List. These preliminaries being over, r,she quietly
took her seat before one of the glorious Grands,
and, removing her gloves, began to prelude and
modulate with exquisite elegance, dashlng of
suddenly INTO one OF those eccentric hungarian
rhapsodies of Liszt's, which being played with
mastery finish and immense bravura, carried
her audience, comprising some of our leading
artists and amateurs to the highest enthusiasm.
MIR. Theodore Thomas, after hearing her per-
form, at once provided for her debut at his first
concert October 26, with Liszt's Piano Con-
certo and Orchestra. We predict for the young
lady not only kind reception, but a series of
tTiumpbs seldom witnessed in art circles, and
Dr. Hans Won Buiow's letter of introduction;-
My dear Mr.. Steinway:-Man proposes, God
dsposes ! was fully determined and prepared
to visit America this autumn-if possible, to
pectedly Providence. in the shape OF the King
of Bavaria, creates me first Court Chapelmaster
and Director OF the new Conservatoire of Music,
to be opened here the beginning of October.
Will you approve of 1t ii in some way indem.
Nifty you for the loss World-renowned she is
not as yet the young, interesting Miss Aide
Topp Court Pianste to the Duke of Hohenzol-
lern), whom with pride call my pupil; but she
soon will be, rs her debut in those cities where
she has publicly performed invariably created
a profound sensation. Great as some OF our
lady pianists in the present musical world are
(Schumann, Clauss, Mehlig, Goddard, etc.,
Miss Topp surpasses and distances them all.
The artistic geniality which distinguishes her,
iusti6es her being classed not with the female,
but male panists. This delicate, handsome
lady possesses a technic, a strength, q fire,
enabling her to enter the lists with a Ruben
stein or Tansig. Do not suppose that exagge-
rate; YOU yourself will have the chance to test
my recommendation, and you will surely bear
testimony to the same as soon as you have
heard and admired this young lady's playing
/ beg therefore, that you will receive Miss Topp
kindly; assist her with advice towards the ac-
cOmplishment of her bold and heroic resolution
to gather true and greatest laurels in the New
World. hatter myself that you Will yet crltl-
ciZe my present recommendation as too cool.
Within few days,I start for Paris, having
been appointed Royal Bavarian Commissioner
for the International Military Music COncours
to take place on the 21st instant Untortu
nately, can devote but two days at farthest
to my visit to Paris, as IdilTlhduSer is TO be
placed on the stage on the 10th instant,
in Munich; and although all rehearsals will be
finished when leave, still it is possible that my
absence may be devoted to "unlearn."
/ visit in Paris neither relative nor acQuaint-
ance but must find time to examine and play
your marvellous Grand Pianos there, of which
even Bechstein of Berlin spoke to me with the
greatest enthusiasm that a competitor can posi-
bly, be capable Of
Farewell, and keep me in friendly remem.
brance. Respectfully yours,
DIR. HANS Won BULow,
Royal Bavarian Chapelmaster.
MUNICH, July H. 1867