The record-union., 1898-10-06
A SACRAMENTO ARTIST.
Katherine Ruth Hyman, the Plan.
ist, to Appear Here.

Miss Katherine Ruth Hyman, a ma
tive daughter of Sacramento, will give
a piano recital under the auspices of
the Saturday Club at the Congrega-
tional Church, Thursday evening Octo-
/ Der 2Oth. Miss Hyman left Sacra-
mento some years ago to pursue her
musical studies in Europe. These she
| followed assiduously for years under
the best masters, and frequently her
genius commanded European attention
and she appeared in concerts before the
most exacting musical critics of the
great cities Of the old world winning
their warmest praise.
Returning to the United States her
high abilities were at once employed at
the East and since then her progress
has been steadily upward and forward.
Even before she left Sacramento she
was looked upon as phenomenal
pianiste, possessed Of native talent of a
| high order
In the East she was early long ago
made q member of one Of the foremost
| classical concert companies of the day
and played with it in all the leading
| cities of the United States and Canada
| In 1896 Miss Hyman supported HUI
| hOman, the famous young violinist, and
won the warm praise of the New York
press, especial commentator coming
from the Herald" Advertiser" ."
| Post" and Musical Courier" So, too
in Boston she achieved high success.
In London, where it is said the audi
ences never cease talking when instru-
mental music is played, when Miss
| Hyman appeared she secured, as one Of
! the papers put it, "a perfect hush"
/ When she played as a soloist in Wash
/ ington in 1897 at the Austro- Hungar
! ian Legation, she was the recipient Of
| the warmest praise from the critics
| While a member Of the Yunck Quartet
she played in Detroit, where she some
time resided, she drew from the severe
| Detroit Tribune" the compliment that
her technique is perfect; she plays
the most trying music with such ease
| that one almost forgets its difficulties
But this executive facility with her is
simply a means to an end. Her tone
| is remarkably sweet and singing, and
her playing is dictated by an active
brain and a warm heart" It is added:
she played Griegs' exquisite Spring
Song with such tenderness that there
were wet eyes in the audience when
she finished, an effect rarely produced
/ Dy "a pldAoAOIlC
Miss Hyman, as we have said, was
born in Sacramento. Her father,
Arnold Hyman, was a fine violinist, a
pupil Of Spohr. On her fathers death
to improve the advantages Of her par
ent's teaching, she went to Berlin and
was instructed by Barth, the court
pianist one Of the famous artists Of
Europe The Record Union" said Of
her as far back as 1890: 1T is en-
tirely within reasonable limits to pre-
dict for this young lady a musical
future that will win her recognition
from the most critical and exacting Of
older musical communities at home and
abroad"
The Record Unions prediction has
/ been verified by the Endorsement this
Sacramento artist has received in Ber-
lin, Paris, London, New York, Boston,
Washington and other cities where
musical culture is high. After the
lapse OF eight years our people will
now have an opportunity to again
judge of their one-time townswoman's
accomplishments.