The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
MrsfC 1ND MUSICIANS

appearance here with The Boston symphony
Orchestra last week Is a Russian and is said
| 10 be only 30 years old, although he looks
nearer so II is In his awkward, rather boy.
ish manner that the traces OF his youth are strong
est lie is short. broad shouldered, and suggests
the possession Of great physical strength After
! lie had played al his fir't performance. he walked
rapidly and without ense or grace TO tho
side OF the stage bowed abruptly TO the audience,
and then disappeared at n gait nearly az rapid
az some OF his tempt His rather long straight
hair falls his brow In the eScrton Of playing,
and his appearance is sufficiently distraught for
! popular effect NJ Hamburg does not rely on
| these Tcculiarities however. as he IL musician
who may some day be one Of the greatest His
| art In eminenuy healthy vigorous and sane,
| and for its own sake will some day be touched
| little more warmly with the glow OF tenderness
| and poetry. II is forcible and overwhelming
enough now In a physical sense He was born
| al Bogutschar. in southern Russia, studied the
piano first with his father and appeared a.
child player at Moscow when no was nine He
| played for whilo az q prodigy and then went
| TO l~schiutsky al Vienna lie his said 10 have
received his education gfatuitously The teachers
method Of indicating great interest In him was
| curious Pupils arc accustomed TO pay after
every lecture by dropping tho money In a plate
set out TO receive II Leschitislty Is said 10 have
accepted payment from him during the period
| Of his tuition and 10 have returned the money
| ofterward But tho teacher may have
| done nothing OF the kind Hamburg was under
his instruction for three yeara He pracuses
rarely more than three hours q day. 10 interested
| In numismatlcs, has a repertoire OF seventeen
concerios, learns rapidly. generally by playing
q piece twice, and believes that Bach represents
the highest achievement In composition ~
Hamburg who uscs 10 spell his namo without
| tho %" 10 the friend OF an other Mark whom he
met In Vienna. Mark Twain sent him here with
letters Of Introduction One Of them WAS highly
characteristic Of the American humorlst and con-
tAinod this sentence: lie plays the plano better
than any Of the Clemens family. bu, his complex.
| Ion 10 not as good as mine" Alexander Pet
schnikof. who will be the next Russian musician
10 introduce himself hero, Is the OF soldier.
and his grandfather was a serf who flrst gave
evidence Of the family talent for the violin. He
opposition from his family. as he was too frail
in. all probability have been his career. lie OBJ
| tanned admittanco 10 tho Royal Conservatory
in Moscow, And studied nrs, under Hhmaly.
For while he was member OF theatre orchestra
he played in concert after several years Of obscure
| employment In his profession. He has . Srad-
ivarus, said 10 have belonged formerly 10 Ferdi-
| nhnd Lauh
| MAtnilde MAfChcNl In ncf DOCK OF rccOllectOns
refers occasionally TO the few disune singers
who were her pupils, although as a rule these are
only the mcdioc duss who figure in her interesting
| chatter Emma Neyadas story IL Interestingly
and another pupil named Nadine Boudshod.
Of most Of the women whose names are mentioned
In -Marcbesi and Music" The teacher writes:
her s. sm nog, Sss
She was born in California, where her father was
dos.o, From her csrlie:, 4 Infancy she bad shown
oi age abe sang ~ '1Ss Star spSnsled Banner a
public concert where she created a considerable
perfect prodigy Some time after ibis sS ss went
70 Austin, In Nevada, with her parents She
n Which b w NsSn
Francisco and placed her at Mill's College where
she her SpOsaH e be, studies were
Ing n,sls,ed her 70 The care Of D, Ebel. director
70 bis academy any. girls wishing 10 devote Thorn
sit New York YORK With him and Twelve pupils Emma
being among the number Shortly after the ship
cabin. dieI lust before their arrival al Hamburg.
leaving the girls intrus,ei 20 his care In plan.
BY me se y his Young wife who had nS' como GSn to
Tho steamer 10 NEE, her husband Soon after
this sad even, The Young Americans pr9Geedsd
Etleh. The well.know musical critic 20 whom
|
yised her 10 snrt a; once for Vienna and place
herself in my hands Accordingly one morn.
sei mo my arms. said am an ." orpsan. viii
: you I've my second motheTT The liite American
eerts du Conservative undoubtedly great honor
an, 81 Ire Royal Berlin Opera, heard her a, our
house aud engaged her for three years on excel.
agreement fearing she WAS no, physically strong
enough for the German stage In the autumn
she and %a asr Gs! a Ss t a. IN
sang with success in the rs, opera houses Of Italy
In September, Ises, shc came 10 Paris, resumed
cnsascmen, with NJ csrvalh" Director Of tho
oPtrn Comique. to whom had presented her,
The study 81 the French Language, she made her
debut In la Perle du BresiI.' by Fecicn David.
her mns and sEmps,heas vG1Ss and he, brilliant
he Myso '' Tor Wien had Written pcn He oysH !"
with flute accompaniment being encored every
night"
The singers Of The Maurice Grau Opera Com.
pany have finished the tour looked forward 10
aas sn S%s Mn y SSssfr
while she recovered from the slight eoid taken in
on Thursday night Nine. s.mbrlsh H. sang Nav.
pusrits In Cincinnati last night and that made
Is Gsssa on rsssGay dHy ns
Figaro" with Mines Eames and De Lussan, Nine.
Nordiea Is not to make her American debut as
JuIlrfts In Chicago in spite Of her confession
that she also has had an ambition TO belong 10
the small army Of Julieies TO be found every sea,
son al the opera Few Of Nine NordicAs ad-
mirers who have applaudcd her Elsa. ISold, OF
} Brnnnhilds, have known 'hatit was as the heroine
OF Ciounod opera that shc was in reality anxious
IN shine. No circumstance seems 10 decrease
The number Of sopranos willing and anxious 10
) appear az the heroine Of Shakespearcs love
tragedy In lis musical form. This season Mines.
Savtlle and Englc two Of the Jylsttss Of Other
days. are not in the company. But the number
is not diminished. a. both Mines Calve aud
Nordica are now ready 10 be heard In the role.
, Zines Sembrich and Eames expect 10 have their
number OF Juli,iis appearance, even II Jean de
Rcslkc Is several thousand miles away, There
are RoneoS In NM Salsza Bonnard and Salignac.
, who have been heard here, while NM. Alvarez
= and Van Dyck. who have not nlso sing TIC lover
Nine Nordicn will more probably he seen ~
iSieOlinde. which she added 10 her repertoire dur
ing the summer
Tho French Opera Company, which began It's
career in Montreal, travelled as far as Baltimore
and there gave It's performances 10 such pool
houses that Its future existence Ia said to be CUES
uonable II requires n large capital for serious
operate enterprises 10 survive In The American