New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
Says "The London Telegraph":

says Inc LONDON Telegraph:
ThG R~6S about nefd drof a2t gea s 9b
Reszke voice. The great tenor will not be heard
very unforeseen should happen he has deiniteiy
of that S sg W angd IN PaT Upon the result
departure to join Mr Graus troupe in New-YorR
hi Ted and Mf M E6an TsTnnq HI has been engaged support
Mr. Henry Holden Huss will play his pianoforta
concerto at one of the concerts of the New-York
Philharmonic Society next season.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will give Az.
concerts in Brooklyn next season on the evenings
of November 8, December IA, January IS February
IS and March %.
Like Nine. Nordica. Mr.. Bispham has been en-
gagged for the San Francisco opera season in tbe
fall, but not for New-York. He will sail for the
States on October 10 and will make a recital tour
under the direction OF Mr. Hirschberg beginning
In Pittsburg October o.
The Music Hall in Boston will be opened on
October 10 with performance OF. Beethoven's SOL
emn mass in D under the direction of Mr. Gericke
with the solo parts In the hands OF Nine Glenn
entne De We're. Miss Gertrude Stein. Ben Davies
and Joseph Baernstein.
The last act of Mr. Paderewski before leaving
America for Europe three months ago to re-
establish the prize fund which he had founded for
American composers in 1896 but which had lapsed
because of the death Of Mr.. William Stenway and
the failure OF the trustees qualify for their
duties Last May the $4,000 which had been de-
posted with Mr.. Stenway in 1896 repaid
Mr.. Paderewsk. with interest by the executors of
Mr.. Stenway's will, and he promptly transferred
the money to Henry L. Higgnson and William P
Blake, of Boston. under a deed Of trust providing
that the trustees should invest and hold the fund
and in the present year. and thereafter often as
once in three years offer the interest on hand or
as much thereof they should think proper "as
prizes for the best musical compositions 10 be sub
mtted by American composers" The compositions
offered for the prizes, the deed of trust recites
shall be submitted to a board Of three or more
judges selected by said Paderewsk and appointed
by him in writing or, in default OF said appoint
ment, the board Of judges be selected in like
manner by the trustees. The form Of compositions
to be submitted and the other conditions of the
competition shall be determined in writing by said
Paderewski or, in default of said action by the
said trustees BY another instrument Mr.. Pade-
re"shl appointed the following Board of Judges TO
make the award for the current year: Wilhelm
Gerlcke, B. j. Lang Carl Zerrahn and w f
Apthorp. of Boston; H. E. Krehbel w ! Hem
dersOn, H. T. Finck and James G. Huneker Of
New-York and Professor Samuel Sanford of New
Haven. The amount which will be distributed this
year IS about $500, and the conditions are to be
determined by Mr.. PaderewskI who is resting az
his Swiss home, in Morges.
Heinrich z0llner, indefatigable as ever has COM
posed Heine's ballad "Belsazar" for male chorus
in manner to win enthusiastic praise from ORC
Taubmann in the ''Allgemene Musikzeitung."
among the foreign pianists who are to visit the
United States next season IS Mr. Harold Bauer. a
young artist who has won large measure of pop
ularity In Paris. Mr.. Bauer was born in England
IN 1913 his father being a German and his mother
an English woman. He adopted music as his pro-
fession but aimed first at being volinist Be-
ginning in 1882, he concerts as violinist for
nine years. In 1891 he made Mr. PadereWski's ac
qualntance through his teacher Mr.. Graham P
Moore professor at the Royal College of Music
Mr: Paderewski having heard him play both violin
and panoforte, advised him to continue his studies
IN farls and In 1892 Mr.. Bauer went to the French
cdIItai ana received instruction from Mt Pade-
t SAl on the pianoforte and Mr. Gorski on the
EaILIH I,t me to!lowlns year, having effected his
CSout as pianist at concert given by Mr. Cyorsl<i
at the sane Erard, he decided TO devote himself
WnoIy 20 tne p!anoforte. Since then he has given
T9nGerts IN france. Russia. Germany Scandinavia
40 TOAIno' tH ebelgium, Austria and Spain. He will play
LOT tne nrst time in America at concert OF tha
Symphony Orchestra in Enstnn = ltIo