The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
new YIRTUOSOS IN CONCERT.
MUSICIANS TO BE HEARD HERE
FOR THE FIRST TINE.

-Debuts Of Americans New PIsnists.
violinists and singers-Old Favor.
ties Returning -Padcrewski's Plans.
The number Of noted foreign musicians
who will visit the United States this year
Is 70 be as large as usual. Some of the in
vaders are familiar figures here. while
others are unknown save by reputation
In addition to those who will come here
from Europe, there are the native artists,
who are much more numerous than pessi-
mists admit. There are many successful
musicians here who find their services in
demand through the entire musical season.
There viii be. In all, upward Of 100 we'll
known concert performers before the
American public this year. h number
does not include many artists who have not
yet achieved a certain reputation, nor
does 1t include the opera singers brought
to this country by Maurice Grau. These
are also to be heard. more or less frequently,
In concert.
1t Is the singers, pianists and violinists
hitherto unknown in the United States by
their actual performances, that are most
interesting TO the American public. This
group includes Jan Kubelik. Edouard Eel
denrust, William w. Bailey, Arthur Hoch-
man, EdDlO ldfdlb, EEticI Tttt IhcNNo
Clifford, Mrs. webb-Gardiner, Estelle Lieb-
ling. Gregory Hast, II. Whitney Tew and
Andrew Black
Possibly even moro eminent In their pro-
fession arr some OF the virtuosos who have
already made their regulations here and
are returning this season. Ignace Pade-
rewski. Lini Lehman, Josef Hoffman.
Jean Gerardy, Lillian Nordica, Harold
| n..-- Dl..Lz. n E-fs1 Esaialar
Charles Gregorowitsch. Leonora jackson,
Charlotte Maconda, Fanny Zeisler and
Lillian Blauvelt are the best known Of
these.
There are many American concert musi-
\ clans not mentioned in this list, who have
made regulations for themselves In this
country, and it Is an evidence OF the present
advancement Of American performers and
of the appreciation they enjoy among
their countrymen that they are too nu-
merous to mention.
Jan Kubeiik is the most noted OF the
strangers coming here. He has the adj
vantage of having had a sensational sue
cess In London, where his concerts have,
for two seasons past, attracted enormous
audiences.
The facts Of his career are widely known.
He Is the son OF a market gardener living
near Prague where he was born. His father
was his first teacher, for In that part OF
Bohemia even market gardeners are mu-
sicians.
He was afterward a student at the Prague
Conservatory and made his first professional
appearances as a child performer. he has
played with success in Austria and Germany
and In the Italian cities, but has had his
greatest triumph in England. where he
was a greater favorite than any musician
who had ever played there, with the eX-
ception OF Ignace faderewski. -.
file II now 81 and excels in the Paganini
-- "a .xktnh hia nrpnrannes ara
chiefly made Up. He has just been playing
before his own countrymen at Prague,
where his performances excited such en-
thusiasm that he was. carried from the
Philharmonic Hall on the shoulders OF the
students of the conservatory. kubehk
is 20 be heard here first on Dec. ? at carnegie
Hall.
Edouard Zldenrust has several times
been ~nounoe as on the pom. o. coming
other his plans have always fallen through.
He is the best known OF Dutch piantsts
and was born about 81 wears ago IN Am
sterdam. "
He studied at the conservatory OF his
native city and at Cologne and since that
time with various masters In Europe. He
has a Continental reputation and Is espec-
ially praised a. an Interpreter OF Bach. al
though he is 10y nc means n specialist and
limits himself to no composer.
Several performers who are to be heard
here for the frSt time this season are Amer
cans returning from success or STUDY
abroad. one OF these Il VI. whitney Few
He II a basso now 81 years old and has for
the past seven years lived, sung and studied
in England.
lie was horn in this State. Before he
made singing his profession he was a
banker and also devoted much on his time
TO the study 81 painting. His great love
for music led him 10 cultivate mat art;
After several years Of serious study here
and abroad. In London. Germany; PARIS
and Italy, he made his professional debut
in a song recital at Queons' Hall, Ondon
Later hs was heard Ia o~ratorlo and opera
IN London and ue proNlnoeh OF England
Wales and Ireland.
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music The Thno Musketeers, which met
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and Italian.
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