New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
MUSICAL VISITORS.
THE ANNUAL INFLUX OF FiRIoo0i'
PIaNISTS, SINGERS. VIOLIN
ISIS AND OTHERS.

hundred concerts were given between the end
of Septern Der and the beginning or May WHICH
are the temporal boundaries OF the CITY Ieeu-
lar season but this number about comprises the
affairs which could be spoken or as arusuc
without affront 70 the term The foreign arCis's
were not many. 1t was PadereWEkls year anu
that exn,ajns why so few European pianists
were heard: nor did many vtonists seem aiA-
,ous TO enter the lists against Kubelik TINS
x,a.r tho influx will be larger. Half dozen
-.isnists of note al least will visit us. ana ne"
voices and riolins will be heard in our concert
rooms -Four of the visiting pianists Will be DIG
friends-Raoul Pugno, Josef SliTlnski MARK
Hamburg and Ossip Gabrilowitsch- since they
were heard here last the first has most persist
entity and extensively occupied public attention
in Europe. Already admired for years IN
France he won the admiration Of Germany ana
other countries last season. France is Pugno
native land Che was born in Montrouge Lille
de France). but he is only half a Frenchnan'
perhaps even less. His father an Italian.
his mother native of Lorraine But France
has distinguished him with the Cross OF the
Legion of Honor and honorary professo1ship
in the Paris Conservatory Though he mace no
parade Of the fact when here with 1saye. few
wears ago Pugno is a composer as well as a
virtuoso One Of his works is an oratorio en-
titled THE Resurrection Of Lazarus
States is a Pole: Gabrilowitsch Russian, and
Mark Hamburg a Londoner of Austrian eN-
traction. Two new pianists viii add TO the list
Of Observation-Disclosures Lamond, Scotch
man and Eueenio di Pirani. Both OF these
men however. have had German training ana
have made their careers chiefly in Germany
Iarlond is the only British pianist who can De
described as distinguished at the present time
He was born in Glasgow on January -. ieoo'
and like Harold Bauer, is q vioiinist as Wei as
2 rianist Until 1882 he studied in Glasgow,
vaer went to Frankfort Main. where ne
entered the Raft Conservatory. subsequently
zyoa, BslorT taught him and he was one OF the
a.sat coterie in weirnar and Rome Among MS
teachers at Frankfort WAS Hugo Hermann
-ioIin;.t Of solid attachments who VIII aiso
make his FIRST visit 30 America this season.
Iarnono has been known as a concert plahis'
since 1885 and has devoted himself TO bee
1hovenis music with great assiduity- Piram Is
Isooenese. ane was graduated from the Lyceum
of his native town in 1862. He is fifty years
CID, and has lived and taught for many years
in Berlin where he studied the pianoforte with
Kuiak and composition with Friedrich kiel.
ne has written an opera which had a perform
ance in Prague. and some brilliant planoioree
pieces Last year he gave concerts IN NUM-
her of Russian cities with Mrs. Alma webster
Powell a soprano singer. who VIII aise accom-
pany him to this country Ie"ei' was
for a time a member Of the Court Opera at Ber-
Tin. where according to her diligent press agent
she fell victim to q cabal Of German singers
who refused to sing with her because she was
h an American, and thus forced her to resign II
fwas a pretty story, but not convincing; we snail
" szoubtless hear more Of it.
among the vioiinists who will be heard are the
rival Bohemians Kubelik and kocian OF whom
much has been written. and whose brief but
Ias=s VlaG-e Trtn
furnish forth many more columns. They are
: not only compatriots. but pupils OF the same
master and masters of the brilliant and
6ashius STYLE. 1t has been said in London that
Kocen is the more mus!cianly player OF the
two but Kubelik went on gathering iaurels ana
sovereigns last spring if the English heio
were still all his He starts in the race Tor
American fame and money with the advantage
of enc successful season.
Musicians look forward 10 the coming OF
HUGO Hermann "a colleague of Hugo Becker,
the vioioacellist who was here two years ago)
with most respectful interest. and are ready
afro with pretty expectations for the second
s5iFent OF Miss Maud MacCarthy, a conlely and
talented Irish girl. who was here five years
$50 as q lass of fifteen but made comparatively
fesy public appearances. Since then she has
.played at concerts conducted by Arthur Ntkisch
In Germany and Italy, and won much praise
She has put the Brahms concerts at the head
Boston Symphony Orchestra. An English yio-
liuiet of smaller pretensions IL Miss Winifreo
Smith who will come with Miss Helen Henschel
who this year undertakes her first extended
concert tour
A hearty welcome viii go out 70 Miss Hen
schel. q charming and richly endowed young
woman who will find troops Of friends wher-
ever she goes Hers is q generous, artistic in.
heri,anee Her father. Georg Henschel, will
come with her, but win devote himself chiefly
10 teaching Boston. where he lived many years.
Mist Henschel might have been violinist, had
she so willed. a pianist. an actress or a
composer In ali the fields suggested she has
<5,rnlsyed most gracious gifts. but she has
chosen to follow In the footsteps of her lamented
mother and devote herself TO singing Her
@at,er has been her teacher, but in her child
hood she studied the violin with splendid re-
suits with MIR. Kneisel. This gentleman by the
way who VIII giSe SIX Hs,, OF viii tn.pe
ouce a new violinist in his Quartet-a MI j. s
'rbeodorowicz, who has been among the Vionns
OF the Boston Orchestra for some years his
.rt,rtic srrecedents are Niennese, like Mr..
Kneieel'e and those of several others in Nr.
c,erickes famous band 1t seems likely that
Mr. Kneisei will have a particularly interesting
novelty to present 70 the consideration OF
chau,ter music lovers next season. Sisnor
Sesrnbaii has asked for the privilege OF COM
rsasing string quartet for the organization IN
yecorr.ition of the popularity won for his first
quartet by MI Kneisers production CT 1t In
London 49, -. -.
singers who will come from abroad TO give con-
cer.s Two cotraltos viii come from LONDON
,ho,rph one OF them Miss Ada Crossley, is an
snSf1al;an by birth The other. Nine. kirkby
T,,r,1 was member of the opera troupe that
sang IL Convent Garden last spring, she mas
son al tie Metropolitan Opera HOUSE out VIII
sing occasionally in concerts she mas peeh en-
saceS nv ktr Gericke for i've OF the Boston
sson,o-,, orchestra's concerts At the opera
LAST sprins she sang the parts OF Ortrud. Bran
zane rricka- walsIaute, Amneris and carmen
Among the first concerts OF the oignihed order
vii, he 2 series Of ten song rectals in as many
cities hy Nine. Senabrich. who will Join Mr.