The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08

Roumanian by BIRTH. and showed
marked musical ability at the very be-
ginning Of his career. When mere
boy he was concertmaster of the
sition which had been held before him
by such eminent artists as Ysaye,
Hair, and Thompson. AS soloist he
is noted for his fine artistic conscience,
exquisite purity of taste, graceful
warmth of style and fawless intonation.
The rt concert has been arranged by
GENEROUSLY piaced the tickets aHs'n at mas
nominal sum, when the class entertain
ment is considered, and the members
will be given a reduction.
Tickets are on sale at the Metropoli-
tan Music. store and the members can
obtain theirs at the studio any morning.
the most brilliant and popular pianists
ever heard in Minneapolis, will appear
| here in recital at the First Baptist
church, Friday evening" Oct 20. Hof-
mann landed at New York Sept. 13, and
almost Immediately set out across the
continent, to open his present tour, con
cifc coast. His first concert was Civ
en- at Portland, Ore, followed by ap-
pearances at Seattle and Tacoma, after
which he went south, appearing at San
Francisco this week. Following his
Pacific coast tour, Hoffman, is to start
east and will be heard here while en-
route, reaching New York in time for
Hoffman,, who is now young
man of Fl, has always been a roman,
tic figure in the piano world, from the
time he first appeared in public at the
age. of 10, and startled the world by his
performances as a Wunder, kind. -
was discovered that the promise Of his
young boyhood had been richly full
filed. Under the great Rubinstein his
Individuality and genius had expanded
into full fruition. ~.
During the last seven years Hoffman,
has been before the public constantly
and has made several American tours.
He has always been recognized as one
OF the most brilliant opponents of the
piano, and a worthy successor Of his
teacher and sponsor, Rubinstein. He
has made several appearances in Min
neapolis, and always with distinguished
success. . s. J. -. So 49,. -... -.
To hear the Grenadier Guards band
at its afternoon and evening concerts
to be given Tuesday, Oct. Is, at the
treat for all lovers Of good band mu-
sic. The opportunity. Of hearing this,
the most famous Of all the regimenta1
bands Of England, and, indeed, the
greatest Of great bands of the world,
is. due in a measure, to certain officers
Of the Commercial club, who interested
themselves in the matter of effecting
an engagement heres After the royal
permission had been granted for The
band to come to the st. Louis exposi-
ton, Barring Brothers Of London Sc
cured the further permission Of the
king that the band might make a
short concert tour on it's return trip.
The six weeks engagement at st. Louis
is nearing completion, and the band
will soon start: on it's homeward journey
the Grenadier Guards band has been
connected with the British Grenadiers
the crack British regiment, of which
King Edward himself is now The
colonel, and during all that time nc
pains or expense has been spared to
make it the pink Of perfection, It is
under the leadership Of Lieutenant Al.
bert Williams, one of the most fin:
1shed conductors in the world today.