The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-16
Herwegh Won Enfie

Herwegb gon E1de, the distinguished
vioinist Of Sew YDtk, .hpts tLe -tellaf
attraction of he Farewell eouerft At
Bethany Baptist church, tuesday even.
ing, Angus; rs h, made HIS i1IaaI bow
10 aSkowhegan audience TWO weeks age.
his pupils at Bethany Baptist church.
when at the close Of the program there
was demand 10 have the teacher Of
these remarkable pupils address the
audience 30 that the hundreds who
marvelled at such an array of talent
might meet the man who has accom-.
plshed such wonders with his pupils
Before leaving the church that evening,
Mr. Won Ende was compelled to promise
that if possible he would give another
concert and appear himself as soloist-
hence the Farewell concert, August 28th
Herwegh Won Ende, the subject of
this sketch, belongs to one Of the oldest
and most prominent families Of Ger
many, being Baron by Inheritance, the
son of Baron and Baroness Won Ende
the grandson of the late minister Of war
General Won Ende; the nephew Of Cen
eral Won Ende, kommandaut of Berlin !,
cousin of Mrs Krupp nee Won Ende, the
wife of the late Krupp of canon fame
and known as the richest woman ia
Germany, and is CLOSELY related 10
numerous other military aud diplomatic
notables.
Herwegh Won Ende married the daugh-
ter of Eduard Remenyi, the late celr
brated yiolinist and Mrs Won Ende Is
cousin of Benz de Kalay, viceroy OF
Armenia. governor of Bosnia aud Minis
ter of Finance of Austria-H Hungary. Mis-
Won Ende is knowa as the best interpre-
j ter of French songs in this country
/ Mr.. Won Ende received his musical
education in this country and abroad,
studying violin with Carl Halir, Profess
or at the Hochschule, CoDcertmaste1 at
the Royal Opera and second violin of the
Joachim Quartet of Berlin, and later
with Anton Wick, Concertmaster of the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and
hal mony and composition with Ernst
Eduard Taubert, the eminent critic and
composer.
In 1898 Mr., Won Ende was admitted to
the first violins of the Berlin Philhar-
monte Orchestra, and in the spring of
1899 went with that organization to
! Holland. While at the Hague he was
engaged by the late Hon. Frederic w.
Hollis to arrange several musicals for the
American Delegation to the Peace Con-
ference in honor of the foreign diplo-
mats. AT these musicals Mr.. Won Ende
was assisted by the Hon. Fredric w.
Hollis, secretary of the American Dele
CATION, who was an excellent organist,
and Eduard Zeldenrust, the Dutch plan
list, who toured this country several
years ago, and by string quartet, of
which Mr.. Won Ende was first violin.
Shortly after Mr. Won Ende was called
to New York, where be contracted for a
concert tour with Adrienne Remenyi,
the well known soprano and daughter of
the late Eduard Remenyi since the
completion of this tournee, Mr. Won
Ende has been teaching in New York.
is at present in charge of the violin and
ensemble department of the American
Institute of Applied Music, New York.
His concerts of new and rarely heard
works, introducing important chamber
music works as well as songs, with the
assistance of such artists as Hermann
Hans Wetzler, Hans Schroeder, Adele
Laeis Baldwin. Edwin Grasse, Cornelius
Rubner, Maryon Martyr and others are
permanent fixture of the Metropolitan
Season and classed among the interest
ing events.