The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-28

Khroostchefs Recital LAST
Night Well Worth
Hearing.

| Honolulu pIumes itself upon being a
loving community and not with
out cause. Yet the town certainly did
not show cause" as lawyer would
say, last night when the opportunity
! for hearing a great piano artist was
presented. At least not in point Of
numbers, nor with respect to compre-
ton. Those who did grasp the oppor-
| tunity, however, did make good with
both a hearty welcome to Mile. Olga
Khroostcheff when she bowed and
smiled her way to their hearts, on her
appearance upon the stage, and with
an enrdptured ovation at the close or
each of the two series of selections she
played. After her first performance,
in which Mile. Khroostcheff rendered
four compositions, she graciously &C
knowledged the plaudits-accompani
with a large bouquet of red carnations
and bowed herself out. To the con-
tinued applause she twice returned and
bowed her thanks, but without playing
the UNFORTUNATELY desired encore. At
the conclusion of her second series end
ing the program, however, the audi
and not a soul budged from the seats.
They kept up the salvo until the artist
returned to the stool, when she play
ed one more selection.
Punahou hall, Oahu College grounds,
was fairly we'll thronged for the con-
cert but there were more vacant seats
than should have been expected. Fully
one-half the attendance was composed
of students and pupils of the Punahou
institutions. Among the grown folks
constituting the other moiety there was
a springling of well known amateur
musicians.
Mile Khroostcheff's initial series
consisted of paraphrase de concert
''Rigoletto'' by List, noturne and a
valse (both in D fat by Chopin and
Les Girlandes' by GODDARD AS she
gracefully seated herself and airily
swept her fingers over the keys, the
atmosphere was instantly filed with
liquid harmonies and hush that could
be felt seized the auditors. 1t was evil
dent even to the unsophisticated in the
finer technique of music that the artist !
had perfect command Of the instru- |
ment The spell over the audience last |
ed throughout, only broken by spon- |
taneous burst of applause at the end |
of each selection, when the artist |
would haif turn round ana DOW ner /
of the appreciation.
The second series consisted of t'Ro-
by Tchaikowsky, "Minuet OPP |
AZ by Paderewski,. 'Impromptu'' by
Grand Rondo'' by Weber
and Grand Valse de Concert" by
Strauss. All were exquisitely rendered,
but the last was a particularly grand
burst of harmonies. No wonder the
audience refused to go home without
more.
Mile. Khroostcheffs playing is with
absolutely perfect technique. She |
evinces no hesitation, makes no mis-
takes. There is also a nervous bril-
fancy to her touch, which gives fas-
eination to her playing. She has posi-
lively no mannerisms to distract her
auditors. Her hands are kept close to
The keys, making but dainty fiourishes
and those rarely. This directness of
playing, it is said, is a feature of per-
,ormances by pupils of Lestchetitsky-i
Of whom are both Mile. Khroostcheff
and Paderewski.
Excellent support was given to Mile.
by Mrs. w. L. Whitney,
DR.. c. Ramus and Mr.. B. L. Marx.
Honolulu is always glad to hear this
talented trio and the chance to do
SO is afforded all too seldom