The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-12-13
WINS WORLD HONORS|
Former Oskaloosa Boy Ranks With
Greatest Pisnists.

Karl Fallberg. former Oskaloosa
boy, has just won honors abroad that
place him among the greatest plan
lists of the world. Mr.. Fallberg is
now resident Of Joliet, Ills, but for
five years lived with his parents in
Oskaloosa. He came here when about
! five years old and started his mus
| ical education in Oskaloosa. He left
here when ten years of age. He is
cousin of Robert Fallberg of the
Brewer :. Browneller shoe store, and
will be remembered by many who
knew his family. In the following
article copied from the Joliet Herald
the Mrs. Wright referred to was the
wife of the man who for number
of years conducted business col
lege in Oskaloosa. The Herald says:
Karl Fallberg, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fallberg, of this city, was born
in Wermland, Sweden, twenty years
ago, and came to America with his
parents when years old. At the
early age of 6 years he plainly show
ed a remarkable amount of musical
talent and decided preference for
the piano. He began his study with
Mrs. Wright, a very thorough in
structress, who was a graduate of
Prof. Carl Merz.
Excels His Teachers.
HE showed such marked talent
that he rapidly passed from one
teacher to another in search of one
capable of properly directing the ex-
traordinary amount of genius he so
plainly expressed by his beautiful rem
dition of the master compositions.
In Prof. August Hyllested, the great
Danish pianist, he found the one that
proved to be the stepping stone to the
great success he has achieved.
"ProfHyllested is recognized as one
of the most competent instructors in
the world. He was court pianist to
Queen Alexandria of England when
she was in her fathers court in Den
mark for a number of years. ne
came to America, where he was head
instructor at the Bush Temple Of Mu-
sic, Chicago. While there he was
unanimously chosen for the honor
able position of head instructor and
examiner of the Glasgow Conserva-
tory of Music, Glasgow, Scotland, an
institution recognized the world over.
Mr.. Fallberg left America two
years ago to continue his studies with
Prof. Hynested, and has been con-
stantly at work during all this time.
He graduated from the Glasgow con-
servatory with the highest honors.
He has also made study of the pipe
organ, under the direction of Prof.
Cook Of the Glasgow Conservatory,
head instructor on the pipe organ.
Prof. Cook has been conceded the
honor of being one of the best organ
lists in all Europe. He is famous for
his orchestra compositions.
Gives Foreign Concerts.
Since leaving the Glasgow Con-
servatory Mr.. Fallberg has given
numerous concerts throughout Scot
land and Sweden, and will, before
reaching America again, play in Ger
many and France, concerts having
already been arranged in Berlin and
Paris.
"Mr. Fallberg has haa some very
fiattSing comparisons made of his
playing, one critic in the largest pa
per in Glasgow CHASING him as Sec
ond Hombourg or Hoffman.
ut is Mr.. Fallberg's intention to
make a tour of America some time
next winter if he is able to finish
the concert tour already arranged
through Europe.
Fallberg, as he spent his boyhood
days here, and all who had the pleas
ure Of his acquaintance and the good
fortune to hear him play while here
remember his simple, unaffected man.
ner. His rendering of the beautiful
selections of the masters in this I'M
affected manner has been compliment
ed by all the critics he has played
before, as is shown in all the press
notices from these foreign papers.
Wins Fame as Composer.
He has also shown extraordinary
talent as composer, having COM
pleted fifteen or twenty beautiful
compositions. Some of those have
already preceded him to America and
are pronounced by some Of the best
musicians in this country as being of
superior excellence"