Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-27
GREAT v|0L|N|ST
IS JAN KUbEL|K.
-
Arrived in the City Last Evening
in Concert To-
night.
NO AIRS OF SUPERIORITY.
Distinguished Visitor Entertained This
Afternoon and Given Organ Re-
cltai at the Tabernacle.

Jan Kubollk, the famous Hungarian
violinIst, arrived IN this city last eve,
ming. over the Short Line. In his private
car. from the northwest, where he has
been delighting great audiences and is
spending the day quietly in his car at
the Short Line depot prior to appear.
ing this evening in concert at the Tab
ernacIe. He was found there this morn.
Ing. by representative OF the News"
and given a cordial welcome. News.
papcrmen take kindly To Kubellk.
There are no airs of superiority about
him; he does not move in an artificial
atmosphere OF self creation, and he is
"a good fellow" according to the Amer
lean vernacular. This was illustrated
while he was IN san Francisco. whore
he was given an Informal reception AT
the Family club ana did not disdain To
sit down with an amateur orchestra
to perform as its concert meisier kub-
elk did not even feel above doing a
stunt as the expression Is. when his
piano accompanlst, Herr Schwab. held
a violin and manipulated the flngerins,
while the great artist welded the elbow,
II was a unique and highly interesting
duo. and that the two were able to
make an artistic job Of Il showed their
versatility as well as their readiness TO
please
ORGAN RECITAL.
This afternoon. the distinguished
visitor is being entertained By Organ
list Mcclellan and given private re-
cital at the Tabernacle. Kubeik has
quite company of yctainers with
him. There are Karl Junkermann,
private secretary; Herr Schwab, the
accompanied. Hugo Gorlitz manager,
l. Goldberg treasurer, Dawson Hindoo
servant, cooks walters, n laundress
and chambermaid, and others. The
artist has q piano IN the rear apart
ment OF the car where Herr Schwab
plays for him. Practise varies, Ku-
belik has no set rule for hours Of prac-
tise and told the News" representa-
tive that some days he practised only
one hour while at other times he
might put In seven hours at hard prac-
tice II depended how he felt, was in
cllned: and on days that he appeared
IN concert the chances were that he
would not practise at all And by the
why, there il an interesting story 10
tell about Schwab. This young man
Is OF very genial and accommodate
Ing nature, He was studying TO be-
come q solo Violinst IN the old coun-
Try. when he met Kubeik. and
friendship sprang up between the two
which resulted IN Schwab's giving up,
for the time being special violin study
and giving his attention principally to
the piano for Kuheliks sake. How
ever, later Oh he hopes to return TO
the violin.
LEARNING ENGLISH.
Heri Kubeik's English vocabulary il
not 'ey extensive, but he is learning
every day, and before he Is much long
err in this country, viii become more
fluent in the English tongue, How
ever he Is able 10 understand con-
versation, and make himself UNDER
stood IN return. When asked for his
views this morning, on the status Of
music IN the United States, the artist
said that the Improvement over what
he noted when IN this country four
years ago. was remarkable and very
encouraging. He found there had been
n decided growth all over the country,
particularly In popular appreciation of
the art divine. SO that he felt war;
ranted IN entertaining the strongest
expectations for the steady raising OF
the standard in AL branches of the art
on this side OF the Atlantic. Herr
Kubelik said this was being recog-
nized on the other side. and great
musicians. both instrumental and vo-
cal, are coming over here IN lncreas-
ing numbers TO either tour the coun-
try or 10 remain and open studios for
instruction. When asked whether II
is really profitable for American stu
s. dents TO go to Europe for study rather
than do SO at home, the artist said
the so.callod German or foreign at
inospherc had become over rated, 4
good and competent student VIII learn
anywhere. OF course. under intelligent
Instructors. New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago and Boston are excellent CEN
ters of musical study, with perhaps
New York as the best, though Boston
is a stronghold OF the Muse II
student viii go abroad, the best ccn-
tiers OF instrumental instruction are To
he found In the German Conservatives.
hut for vocal study. Herr kubellk
thought that Milan and other Italian
centers were the best, as the school
and class OF instruction there are SUI
porior. However, Paris has some very
excellent schools and conservatories,
and tho Instructors there are highly
competent IN both branches of the art
lie thought Vienna one of the best
places In all Europe for the study OF
the piano. owing largely TO the SUI
premacy there of the Leschctizsky In
fucnce, which has for 40 long been pre-
eminent in the piano world.
AS TO AMERICAN ARTISTS.
Herr Kubcllt was asked what he
thought Of the chances for the United
states to furnish a grcat artist on the
violin, ard he said, Jake Young
AfpaYfean with natural nptttnbp and