New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16

Wilma with tie gold medal for art ana
science. and appointed her chamber violin.
ist 10 the court II was at this time thu,
she made the acquaintance OF her futur.
husband, Louis Norman. the director Of ths
music at the Chapel Royal and cond ictor
of the Opera and Philharmonic concerts
at Stockholm. The marriage was cee
brated shortly afterward. and the follonin.
year the two sisters. with the assistance
of Messrs Danbcrd. Lindblad and Solder
mann. founded society for the perform.
ance Of chamber music. Later still. Nine.
Norman Neruda went 20 Psris, appearing
at '1es concerts populaires" then con
Quoted by Pasdeloup. meeting with the &C.
customed Overwhelming tokens OF admlra-
ton.
We have now reached a turning point In
Nine Neruda's career-her temperance IN
London at a Philharmonic concert. TIRE
impression made may be gathered from the
following criticism. extracted from The
Musical World" at that time the leading
English musical paper.
The feature Of this concert. however. Was
the appearance Of Nine Norman Neru1a,
the lady violinist whose marvellous per-
formances have been the theme or en-
thusiastic eulogy on the Continent for soms
time past Nine Noruda selected for the
occasion the Adagio and RoDdo from the
Concerto IN E. the composition or Nieux-
temps. These movements. original and
effective I'm themselves, were isVoraoiy cal
culated TO exhibit tho astonishing powers
Of Nine. Neruda. with whom no iady yio-
Iinst in our remembrance mot forgetting
the sisters MilanoloD can compare To
describe i'm detail the qualifications or this
artist would take no more space than We
san afford Enough That her tone y
beautiful and pure, az ricn ana powerful
on the fourth string as IT is silvery ana
brilliant on the first. that her execution
in all respects remarkable. her information Z
faultless. and her manner OF .phrssins'
broad. natural and thorouShly Satisfactory
10 the car Her command or mere me.
chanical difficulties In the shape OF doubs
stamping shakes h3rmOnics. staccato. etc
10 emniov technical terms for which ".
can find no subststutes). seems 20 be IN
limited. Added to this, her use or TIC boz
arm IL so easy and 2racetul that we are
compelled TO waive the not quite unha'ura
objection to sec such an insuument as
eddie i'm the delicate hands or lady
Nine Neruda possesses, moreover a Vlgo'
which. while IL has nothlnz o2sru""e'
rather masculine than feminine. 3.
THAT the newcomer Is destined 10 DC on
Of the stars - the musical season apptsrs
TO us unquestionable. II Is long slhcs
more honest success mas peT" e""N'
London concert room.
In 1855 Nine Neruda was left WIDOW.
.rd in 1885 she married the great mu.
stefan whose name has so often figured
with hers in musical entertainments
Charles Halle on whom hnighthood had
reen conferred in the previous year. Lady
Halle accompanied her husband in 1899 10
Australia. where they we're liOnized By The
chief officials and the elite Of society 10 an
extent that spoke a. highly for the artistic
apprecistion az for the hospitality Of Their
hosts. and in 1895 they made together a
concert tour of South Africa. Very soon
after their return Sir Charles was tasen
suddenly i'll and breathed his last before
his devoted helpmate could reach his side.
His loss was keenly felt by the public for
which lie had worked so long and with so
answering an ideal. and Lady Halle had
In consequence every music lover In Ems.
land for a fellow mourner.
After repeated invitations TO visit America
professionally Lady Halle at last accededu
! 10 the requests and made her debut in Bos-
ton with the Boston symphony Orchestra
on February Il. 1899. She was also TIE
soloist with the same organization on the
following weeks trip TO Philadelphia, Bal
timore New York and Brooklyn.
In 1901 she was appointed viol.nist Il
Queen Alexandra.
AS an indication OF the esteem in which
Lady Halle was held by the British pubic.
il may not be amiss TO allude 10 the public
demonstration accorded TO her In London
q few years before her visit 10 America,
when she was made tho recipient OF a
costly "Strad,' the gift Of numerous I'D.
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