The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-15
ANDOR Won
C0b0Ly AT
ELkS' THEATRE

A wholesome, happy. nor NAL
looking young man, bnbbliDg over
with good humo1. such Is the cele
bratcd Hungarian pianist compos
CT Andor Van Coboly, who will
play his own compositions Fri
day, NOV DIST, at the Elks Thea
ire.
Born in the little town of Tran
sylvania in Western Hungary,
since his earliest childhood his
great passion has been the study
of music. He loves It with his
whole soul and his great desire is
to make others understand and
love it. 1t is natural, then. far
apart from financial returns, that
he should want to play to great
many people wherever he goes.
Not that he has lacked the or.
poItuni'y of appearing before
great audiences in all parts Of the
world. He has had triumphal
tours through no less than TWEEN
~ four countries, and been honor.
ed with some nineteen decOra-
tioDS.
The greatest genius requires to
have given to his talent the prop
er direction. Andor Won Coboly
entered the Budapbest Academy
of Music at eleven years OF age,
and after five years, went to the
famous University OF Heidelberg.
around which. to the majority OF
US. cluster more romantic ass0cia-
tlcns than perhaps any other in
the world.
If evidence were necessary, the
fact that he graduated in four
years with the degree Of Bachelor
of Arts as we'll as Master of Music
should be sufficient to impress
any jury that he was not OF the
eccentric, lop-sided musician type
Later, a year was spent under
Moszk0wski in Paris.
In dress and general appear
ance. Andor Won Coboly is very
much the same az other well
groomed, good-looking young men.
He has an aversion for anything
that approaches eccentrlcity; any
thing that will "lnake second
hand" his music. His religion is
TO love and let live: to be happy
and to permit others the liberty
which he desires for himself.
He is unusual in that he claims
no political b,as; is neither demo-
crat, Republican. Imperialist nor
!: Socialist. In his musical creed
he is equally radical.
In an interview this morning he
expressed 1t somewhat as follows:
81 believe that every great mu
, stefan is born with originality, the
: power to create. To interpret
another IS to play the piece as he
, would have played it, in other
words to be copyist. "A pianist
of the ability of Paderwski should
. also I've a great composer, had be
given more time TO harmony,
counterpart and composition and
less to actual piano practice. In
stead of practising eight or nine
hours a day, l spent only four at
the piano, giving the rest OF the
time IT, the study of composition
getting ready TO express by own
music.
cat first l played ouly the com
positions of Beethoven, List
Brahms, Chopin. Then | began
introducing my own compositions.
Finally, found that | did no'
/ lose nor did my audience, by play
2 ing altogether my own compost
? tons. play something of Cho
+ pin, or perhaps List or another
p as an encore.
emusic to me is the greatest
: the most beautiful thing in thu
;, world. l have found where
t play once, Iacan always 60 bacl
f and play again. But do no
2 consider repeated encores Away
r the greatest sign of appreciation
{, Some people are encore fiends
They like the music all right, bu
I they want the artist to work hare
= so they will get the worth Of thei
money. l think / count my great
o est success at a recital in Scran
. ton, Pennsy lvania. | played m!
symphony, "Tbe Blacksmith o
; the Village" and when had fin
q ished, practically everyone was il
:, tears. had almost reached tn
> dressiDg-room before they waken
ed up to applaud, then they wer
q very demonstratlve.
>. "For lts size, believe Ottaw
! is the most musical city IN an
Il place in the world. Ottawa ha
il another distinction. 1t has til
finest hotel | have ever stayed i
IN any part of the world. Til
service IN the Chateau Laurier
= absolutely perfect, whether 20
= pay your two dollars or your tw
: million.