The Winslow mail., 1924-04-11
FAMOUS VIOLINIST
WILL GIVE RECITAL
IN CITY ON APRIL 2l

Winslow is to have the opportunity
to hear one of the great musical
geniuses of the world.
Axel Skovgaard, the greatest living
violiniSt of Denmark who won inter
national fame with his extraordinary
ability, will appear In recital at the
Washington school auditorium on
Monday evening, April 2l, accompan-
led by his wife, Alice McClung SkoV-
gard pianist of remarkable versa
tiEty. The illustrious violinst, unlike
many notable musicians, varies his
program with both artistic and popu-
lar numbers so that every one, no
matter what his musical taste may be
cannot help enjoying the recital.
Winslow is especially fortunate in
having such a prodigy as Axel Skov-
gaard give a recital here, a thing
which would have not been possible
except for the fact that this city
affords night stop to the violinist
between his engagements at Flag
staff and Albuquerque.
Skovgaard received his first violin
instruction when he was five years
old. At the age of fourteen, Joseph
Joachim, the "King of Violinists''
took him as pupil, and it was then
that he definitely entered upon his
career as a violin virtuose. For three
years he was favorite pupil of this
eminent master, who procured for
him many special engagements, among
which were his first appearances at
the Royal Palace and at the Royal
Academy of Music in Berlin. He was
for two years a pupil Of Carl Hair;
a five year pupil of the Royal Co
penhagen Conservatory of Music,
and a four year pupil, with three
year free honor scholarship, of the
Royal High School of Music of
Berlin.
At the age of fifteen Skovgaard
was first violinist in the Philharmonic
Orchestra of Copenhagen. He subse-
quently filled positions as solo vio-
linist and concert-master with the Sc
landerska Opera of Stockholm, the
Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra, and
others, concertising throughout the
Scandinavian countries, Holland, Ger
many, England and Belgium.
In the year of 1908 Skovgaard
made his first appearance in America
as soloist with the New York Sym
phony Orchestra, and with this or
ganization he toured the principal
cities of the United States and Cana
da. He requires no introduction to
the American public, having filled
more than thousand engagements
in the United States and Canada.
In addition to inherent talent and a
musical training, second to none,
Skovgaard possesses a maturity
which experience alone can impart.
He plays with brain and will and
brings emotional intensity under his
absolute control.
Madam Skovgaard is an American
by birth. She received her early
musical training from her mother
who endowed her literally with that
Unborn gift-the mark of genius At
three and a half years of age she
gave a performance, consisting of
several of Bach's Fugdes, before
Theodore Thomas, former conductor
of the well-known Thomas Orchestra
of Chicago, and was pronounced by
Mr.. Thomas, and others, to be a mu-
sical prodigy. Later she was in
structed by the eminent Danish plan
ist, August Hyllested and other noted
pianists and theorists, under whose
able tutilege was perfected her phe-
nominal talent. Before she was
eight years old. she amazed and de-
lighted many public, audiences with
demonstrations of absolute pitch and
other features of her marvellous mu-
sical perception.
Skovgaard uses a genuine Stradi-
varius violin in his recitals. The in
strument is valued at $4,000 and has
very interesting history in itself
Like many other celebrities the great
violinist has his hand insured fol
$4,000 against accident
The proceeds from the Skovgaard
recital will go to the Boy Scouts.