Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24


fhe musical artist in particular
: xIAerns q fascinating subject to the
: rest Of the world that lives a more
4 routine and sometimes drab ex-
istence.
1's.r Within the past week q letter
~ was received by the writer OF this
column from Moshe Menunin,
y Father Of the boy violinist who
i'd Is one Of the outstanding stars OF
srt'Eiae world at this time, even though
] he is only Is years old. Yehudi is
d born American and Is American
trained, Louis Persinger, the Colo
RADIO violinist, having taught him
from the age Of 4 years until con-
siderably after his brilliant early
= appearances in public. At pres
emit Yehudi and his family are
living in Basel, Switzerland, where
he is directly under the tutelage
OF q great European artist and
teacher, Fritz Busch.
~ Mr.. Menuhin, in this letter
from Basel, says: 81 am incloSing
herewith a few clippings of
,Yehudis last concert in Paris last
season in May, just before he re-
y tired for the vacation and study
E period. They may interest YOU.
q CAS- matter of fact they repeat
what all critics have said in all
languages, who have heard this
child artist---that he is marvellous
and truly phenomenal) The let
ter continues:
"We are having q delightful
Summer, both Of study and vaca-
ton. Every lesson, or session, as
Prof. Busch likes to call it, is a
new occasion for wild outbursts Of
enthusiasm on the part of Prof.
Busch. Your son Is self sustain
ing. have nothing to point out
to him. He has done more re-
search of the scores Of the CLASH
cal masters than L. OF course, all
these fine statements will not de-
ter me from keeping Yehudi for
many years to come under the
guidance, criticism, and inspira-
ton Of men like Busch, Enesco'
and Casals, who love Yehudi, but
who, in their turn, inspire him to
worship their art, nobility, sin
cerity, and uncompronliSing pure
service at the holy temple of
music as IL came down the ages.
"Yehudi, I am proud to declare,
Is Just exactly following along the
lines we, his parents, outlined all
along and hoped for, which is,
after all, our biggest recompense.
A scholar, q researcher, an artist
musician, and not merely q prod
icy fiddler--that is our aim.
HE enjoys his French and Ger
man and English classical litera-.
ture as II he were defeating his
life TO literature. He loves to read
the news Of the world, Of eco
Monies, politics, labor and capital.
He Is going to be mana re-
century scholar-musician--that is
our ideal.
along the lines Of fun and va
cation. we had many wonderful
experiences. We drove already
this Summer over {, 900 miles along
the highways OF Europe In Ger
many, France and Switzerland.
We were o few times by machine
Ia Paris, Heidelberg, Baden Baden,
Bern, Luzerne, etc. Next week we
shall drive across the Alps--the
ST. 0othard Pass, to southern
France, the French Riviera. Fool
ish people keep on repeating that
the Riviera Is only good In Winter
and, Of course, they 90 to the
gambling and luxury places Of this
paradise. Now, in Summer, IL
even more glorious there than
ever. We expect to battle In the
sunshine for two or three weeks
and then 60 by way Of Geneva
and Milan and the italian Riviera
back TO Basel, back home to work
and study.
"Here you have q complete pie
ture of.our life at the home of our
sojourn. It will be rural-tl1e great
open--when we get to re-establish
year or 50, and then Yehudi will
60 to Europe only to stay with his
masters few months Of the year,
and spend the rest Of the year at
home in the United States, where,
after all, we feel and live at home.
"Our coming visit to washing
ton promises US great pleasure.
With greetings from Yehudi, cor
"MosHE MENUHIN."
It will be seen from the above
that the life Of even the most
gifted genius Is not only q busy
one, but iS managed with an In:
flexible routined system with the
ideals always O Mount Blanc for
the young artist to aspire to reach.
He has charming travel and
healthy recreation, but study and
concentration are the first fac-3
tors In his life. There Is no lAzi-
ness possible for q genius.
sFro1n q Washington connoisseur
Of music, Mrs. Lawrence Town
send, who, since her return from
abroad, has been at her Summer
home In the Adirondacks, comes
some interesting news about an
other famous artist. Older than
Yehudi, yet young as artists 60,
and also a Ilative-born American,
Is Rosa Ponselle. This native
prirna donna Of the greatest opera
house in the world, from point Of
prestige and brilliancy Of its sing
Ing consultations, is spending the
Summer since her remarkable
success at Covent Garden earlier
In the season. quietly at q health
fesort-SG. Moritz Bad.
Miss ponselle has written to
Mrs. Townsend from there, that
she is locking forward to her ap-
pearance ct q morning musical In
the coming seasons series at the
Mayfiower Hotel with marked
t1leasllre She saws she liz In f1ne