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The violinist, 1900
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1BRUSSELS
2When you enter the delightfully cozy house of César Thomson in Brussels, you have the impression of being in a venerable domain of art presided over by a veritable patriarch in music. The master and his vivacious wife, an Italian by birth, at once give you the feeling of being at home. They are ready to discuss music with the ever-youthful enthusiasm of true artists. And considering this enthusiasm, it was rather a surprise to me to hear that the eminent pedagogue took anything but an optimistic view of present-day violin playing.
4When asked what he thought of modern American violin students, Thomson replied:
6"I admire their diligence, their perseverance and their intelligence, but I deplore their hurry, their lack of thoroughness and consequent lack of inspiration. Of course, I speak of Americans in general when I say this. I have had American pupils who did excellent, even extraordinary work, but I find that your countrymen are somewhat similar to the 'prodigy' we have just been speaking of. They insist upon getting into public work before they are ripe for it. And you know yourself that, if a young artist begins a professional career before he is ready for it, it is very difficult for him later to resume his studies where he left off before making his debut."
8BERLIN
9The death of the 'cellist in the Marteau Quartet caused Henri Marteau to cancel all engagements of the season, despite announcements made long before.
11Marteau came to fill the place of Joachim in the Royal High School, which, musically, has apparently proved satisfactory. Yet, as the personality or person of Joachim could by no means be duplicated, there is still a feeling of loss among the friends of the former professor. Marteau is still active in the Berlin-concert world, despite the disbandment of the quartet, that had begun to be regarded as a permanent fixture in the realm of the artistic. A concert was given the past month by the violinist to assist the wounded Bulgarians.
13Famous Violin Maker a Bankrupt
14Dec. 7.—One of the most widely known violin manufacturers in the world, Robert Beyer, has just declared his insolvency. He was supposed to be a millionaire. Unfortunate speculations in American copper stock are blamed for his losses.
16At present Theodore Spiering is filling numerous violin concert engagements in the European concert field. On December 1 he was the soloist at the Staedt. Volks Symphony Concert in Dresden and on December 12 he was heard in his own violin recital in Berlin. Other engagements filled are at Lausanne, Copenhagen and Wiesbaden, all with orchestra.
18On December 17 Mr. Spiering conducted the Blüthner Orchestra in Beethoven Hall. In the same week the young violinist, Zeta Gay Whitson, a pupil of Mr. Spiering, made her debut with the Blüthner Orchestra in the Königliche Hochschule der Music, his teacher conducting.
20NEW YORK CITY.
21Tollefsen Pupils Play Chamber Music.
22The advanced violin pupils of Carl H. Tollefsen appeared in recital recently in Memorial Hall, Brooklyn, assisted by Henrietta Hurwitt and Mabel Wolff, pianists, artist pupils of Mme. Tollefsen, and a quartet of four violins, Arvid Vik, Peter Simonsen, Roswell L. Thompson and Elling M. Hager. In place of Miss Rothwell, who was ill, Mr. and Mrs. Tollefsen played the new violin and piano suite by Edmund Severn.
24William Reddick, a young American pianist who has been studying with Clarence Adler, the New York teacher, has been engaged by Arthur Hartmann, the violinist, as accompanist on the latter's transcontinental tour.
26Jeanne Franco, violinist, and Bedrik Vaska, 'cellist, were soloists at the concert given December 12 at the Waldorf-Astoria under the auspices of the Ladies' Society of the Sanitarium for Hebrew Children, Rockaway Park. The program opened with a performance of the Allegro and Scherzo of Arensky's D Minor trio by Mme. Franko, Mr. Vaska and Miss Askenasy, accompanist.
28The Tollefsen Trio gave a concert in the ball room of the Hotel Astor on December 20 under the auspices of the Public Good Society of which Mme. Alma Webster-
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